Welcome to A Great Story to Tell, a website that highlights how the progressive community of Gainesville and Hall County, Georgia, stands out in so many ways compared to the rest of the United States.
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- Annual discretionary consumer expenditures: Over $1.5 billion.
- Northeast Georgia’s regional commercial center: Over $5.5 million of office and professional space.
- Vision 2030 provides an ambitious long-term plan for the community's future.
- Gainesville is rated as one of the 50 Best Places to Live in America . . . Adventure Men's Journal.
- Gainesville is one of "America's Best Low-Tax Retirement Towns," according to Where to Retire (Jan/Feb 2008).
- Gainesville-Hall County is the highest value producer of food-processing production in Georgia.
- In 2009, Gainesville-Hall County created over 350 new jobs and $53 million in new capital investment.
- The Elachee Nature-Science Center offers accredited programs in environmental education.
- Lanier Technical College is a premier training center in the Southeast.
- Gainesville-Hall County ranked among the Top 20 "Best Performing Cities" in America in 2007.
