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C HEROKEE B USINESS JULY 3, 2013 THE CHEROKEE LEDGER-NEWS 19 WellStar health park to open at Sixes Road BY JESSICA WAGNER [email protected] WellStar Health System is moving forward with plans to construct its proposed health park on Sixes Road af- ter purchasing the necessary acreage to accommodate the 150,000-square-foot facility. Holly Springs City Manager Rob Logan said the project, which should break ground in 2014, would serve as a catalyst for economic growth in the area. “The city has worked with developers and adjoining property owners over the past several years to ensure that the prop- erty at the intersection of Interstate 575 and Sixes Road develops in a manner that complements the adjacent property in the Falls of Cherokee and Gresham Mill,” he said. “The proposed WellStar health park will be that type of quality development.” Plans for the health park in Cherokee County include a wide array of com- prehensive medical diagnostic testing services, such as medical imaging, ur- gent care, lab and pre-admission testing, cardiac and sleep diagnostics, physical therapy and sports medicine, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, pharmacy and community education, as well as health screening and wellness services. “By combining and coordinating ser- vices under one roof, Cherokee County residents will no longer have to endure long drive times, frustrating traffic con- gestion and multiple trips to numerous locations for health care,” Joe Brywczyn- ski, senior vice president of health parks development, said. “The health park is truly a one-stop shop opportunity.” WellStar officials estimate that outpa- tient health care will grow by 30 percent over the next five years, adding that the community-based health care facilities are tailored to provide innovative care to the local community. SEE PARK, PAGE 20 Long-awaited mall to open this month LEFT: Gina Slechta, vice president of marketing for Horizon Group Proper- ties, points to a row of re- tail stores currently under construction at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta. RIGHT: Construction crews put the finishing touches on store located at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta. • PHOTOS BY JESSICA WAGNER | LEDGER-NEWS BY JESSICA WAGNER [email protected] Thousands of construction workers and retail staff are working around the clock to put the finishing touches on the under-construc- tion outlet mall scheduled to open on the morning of July 18. The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, developed by Horizon Group Properties, will host a red carpet preview event on July 17 with all proceeds benefitting Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in Woodstock. The preview night is $10, and those attending will receive a coupon book with up to $300 in savings and have the opportunity to shop in the stores at their most pristine state. A concierge ticket also is available for $100 and includes access for two people into the Elm Street Lounge for complimentary hors d’oeuvre and beverages, as well as a coupon book. For more information about the preview event, visit www.elmstreetarts.org. “I’ve opened a lot of shopping centers, and this one is dead on to open next month,” confirmed Gina Slechta, vice president of marketing for Horizon Group Properties, during a tour of the facility June 26. “This is an extremely exciting project, and we are looking forward to opening.” The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, which is located at the Ridgewalk Parkway exit off Interstate 575 (Exit 9), has a desirable demographic, as it is located off of a major interstate and is 20 miles from a large city; however, many residents have questioned the name since it is located in Woodstock and not the state’s capital. “If you are from Buckhead and you go somewhere and a person asks you where you are from — you are going to say Atlanta because Atlanta is something people can relate to,” Slechta said. The outlet, Slechta said, is expected to bring in “bus loads” of people to shop at the more than 90 retail stores, including Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, Bose, Brooks Brothers, Columbia Sportswear, Cole Haan, White House | Black Market, Guess, Fossil, Michael Kors, Under Armour and Talbots. In turn, money is pumped into the local economy. Slechta said each store was strategically placed to accommodate shoppers and retailers, as she said some stores like to be coupled with others. The mall itself also was designed in a raceway format with color-coded corridors in order to satisfy customers with easy walking from store to store. Each walkway that branches from the courtyards also is shaded, dropping temperatures as much as 20 degrees during the summer months. Slechta said up to 1,500 construction crews are working through the night to meet the grand opening deadline, and at only a few weeks out, the Ledger-News witnessed some of those crews hard at work turning empty rooms into retail stores. “A lot of the workers here are local residents, so we are automati- cally putting money into their pockets and back into community,” she said. “Those workers who are brought in — they are staying in hotels, eating at the restaurants and adding to the coffer.” A lot of work still needs to be done to the stores, including stocking inventory, and Slechta said some retailers also are behind on hiring their staff. “We do have stores who can’t make it to the job fairs, so those stores are in panic mode right now,” she said. “We feel that in this market- place, however, we can get them workers.” SEE OUTLET, PAGE 22 75 years in Ball Ground Densmore honored by business association BY EMILY SELBY [email protected] After 75 years in the business, local Ball Ground store, Dens- more Furniture & Appliances Inc. has seen many changes, but remains, tried