Avondale Estates
Avondale Estates, GA · Business
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Buckhead's AC Hotel Changes Hands as OTO Development Takes Over Phipps Plaza Property
The AC Hotel Atlanta Buckhead, the 166-room property tucked inside Phipps Plaza, has a new operator. Spartanburg, South Carolina-based OTO Development has taken over management of the hotel, ending a decade-long run by Interstate Hotels & Resorts and its corporate successor, Aimbridge Hospitality. The hotel opened in October 2016 as...
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Pickers And Collectors Lose Hours Inside Lakewood 400 Antiques Market In Cumming
Some places you visit for an hour, and some places swallow your whole afternoon before you notice. Lakewood 400 Antiques Market in Cumming, Georgia, is the second kind. It opens just one weekend a month, and when it does, pickers, collectors, and curious browsers pour into a giant building full of old treasures. Here is what I learned about planning a visit, finding the good stuff, and keeping your cool while you hunt.
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Meritex Recapitalizes 18-Building Atlanta Warehouse Portfolio
The Meritex Company recapitalized select assets in partnership with funds managed by Vintage Strategies at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The newly formed continuation vehicle acquired exposure to an 18-building infill industrial portfolio totaling 1,222,596 square feet in Atlanta, GA. Under the terms of the transaction, Meritex will remain as the controlling partner and will serve as the operating member and day-to-day manager of the portfolio.
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Senior Shakirah establishes braiding business
Senior Naimah Shakirah has spent the past two years turning a home-based braiding business into a professional career. Shakirah started her business in 2024, her sophomore year of high school. Since, she has expanded from working at home, into a professional shop, where she can see more clients. Over the years, Shakirah said she learned to prioritize the environment of her business and how that impacts a customer’s experience.
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Gwinnett Seeks Water-System Workers in Buford as County Hiring Spans Trades and Office Jobs
Gwinnett County is recruiting workers to maintain water-treatment equipment, manage drinking-water production and enter the utility field through an internship, with three openings assigned to Buford. The positions are part of 34 active county job postings as of Oct. 13. Most of the openings are assigned to Lawrenceville, where recruiting...
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A Father-and-Son Business Makes Room for Family Game Night in Alpharetta
The fathers behind Showdown Social knew how easily a family outing could become another job for the parent who organized it. Getting everyone out the door was only part of the work. Once there, someone still had to explain the activity and keep everyone involved. They wanted a chance to...
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Delta Community opens Roswell branch on West Crossville Road
Delta Community Credit Union celebrated the opening of its new Roswell branch Oct. 14, bringing banking services closer to about 4,000 members who live within five miles of the location. The branch at 660 W. Crossville Road has a 10-person team, two interactive teller machines with 24-hour ATM access, and...
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Sugar Hill Preserve Moves Toward Sales With 58 Homes
Sugar Hill Preserve has entered its buyer-facing phase along Sycamore Road, where Century Communities has opened interest registration and introduced three home designs for the forthcoming neighborhood. The 58-home community is planned at 5404 Sycamore Road, less than a mile from downtown Sugar Hill. Prices and specific homes for sale...
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Pension Fund Commits to $50M Future Purchase of Winder Commerce Center
Patrick Mill Rd. & Carl Bethlehem Rd. — Approximate Site of Proposed Industrial Project. An institutional pension fund has made a $50 million forward-sale commitment to buy Holder Properties' proposed Winder Commerce Center after the two-building industrial complex is completed. The 321,300-square-foot development, planned near the intersection of Patrick Mill Road and Carl Bethlehem Road in Winder, Georgia, is scheduled to open in 2027.
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GA Ceramic Factory Opened by BOCCHI
ALPHARETTA, GA — A new 11-acre, 30,000-sq.-meter campus and factory will serve as the new flagship of U.S. production for BOCCHI, the Türkiye-based supplier of kitchen and bathroom fixtures, the company announced. The new facility, which effectively doubles BOCCHI’s production capacity, features the latest in ceramic-product manufacturing, capable...
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Custom Closet Companies Serving Alpharetta, Cumming and Suwanee
A crowded closet does not always need more square footage. Sometimes it needs a second hanging rail, shelves at the right height or drawers that replace a stack of storage bins. For homeowners in Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Cumming, Suwanee and nearby communities, several companies design and install custom closets and...
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Publix will close a handful of locations
A sales slump is forcing the hand of Publix, as the grocer will close seven locations by the end of the year, according to multiple reports. Four of the closings will be in Florida, two in Georgia and one in South Carolina. Here are the locations that will be powering...