Local Business News

Gainesville First United Methodist Church will host its 3rd Annual Missions Market on Sunday, November 13 at the church Reception Hall at 2780 Thompson Bridge Road.

​United Parcel Service officials are planning a regional sorting and distribution hub in Atlanta with plans to create 1,250 jobs, state and local officials said Thursday morning.

The annual Jingle Mingle will kick off the Christmas season in downtown Gainesville next Thursday.

With 18,219 students currently enrolled, the University of North Georgia experienced a growth of 5.4 percent for fall semester 2016.

Forty four teams, 36 holes and more than 40 celebrity team captains recently came together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Phil Niekro Golf Classic

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday that Georgia’s net tax collections for October increased 8.6 percent compared to October 2015.

Last year, to address the growing needs of the regional business community and professionals, the University of North Georgia's (UNG) Mike Cottrell College of Business expanded its Cottrell Master of Business Administration (MBA) program to the Gainesville Campus – an area that continues to experience economic growth, and has since experienced record enrollment.

The Christmas movie that was filmed this year in Dahlonega will be telecast by the Hallmark Channel Thanksgiving night.

Dr. Frank McDonald Jr. was elected president-elect of the Medical Association of Georgia at its recent House of Delegates meeting in Savannah.

The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $90,815 in grants during its October meeting, including $71,950 to agencies serving area residents.