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Johns Creek's core industries shrink as Georgia jobless rate falls
Georgia's July jobs report shows unemployment at a three-year low of 3.3%, but the state lost 9,200 payroll jobs in a month, with the steepest cuts in professional services, finance and retail — the sectors concentrated in Johns Creek's Technology Park and along the Georgia 400 corridor.
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Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que opens Tuesday in Johns Creek, chain's first Georgia location in nearly 18 years
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que opens its first Georgia location in nearly 18 years on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at State Bridge Crossing on State Bridge Road — inside Johns Creek city limits despite carrying an Alpharetta mailing address.
Johns Creek, GA
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Business
Johns Creek's core industries shrink as Georgia jobless rate falls
Georgia's July jobs report shows unemployment at a three-year low of 3.3%, but the state lost 9,200 payroll jobs in a month, with the steepest cuts in professional services, finance and retail — the sectors concentrated in Johns Creek's Technology Park and along the Georgia 400 corridor.
Johns Creek, GA
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 91° · 33% rain
FriChance Showers And Thunderstorms90°F35%
SatPartly Sunny88°F36%
SunPartly Sunny89°F32%
MonMostly Sunny91°F15%
TueSunny92°F6%
WedSunny93°F14%
ThuSunny94°F10%
Business
Johns Creek's core industries shrink as Georgia jobless rate falls
Georgia's July jobs report shows unemployment at a three-year low of 3.3%, but the state lost 9,200 payroll jobs in a month, with the steepest cuts in professional services, finance and retail — the sectors concentrated in Johns Creek's Technology Park and along the Georgia 400 corridor.
Johns Creek, GA
86°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Feels like 91° · 33% rain
FriChance Showers And Thunderstorms90°F35%
SatPartly Sunny88°F36%
SunPartly Sunny89°F32%
MonMostly Sunny91°F15%
TueSunny92°F6%
WedSunny93°F14%
ThuSunny94°F10%
Business
Johns Creek petition pushes for a farmers market its neighbors already have
A Change.org petition with 162 signatures is pushing Johns Creek to establish its first recurring farmers market, with the Boardwalk at Town Center and Medley's new plaza emerging as the top candidate sites.
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Johns Creek wage growth cools as Atlanta falls behind national pace
Atlanta-area private-sector wages grew just 2.6% in the year ending June 2026, trailing the 3.1% national rate, while local food prices jumped 5.5% and energy costs rose 11.5%, squeezing Johns Creek workers and businesses along Technology Park and State Bridge Road.
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Saathvik Aahar opens in Johns Creek with dedicated vegetarian Indian menu
Saathvik Aahar, a fully vegetarian Indian restaurant operated by Chef Anil Kompalli's group, opened Aug. 14 at 5805 State Bridge Road in Johns Creek with a menu spanning South Indian, North Indian, Gujarati, Jain and vegan dishes, including rare Swaminarayan-style items made without onion or garlic.
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Texas doughnut chain returns to metro Atlanta with Johns Creek-area shop
Shipley Do-Nuts plans a drive-thru location at the Saddlebrook shopping center on State Bridge Road, marking the Texas-based chain's return to metro Atlanta after its Cumming franchise closed in January 2026.
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Johns Creek Chamber honors 13 businesses at first Confluence Awards
The Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce named 13 local businesses as winners of its inaugural Confluence Business Awards at a sold-out 20th anniversary celebration on Aug. 5, capping a year of 46.2% membership growth.
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Mezza Luna owners bring Calabrian restaurant to Halcyon this fall
Daniele and Bella Furfaro, the Calabrian-born couple behind Marietta's Mezza Luna, plan to open Osteria Bella in fall 2026 at Halcyon in South Forsyth, bringing Southern Italian seafood and seasonal menus to a development that regularly draws Johns Creek diners.
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Sandy Springs sports bar chain fills long-vacant Jones Bridge space
Three Dollar Café is converting the former Wild Wing Cafe space at Abbotts Village on Jones Bridge Road into a full-service sports bar, with construction underway and hiring begun for servers and bartenders.
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Johns Creek's $7M Medlock Bridge tunnel opens to link Town Center
Johns Creek's $7 million pedestrian tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road is complete and open, with a ribbon-cutting set for August 12 and the $560 million Medley development's grand opening approaching October 29.
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Famous Dave's BBQ chain picks Johns Creek for its first Georgia location
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que will open a roughly 2,800-square-foot quick-service location at 10710 State Bridge Road this fall, operated by a physician-led local franchise group planning statewide expansion.
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Persian Basket to host Stag's Leap wine dinner in Johns Creek
Johns Creek's Persian Basket Kitchen & Bar will host a two-hour collaborative wine dinner with Napa Valley's Stag's Leap Wine Cellars on Aug. 20, with tickets at $125 per person available through Resy.
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McGinnis Ferry Road reopens two days early after storm pipe replacement
McGinnis Ferry Road reopened Friday, July 24, two days ahead of the projected Sunday, July 26 date, after crews finished replacing a 72-inch storm pipe as part of the larger widening project expected to be completed in 2028.
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Chamber connections help Johns Creek's Clean Eatz go from struggling to booming
Clean Eatz owner Yao Peng credits the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce with rescuing her healthy-meal franchise at 3630 Peachtree Parkway after a slow start in September 2024, connecting her to corporate clients Alcon and Boston Scientific and landing her meals in Emory Johns Creek Hospital's cafeteria.
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