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Last week, the AJC published an article about the possible privatization of Gwinnett County Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville. The proposal by Propeller Investments would include expanding the airport’s runway and beginning commercial airline service from ten gates in a new terminal. ...
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The Gwinnett County Public Library has posted a survey on its website asking for input on library hours for 2010. Responses should be submitted by January 1, 2010. © by FinanceBuzz - [...]
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The top-end Perimeter is not a Gwinnett County issue, per se, but many Gwinnettians travel this incredibly congested area daily so I wanted to post this tidbit that I received today from revive285...
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I do not live within the city limits of Lawrenceville. I don’t even have a Lawrenceville mailing address. However, for some inexplicable reason, I am a customer of the City of Lawrenceville’s monopoly natural gas service. Un...
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The weeds have been growing up in the Buzz lately and I really hate that. Unfortunately, I simply have not had the time these days to spend on the site like I had earlier this year. Early in the summer, I made a serious commitment to working out and losing weight. I have had a [...]
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As expected, Gwinnett District Attorney, Danny Porter, is moving forward with an investigation into several recent county land purchases...
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The deadline for Gwinnett County to sell naming rights to Gwinnett Taxpayers’ Stadium (aka Gwinnett Stadium) has come and gone. As a result, the county will lose out on a greater share of the proceeds when naming rights are eventually sold. ...
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That didn’t take long. Former state legislator John Heard has become the first contender for next year’s District 4 commission race. Current District 4 commissioner Kevin Kenerly announced his intention to not seek re-election earlier today. Heard will run as a Republican. [...]
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District 4 commissioner Kevin Kenerly has announced that he will not seek re-election next year. Kenerly has served on the commission since 1994, the longest tenure of any current board member. Watching who emerges as contenders for this seat should be interesting over the coming months...
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The Gwinnett Buzz has never been a social or entertainment blog. By that, I mean I have never done restaurant reviews or talked about local hotspots. However, I was so taken with an experience I had Saturday night, I just had to post a mini-review of Astoria Euro Restaurant in Suwanee...
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle posted an article today noting the possibility that the AJC could move its headquarters to Gwinnett. According to AJC publisher, Michael Joseph, in an internal email: The cost of operating the downtown building is very high...
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Last week, the Gwinnett County Commissionvoted down a deal for land involved with the McGinnis Ferry Road extension project. Gwinnett District Attorney Danny Porter had threatened a grand jury investigation had the board approved the purchase...
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Gwinnett Medical has tweeted a link to interior photos of its new hospital tower in Lawrenceville.  If you are on Facebook, check them out here. © by FinanceBuzz - visit the author [...]
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A few months ago, I wrote about how several municipalities around Gwinnett were scrapping their Big Brother red-light cameras.  Apparently, LaserCraft, a company that provides the cameras as a service, has dropped the per-camera price.  As a result, Duluth will be reactivating the cameras at P...
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The final community forum on Gwinnett’s garbage service was held this past Saturday in Suwanee.  Continuing with a common theme that began late last year, county residents continue to demand freedom of choice in choosing their garbage service provider.  Just as Americans across the country are ris...