and true, a family business. Started in 1938 by Glen Dens- more Sr., who is now 93, the busi- ness started as an RCA radio shop on Main Street in Ball Ground. After closing during World War II while Densmore Sr. served in the army, the shop was reopened upon his return and has been open for business ever since. SEE BALL GROUND, PAGE 22 EMILY SELBY | LEDGER-NEWS Pictured, BGBA President Connie John, left, presents a plaque congratulating Densmore Furni- ture & Appliances owners Glen Densmore, center, and Ginger Densmore on 75 years of business. Young entrepreneur begins coffee business BY CAROLYN MATHEWS [email protected] Going after a dream is something Jordan Fredrickson knows how to do. The 14-year-old’s first dream was fulfilled last year, when he was adopted out of foster care by his parents Jim and Tiffany Fredrickson, of Woodstock. Jordan had lived with them since he was 10, as a foster child. But Jordan also had another dream on the back burner — he wants a car when he turns 16. He dreams big — he told his dad that he wants to own a brand new Chevy Camaro Super Sport when he gets his driver’s license. Jim told Jordan there was one way he could obtain that dream, which carried a $42,000 price tag. “Dad said, ‘find a way to earn it,’” Jordan explained. Jim said he started trying to think of ways that Jordan could earn money. He had a friend who sells fresh coffee beans from Honduras and so he got five pounds of green coffee beans and tried roasting them on the stove. “I burned them,” he said. “When Jordan got home from camp the next week, I told him look it up on the Internet — Google it, YouTube it, and figure out how to do it.” Jordan said, “I researched it on the computer, and I figured it out. Now, we’ve got it down to a science.” Jordan determined what kitchen tools were needed to roast the beans, and the family went to Goodwill and bought them. As they perfected their method, they began using a hand-cranked popcorn popper, which they removed the crank from. They inserted an electric drill to turn the crank. “At first, it would take us forever to get a pound done,” Jim said. “But we got to where we could make three pounds at a time and watch TV while it was roasting.” The Fredrickson’s kitchen became a test kitchen, where the family tried different methods of roasting the beans, and finally, the brewed coffee from their roasting began to taste like something a coffee connoisseur would like. “It has a hint of chocolate, and everyone who tries it says it’s the best coffee they’ve ever had,” Jordan said. SEE COFFEE, PAGE 22 SPECIAL Jordan Fredrickson sells Stickman Coffee at local farmers markets and online. He also offers iced coffee for sale at the farmers markets.
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cherokee BusinessJuly 3, 2013 the cherokee ledger-news 19
WellStar health park to open at Sixes RoadBy Jessica [email protected]
WellStar Health System is moving forward with plans to construct its proposed health park on Sixes Road af-ter purchasing the necessary acreage to accommodate the 150,000-square-foot facility.
Holly Springs City Manager Rob Logan said the project, which should break ground in 2014, would serve as a
catalyst for economic growth in the area.“The city has worked with developers
and adjoining property owners over the past several years to ensure that the prop-erty at the intersection of Interstate 575 and Sixes Road develops in a manner that complements the adjacent property in the Falls of Cherokee and Gresham Mill,” he said. “The proposed WellStar health park will be that type of quality development.”
Plans for the health park in Cherokee County include a wide array of com-
prehensive medical diagnostic testing services, such as medical imaging, ur-gent care, lab and pre-admission testing, cardiac and sleep diagnostics, physical therapy and sports medicine, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, pharmacy and community education, as well as health screening and wellness services.
“By combining and coordinating ser-vices under one roof, Cherokee County residents will no longer have to endure long drive times, frustrating traffic con-
gestion and multiple trips to numerous locations for health care,” Joe Brywczyn-ski, senior vice president of health parks development, said. “The health park is truly a one-stop shop opportunity.”
WellStar officials estimate that outpa-tient health care will grow by 30 percent over the next five years, adding that the community-based health care facilities are tailored to provide innovative care to the local community.
See Park, Page 20
Long-awaited mall to open this month
LEFT: Gina Slechta, vice president of marketing for Horizon Group Proper-ties, points to a row of re-tail stores currently under construction at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta. RIGHT: Construction crews put the finishing touches on store located at The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta.
•Photos by
Jessica Wagner | Ledger-neWs
By Jessica [email protected]
Thousands of construction workers and retail staff are working around the clock to put the finishing touches on the under-construc-tion outlet mall scheduled to open on the morning of July 18.
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, developed by Horizon Group Properties, will host a red carpet preview event on July 17 with all proceeds benefitting Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in Woodstock.
The preview night is $10, and those attending will receive a coupon book with up to $300 in savings and have the opportunity to shop in the stores at their most pristine state. A concierge ticket also is available for $100 and includes access for two people into the Elm Street Lounge for complimentary hors d’oeuvre and beverages, as well as a coupon book. For more information about the preview event, visit www.elmstreetarts.org.
