Business Briefs

from Atlanta Intown - May 2021

Illuminarium

▲U.K.-based Puttshack opened its first indoor mini-golf and food venue in April at The Interlock development at 1085 Howell Mill Road on the Westside. The 25,000 square foot space has four techdriven golf courses, global-inspired dining menu, cocktail bar, and rooftop patio. Puttshack currently has three locations in London and will soon open venues in Chicago and Miami later this year. For more information, visit puttshack.com. Also coming to The Interlock: a 42,154 square foot Publix supermarket in phase ►Switchyards, the members only work club, plans to reopen its doors May 3 after a 14 month shutdown due to the pandemic. While the original Downtown location won’t reopen just yet, Westside and the new Cabbagetown location will open to current members and begin adding new members from a sizable waitlist. The cost: $50 per month. According to Switchyards creative director Brandon Hinman, the new 6,000 square foot Cabbagetown location at 670 Memorial Drive was set to open before COVID-19 arrived and has been waiting for members ever since. Hinman said the former Brother Moto motorcycle shop has been totally transformed into an “awesome workspace” including a library room in the former garage. There’s also plenty of outside space to work for those who aren’t comfortable working indoors just yet. For more information, visit switchyards.com.

TeamViewer, a global provider of secure remote connectivity solutions and workplace digitalization technology, will open a sales and business development office in Atlanta, creating more than 100 jobs in the metro area over the next four years. The company was still narrowing down a location at press time. New job opportunities will be focused on sales, business development, customer support, and solution delivery. Individuals interested in career opportunities with TeamViewer are encouraged to visit jobs. teamviewer.com/jobs.

Buckhead’s Lenox Marketplace

has been purchased by Selig Enterprises and an Ohio teachers’ pension fund. The multi-level mall at 3535 Peachtree Road, between Wieuca and Oak Valley roads, is anchored by Target, Publix, Dick’s Sporting Goods and LA Fitness. The other new owner is the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, which holds nearly $80 billion in investment assets. Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) announced that its executive director, Doug Hooker, will be retiring on March 31, 2022. Hooker began his tenure with the agency in November 2011 leading more than 240 employees across the Atlanta region.

◄Leon Eplan, the city planner who established Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) system, died April 15 at the age of 92. In his long career, Eplan was appointed Commissioner for the Department of Budget and Planning in 1974, was involved in the planning of the MARTA rail system and came back to work for the city to assist in the planning of the 1996 Summer Olympics.