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Ark Pet Spa & Hotel to open on Chattanooga’s Southside

Sara McMahan pets a cat being boarded at The Ark Pet Spa and Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sara McMahan pets a cat being boarded at The Ark Pet Spa and Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Sara McMahan pets a cat being boarded at The Ark Pet Spa and Hotel on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Ark Pet Spa & Hotel, a Chattanooga owned and operated franchise company, has begun work on its fourth location on downtown’s Southside.

The newest location is at 1957 Reggie White Blvd., formally the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church building.

The “Ark Southside,” slated to open in March, will specialize in “complete pet hospitality, offering free play doggy daycare, overnight pet boarding and pet grooming,” according to the company.

“We are so excited to be a part of this very dynamic area of Chattanooga and thrilled to be able to enhance their pet’s lives along with providing a beneficial service to their parents.” Jay Floyd, the Ark’s owner and chief executive officer.

Chattanooga-based LYNC Logistics sponsors golfer Brooke Pancake

Chattanooga-based LYNC Logistics, a freight brokerage firm, has announced its sponsorship of local LPGA golfer Brooke Pancake.

“LYNC feels like family, and I am thankful for their support of women in professional sports,” said Pancake.

LYNC Chief Executive Officer Cindy Lee said that “women supporting women is something I have always taught my daughters to do and now I can pass this value on through our business at LYNC.”

LYNC, started in 2014, is one of the fastest growing third-party logistics providers in the country as the company was named No. 415 on the Inc. 500 list for 2018. LYNC has doubled in size and revenue each year.

LYNC provides truckload, less-than-truckload, refrigerated, and specialized transportation services using a growing network of local, regional, and national carriers.

Skin/Edit Med Spa opens downtown Chattanooga site

Skin/Edit Med Spa opens today at 518 Georgia Ave. from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Founder Kim Fugate said her primary goal to serve and educate patients on healthy skin procedures and help clients look and feel more confident in their body by providing safe, innovative and individualized treatment enhancing the personal perception of beauty and wellness.

Fugate, a family nurse practitioner, said that for the past several years she has dedicated herself to the art of aesthetics by taking advanced courses, completing training workshops and being mentored by the experts in the discipline.

She said she has completed the Aesthetic Advancements Institute where she mastered facial anatomy and injection of patients with both neuromodulators and various fillers.

“My goal is to help people age well without changing them,” said Fugate.