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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- The Manufacturing Development Center has 15 unique start-up companies as a business incubator.
- North Georgia's healthcare headquarters: 2.5 million square feet of medical offices.
- Gainesville-Hall County is the third-highest value producer of exports through Georgia's deep-water ports.
- North Georgia’s retail hub: Over 8.3 million square feet of retail stores.
- Gainesville-Hall County is home to one of the country's oldest women's colleges - Brenau University.
- Gainesville-Hall County is one of the state's top cities in per-capita number of medical professionals.
- Lanier Technical College is a premier training center in the Southeast.
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital for cardiac care in Georgia.
- New to our area: a 128-bed patient tower, a women and children's center and 100,000 square feet of medical offices.
- Lanier Technical College is a premier industrial training center in the Southeast.








