Wes Harris, State Farm Insurance Agent – home, auto, life & banking – 319 Vann Drive, sponsors Strictly Business, a weekly column that takes a look at a few of this week’s business highlights.
SpringHill Suites Marriott – ribbon cutting officially opens Jackson’s newest hotel
The newest entry in the Jackson hotel market – SpringHill Suites Marriott, 2407 Christmasville Cove – held its ribbon cutting, Friday.
Owned by Raj Patel and located in Park Place West off Dr. F.E. Wright Drive, the 95-room hotel is operated by Cumberland Hospitality.
Each of the rooms are 25 percent larger than normal hotel rooms.
SpringHill Suites Marriott is the second hotel project in Jackson for Raj Patel.
He also owns Fairfield Inn and Suites, located at 1335 Vann Drive.
Jackson Clinic, Baptist Memorial partner to build Outpatient Clinic
The Jackson Clinic and Baptist Memorial Health Care have established a partnership to build and operate a new outpatient center in Madison County.
The outpatient center will be located at the junction of U.S. Highway 45 and Passmore Lane in North Jackson. Construction of the new surgery center will begin after receiving certificate of need approval from the state of Tennessee. The Jackson Clinic and Baptist Memorial filed the letter of intent last Friday.
Surgeries and procedures to be performed at the center include gastrointestinal, ophthalmologic, gynecological, general, plastic, urologic, pediatric as well as ear, nose and throat. Diagnostic heart catheterizations will also be performed at the center.
Outpatient surgery centers have become an increasingly popular option for surgeries that do not require an overnight hospital stay. Each year, physicians perform more than 23 million procedures in outpatient surgery centers; and, that number is growing as more patients choose the convenience, quality and lower cost of an outpatient setting. The new outpatient center will be Medicare certified and accredited.
The new outpatient center is expected to be completed 18-24 months after the certificate of need is approved.
Victory Honda closes pre-owned dealership on Vann Drive
About 18 months after opening at 531 Vann Drive, Victory Honda has closed its pre-owned dealership.
All vehicle sales for Victory Honda – new and pre-owned – are available at 1408 U.S. Highway 45 Bypass.
Victory Honda took possession of the 18,000-square-foot facility on Vann Drive after Gwatney Mazda of Jackson vacated the property – which consists of about three acres – in early 2018.
Cappo Real Estate Holdings LLC, purchased 531 Vann Drive, from John Russell Gwatney SUC TR etal Harold Gwatney Revocable Trust Syble E Gwatney Revocable Trust for $1,950,000.
Merger will add new name to Hollywood Drive facility
The business scheduled to open at 2186 Hollywood Drive is in the automotive industry, but the name of the company will be Caliber Collison, instead of ABRA Auto Body & Glass.
Caliber Collision – Lewisville, Texas – and ABRA have merged, creating a more than 1,000-shop national Management Service Organization (MSO) with a presence spanning 37 states.
A company official with Caliber Collison said an opening date has not been announced for the Hollywood Drive location.
The company is constructing an 18,000-square-foot facility on 2.69 acres between Flash Market (Citgo) and Madison Wholesale Company.
ABRA – originally an acronym for Auto Body Refinishers of America – was founded in Fridley, Minnesota, in 1984.
In 1989, the company – with home offices in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota – added its auto glass operation and became ABRA Auto Body & Glass.
Billboard on South Highland Avenue must be removed
The construction of what was going to be a digital billboard on South Highland Avenue, has come to a complete halt.
Located near the new Wagon Wheel restaurant (former home of Snappy Tomato Pizza), a spokesperson for a company who did not want to be identified, said only that ‘a misunderstanding’ is the reason the construction of the billboard will not be completed.
Torrey Greer joins Town & Country REALTORS
Town & Country REALTORS is pleased to announce the addition of Torrey Greer to the team.
According to a press release from Lyndsay Best – a Digital Solutionist with B3 Creative Agency – Torrey is a native of Lexington and Jackson, and comes to Town & Country with a diverse background in both interior design and cosmetology.
“I chose a career in real estate out of my love of design,” Torrey said. “I love homes, and I love helping people have a great experience in the real estate process.”
Before coming to real estate, Torrey’s background in design and cosmetology took him far and wide.
Previously, he was a national educator for John Paul Mitchell Systems as well as the chief executive of Bella Mélange.
He also enjoyed time as one of the stylists for the Tennessee Titans cheerleaders.
Over the years, he developed his gift for designing homes and looks forward to bringing those talents to his real estate career.
Dressbarn closing all stores including Jackson location on Vann Drive
Dressbarn, 1081 Vann Drive, is closing.
Liquidation sales began last week, but management is uncertain when the store will close.
Dressbarn, a part of New Jersey-based Ascena Retail Group, whose other brands include Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant, Catherines, Cacique and Justice, is closing all 650 locations, including nine in Tennessee.
Business hours at the Jackson store are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday; Noon to 6 p.m., Sundays.
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