“I’ve opened a lot of shopping centers, and this one is dead on to open next month,” confirmed Gina Slechta, vice president of marketing for Horizon Group Properties, during a tour of the facility June 26. “This is an extremely exciting project, and we are looking forward to opening.”
The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, which is located at the Ridgewalk Parkway exit off Interstate 575 (Exit 9), has a desirable demographic, as it is located off of a major interstate and is 20 miles from a large city; however, many residents have questioned the name since it is located in Woodstock and not the state’s capital.
“If you are from Buckhead and you go somewhere and a person asks you where you are from — you are going to say Atlanta because Atlanta is something people can relate to,” Slechta said.
The outlet, Slechta said, is expected to bring in “bus loads” of people to shop at the more than 90 retail stores, including Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th, Bose, Brooks Brothers, Columbia Sportswear, Cole Haan, White House | Black Market, Guess, Fossil, Michael Kors, Under Armour and Talbots.
In turn, money is pumped into the local economy. Slechta said each store was strategically placed to accommodate
shoppers and retailers, as she said some stores like to be coupled with others. The mall itself also was designed in a raceway format with color-coded corridors in order to satisfy customers with easy walking from store to store.
Each walkway that branches from the courtyards also is shaded, dropping temperatures as much as 20 degrees during the summer months.
Slechta said up to 1,500 construction crews are working through the night to meet the grand opening deadline, and at only a few weeks out, the Ledger-News witnessed some of those crews hard at work turning empty rooms into retail stores.
“A lot of the workers here are local residents, so we are automati-cally putting money into their pockets and back into community,” she said. “Those workers who are brought in — they are staying in hotels, eating at the restaurants and adding to the coffer.”
A lot of work still needs to be done to the stores, including stocking inventory, and Slechta said some retailers also are behind on hiring their staff.
“We do have stores who can’t make it to the job fairs, so those stores are in panic mode right now,” she said. “We feel that in this market-place, however, we can get them workers.”
See OutLet, Page 22
75 years in Ball Ground
Densmore honored by business association
By emily [email protected]
After 75 years in the business, local Ball Ground store, Dens-more Furniture & Appliances Inc. has seen many changes, but remains, tried and true, a family business.
Started in 1938 by Glen Dens-more Sr., who is now 93, the busi-ness started as an RCA radio shop on Main Street in Ball Ground. After closing during World War II while Densmore Sr. served in the army, the shop was reopened upon his return and has been open for business ever since.
See BaLL grOunD, Page 22
emiLy seLby | Ledger-neWsPictured, BGBA President Connie John, left, presents a plaque congratulating Densmore Furni-ture & Appliances owners Glen Densmore, center, and Ginger Densmore on 75 years of business.
Young entrepreneur begins coffee businessBy carolyn [email protected]
Going after a dream is something Jordan Fredrickson knows how to do.
The 14-year-old’s first dream was fulfilled last year, when he was adopted out of foster care by his parents Jim and Tiffany Fredrickson, of Woodstock. Jordan had lived with them since he was 10, as a foster child.
But Jordan also had another dream on the back burner — he wants a car when he turns 16.
He dreams big — he told his dad that he wants to own a brand new Chevy Camaro Super Sport when he gets his driver’s license.
Jim told Jordan there was one way he could obtain that dream, which carried a $42,000 price tag.
“Dad said, ‘find a way to earn it,’” Jordan explained.Jim said he started trying to think of ways that Jordan could earn
money. He had a friend who sells fresh coffee beans from Honduras and so he got five pounds of green coffee beans and tried roasting them on the stove.
“I burned them,” he said. “When Jordan got home from camp the next week, I told him look it up on the Internet — Google it, YouTube it, and figure out how to do it.”
Jordan said, “I researched it on the computer, and I figured it out. Now, we’ve got it down to a science.”
Jordan determined what kitchen tools were needed to roast the beans, and the family went to Goodwill and bought them. As they perfected their method, they began using a hand-cranked popcorn popper, which they removed the crank from. They inserted an electric drill to turn the crank.
“At first, it would take us forever to get a pound done,” Jim said. “But we got to where we could make three pounds at a time and watch TV while it was roasting.”
The Fredrickson’s kitchen became a test kitchen, where the family tried different methods of roasting the beans, and finally, the brewed coffee from their roasting began to taste like something a coffee connoisseur would like.
“It has a hint of chocolate, and everyone who tries it says it’s the best coffee they’ve ever had,” Jordan said.
See COffee, Page 22
sPeciaLJordan Fredrickson sells Stickman Coffee at local farmers markets and online. He also offers iced coffee for sale at the farmers markets.
