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The story behind the Gainesville Midland Railroad and Engine 209
City may relocate train as part of land deal
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Gainesville Midland No. 209 in operation sometime between 1933 and 1939, according to the Northeast Georgia History Center, which provided this photo to The Times.
Megan Reed
Updated: Dec 28, 2018, 6:00 AM
Published: Dec 28, 2018, 1:55 AM
The engine on the corner of Jesse Jewell Parkway and West Academy Street, which the city of Gainesville may be relocating, bears the name “Gainesville Midland.”
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Gainesville homebuilding company sues ex-employee over theft allegations of $14 million in trade secrets
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Nick Watson
The Times
Updated: Apr 9, 2025, 8:55 AM
Published: Apr 9, 2025, 8:44 AM
A man who worked at a Gainesville custom homebuilding company was accused of downloading three terabytes of the company’s data roughly two days after resigning to take a job at their competitor, according to a federal lawsuit.
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