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NEWS BRIEFS: Up 9%, Georgia Gwinnett College now tops 12,000

NEWS BRIEFS: Up 9%, Georgia Gwinnett College now tops 12,000

Enrollment at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) maintained its upward trajectory as students started classes for the fall semester. Preliminary numbers from the college show enrollment at more than 12,000 students (new and returning) which is nine percent above fall 2022.

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by · August 18, 2023 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: Siemens eMobility joins Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners

NEWS BRIEFS: Siemens eMobility joins Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners

Siemens has joined the Curiosity Lab smart city ecosystem to support bringing 5G electrification to America. Siemens eMobility North America-built charging stations and infrastructure will be installed at Curiosity Lab leveraging T-Mobile’s 5G network as the company continues to evolve its EV charging infrastructure solutions. Siemens is a global leader in EV charging solutions.

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by · August 15, 2023 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett’s 2023 property tax bills are in the mail

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett’s 2023 property tax bills are in the mail

The 2023 Gwinnett property tax bills were being mailed starting Thursday, August 10.  The bills are due to be paid October 15, says Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Denise R. Mitchell. 

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by · August 11, 2023 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: New directors named to EMC Foundation board

NEWS BRIEFS: New directors named to EMC Foundation board

Two new members have been appointed to serve on the Jackson EMC Foundation Board of Directors. Dee Anderson, of Gwinnett County, and Towanna Johnson, of Barrow County, have been appointed to serve a three-year term by the Jackson EMC Board of Directors. 

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by · August 8, 2023 · News
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NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce named best in USA

The Gwinnett Chamber of been awarded “Chamber of the Year”for 2023 by the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) during the recent annual ACCE conference in Salt Lake City. This is the first time the Gwinnett Chamber has received this honor. The Gwinnett  Chamber was selected as a finalist in the program in 2006. 

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by · August 4, 2023 · News
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NEWS BRIEFS: Hudgens $50,000  prize winner show opens Aug. 19

An exhibition by renowned sculptor Olu Amoda, winner of the $50,000 Hudgens Prize for 2022 for Georgia artists, will open Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Fowler Gallery of the Jacqueline Casey Hudgens Center for Art and Learning in Duluth.

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by · August 1, 2023 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: Von Tran develops first Vietnamese senior center

NEWS BRIEFS: Von Tran develops first Vietnamese senior center

The Vietnamese community’s First Senior Center  opened to great fanfare in the Norcross community on July 15. Around 1,200 people attended the ribbing cutting event, surrounded by traditional Vietnamese celebrations and dancing dragons. 

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by · July 28, 2023 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: 34th Snellville Police Academy now open for applications

NEWS BRIEFS: 34th Snellville Police Academy now open for applications

The Snellville Police Department is offering a Citizens Police Academy class, strengthening the bond of friendship and cooperation between the city’s police and the people they serve. 

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by · July 25, 2023 · News
NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett keeps same tax millage rate as in 2022

NEWS BRIEFS: Gwinnett keeps same tax millage rate as in 2022

Gwinnett County will operate under the same general fund millage rate as last year, 6.95 mills. Before holding a vote, county commissioners took public comments at three public hearings and via an online comment form.   

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by · July 21, 2023 · News
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NEWS BRIEFS: New parking deck opens in downtown Sugar Hill

Sugar Hill residents and visitors will have more places to park now with the opening of the new parking deck in Downtown Sugar Hill. The deck is jointly owned by Sugar Hill’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Solis Sugar Hill, an apartment facility.  Of the 650 parking spaces, 250 are owned by the DDA and 300 spaces are for Solis Sugar Hill.

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by · July 18, 2023 · News