Refined Looks adds two new storefronts
Chattanooga’s biggest and oldest plastic surgery practice opened its fifth Refined Looks store this week at the Hamilton Pointe business park in East Brainerd and will add an even bigger Refined Looks storefront in Cleveland in May.
The Plastic Surgery Group, which Drs. Jim Davis, Don Russell and John Reynolds began in 1958, expanded into offering med spas more than a decade ago and rebranded the storefronts as Refined Looks stores three years ago, Mary Mitchell, who oversees the med spas, said in an interview.
The new 2,500-square-foot store opened this week at 7200 Shallowford Road and offers laser, botox and other noninvasive procedures as well as counseling and makeup advice. The new store is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with some selected Saturday appointments as well.
Dedra Skwiot will manage the new store, which will also have a massage therapist.
82 acres sold near McLemore golf course
Matt Hullander, one of the partners in the McLemore golf course and resort development atop Lookout Mountain in Walker County, purchased 82 acres near McLemore during an auction Saturday at the Mountain City Club.
Auctioneer Henry Glascock said by phone that Hullander bought the property from a real estate group organized by the Fletcher Bright Co. for $560,000.
In a text message, Hullander said he is not sure of his plans for the mountaintop property at this point.
“I just want to eventually find the best use for our development, the neighbors and Lookout Mountain,” Hullander said. “I’m excited for what we are doing to create a place for folks to enjoy, create jobs, a national destination and world-class golf courses.”
McLemore is the biggest single investment of its kind in Walker County and will eventually include two 18-hole golf courses, a 245-room Cloudland Lodge and convention center, and a residential development. McLemore is expected to spur other development nearby, including on the property acquired by Hullander.
Neurodiversity forum Wednesday at Edney Innovation Center
Anyone searching for employment or professional connections can attend a unique networking event from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Floor Five at the Edney Innovation Center at Market and 11th streets in downtown Chattanooga.
Hosted by The Enterprise Center, the forum on “Networking & Neurodiversity” will be the first of a new quarterly event open to everyone and held in partnership with the city of Chattanooga’s Workforce Development and Human Resources offices, Chattanooga State Community College, Chattanooga Autism Center, Unum, STEAM Logistics and Game On Chatt. The nontraditional happy hour will feature a dedicated table area for inclusive area employers and available resources, game areas and multiple breakaway spaces for conversation.
Although the event is geared toward those who are neurodiverse, organizers said Networking & Neurodiversity is open to anyone — employer or employee — looking to connect.
“This event is about ensuring equal access to the types of connections that facilitate career growth — it’s about creating intentional spaces for everyone to feel not only more comfortable, but more able to engage in ways that work for them,” said The Enterprise Center CEO Deb Socia said in a statement. “Our aim is to bring together area employers in need of qualified, reliable workers and eager potential employees who may simply not thrive in a traditional happy hour setting, where many career changing conversations are made.”
Decision delayed again on spent storage facility
U.S. regulators said they need more time to wrap up a final safety report and make a decision on whether to license a multibillion-dollar complex meant to temporarily store tons of spent fuel from commercial nuclear power plants around the nation.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a new schedule Monday, citing unforeseen staffing constraints. The agency was initially expected to issue a decision by the end of March. It will now be the end of May.
The announcement comes just days after New Mexico approved legislation aimed at stopping the project. It’s expected that supporters of the storage facility will take the fight to court, but New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday asked the commission to suspend its consideration of the license application.
New Jersey-based Holtec International already has spent an estimated $80 million in its pursuit of a 40-year license to build and operate the complex in Southeastern New Mexico. Company officials said Tuesday that the delay in licensing would have only a minimal impact on the original timeline.
“With a project of this complexity, we understand the need for the regulating and licensing authority to have all the time and resources necessary to issue a licensing decision,” Holtec spokesman Patrick O’Brien said in an email.
— Compiled by Dave Flessner