What's New in Business

New Evergreen Marriott GM; Memorial Dr. Chick-fil-a Owner Moving to TN; Tuesday Morning Store Coming to U.S.78

Also: Sweet Potato Cafe's birthday celebration coming up; Stewart Amphitheater in Lithonia update; Kauffman Tire on Rockbridge Road closes; updated Walmart photo; a new sign is up at the former Colony Apartments.

Here's a roundup of business news from Stone Mountain and Lithonia: New General Manager at the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort Congratulations to Robert Woolridge, who has been named general manager of the Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort inside Stone Mountain Park. Woolridge previously was the general manager of the Atlanta Airport Marriott Gateway hotel. Read more about Woolridge and his accomplishments on Patch's announcements page. Chick-fil-a Owner Goebeler Moving to Tennessee Patch wishes Nick Goebeler, the owner of Chick-fil-a on Memorial Drive in Stone Mountain, well as he prepares to move to Chattanooga to head up a new Chick-fil-a there. Chattanooga is a growing market for the chain, he told Patch. Doug Richardson will …

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L.A. Fitness, Burlington Coming to U.S. 78

The Evermore Community Improvement District is seeing growth.

Before long, there will be a new work out spot and another place to buy clothes and home decor along U.S. 78. L.A. Fitness and Burlington are moving into the Evermore Community Improvement District (CID). And that's not all. The grand opening of Stone Mountain Toyota's renovation is coming up in July, road improvements are continuing and other projects are on tap, said CID executive director Jim Brooks. Here's a rundown of some of the projects and changes in the district, which runs 7.5 miles starting from the Gwinnett-DeKalb line, has more than 1,600 businesses and 508 property owners: “We have known for quite some time that redevelopment and reuse and rebranding would be part of our corridor," Brooks said. "A great example is the old …

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