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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.

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Exterior of a Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que restaurant with red awnings and a roadside sign.

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Money, coin, investment, business, finance, bank, currency, loan, cash, mortgage, banking, wealth, value, buy, savings,

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

SatPartly Sunny88°F36%
SunPartly Sunny89°F32%
MonMostly Sunny91°F15%
TueSunny92°F6%
WedSunny93°F14%
ThuSunny94°F10%
FriSunny94°F19%
Money, coin, investment, business, finance, bank, currency, loan, cash, mortgage, banking, wealth, value, buy, savings,

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

SatPartly Sunny88°F36%
SunPartly Sunny89°F32%
MonMostly Sunny91°F15%
TueSunny92°F6%
WedSunny93°F14%
ThuSunny94°F10%
FriSunny94°F19%

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.

Chalkboard welcome sign beside a rustic wood counter inside a café.

Divine Coffee named standout spot for lingering in Johns Creek

A July 26 North Atlanta Star review highlights Divine Coffee at 7725 McGinnis Ferry Road as a rare spacious, lingering-friendly independent café in Johns Creek, a verdict backed by nearly 1,000 online reviews and a perfect health inspection score.

Restaurant interior wall with colorful letter sign and Day of the Dead painting above a booth.

Catrina's Mexican Grill marks six years on McGinnis Ferry Road

Catrina's Mexican Grill at McGinnis Ferry Promenade has operated since 2020 and won a 2025 Nextdoor Neighborhood Faves award, serving Johns Creek-area diners with birria, house-made tamales, and Day of the Dead décor.

Yellow and black yard sign advertising a lender foreclosure public home auction in front of a house.

Foreclosure auction of Johns Creek home highlights rising metro Atlanta trend

A 2,232-square-foot Johns Creek home on South River Farm Drive is scheduled for foreclosure auction Tuesday, August 4, at the Fulton County Courthouse, with a platform-estimated value of $475,000 but no interior access, no financing allowed, and full cash payment required at the sale.

Infographic showing a road map and construction barrel for a McGinnis Ferry Road temporary closure.

McGinnis Ferry Road closes for a week, cutting off hospital access

Forsyth County will fully close a stretch of McGinnis Ferry Road 24 hours a day from Monday, July 20, through Sunday, July 26, for storm drainage work, affecting access to Emory Johns Creek Hospital, the Medley development corridor, and the Deer Lake subdivision.

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