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Dean Gardens. Dean Gardens was one of the largest homes in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. At the time of its completion in 1992, the 32,000 square foot, 15 bedroom house was the largest in Atlanta. The former owner, Larry Dean, who made his fortune in software, spent $30 million on its construction, plus $1.5 million a year on its upkeep.
Main bakery in Thomasville, Georgia. In 1919, brothers William Howard and Joseph Hampton Flowers opened Flowers Baking Company in Thomasville, Georgia. [4] They made their first acquisition, of Tally Maid bakery, in 1937, and in 1942, became the sixth bakery in the U.S. to franchise Quality Bakers of America’s Sunbeam brand and Little Miss Sunbeam for its white bread.
Hines Interests Limited Partnership is a privately held company that invests in and develops real estate. [2] As of 2023, the company has developed, redeveloped or acquired more than 1,600 properties, comprising over 540 million square feet. The company manages 685 properties comprising 216 million square feet, and had a presence in 30 ...
Weingarten Realty Investors. Weingarten Realty Investors was a real estate investment trust that invested in shopping centers, primarily in the Southern United States and primarily with grocery stores as the anchor stores. [ 1] In August 2021, the company was acquired by Kimco Realty . As of December 31, 2020, the company owned interests in 159 ...
Family. Gordon E. Hines (cousin) Gerald Douglas Hines (August 15, 1925 – August 23, 2020) [1] was an American real estate developer based in Houston. He was the founder and chairman of Hines, a privately held real estate firm with its headquarters in that city. At the time of his death, the company had assets in 25 countries.
The Georgia Fruitcake Company was founded by Ira S. Womble, Sr. of Claxton. Womble began his career in the bakery business as an apprentice to Savino Gillio-Tos, the founder and owner of The Claxton Bakery, where he worked alongside Albert Parker, the future owner of the bakery and the person who would take The Claxton Bakery worldwide.
Hills and Dales Estate is the home built for textile magnate Fuller Earle Callaway and his wife Ida Cason Callaway completed in 1916 in Lagrange, Georgia The property includes the pre-Civil War Ferrell Gardens started by Nancy Ferrell in 1832 and expanded by her daughter Sarah Coleman Ferrell beginning in 1841.
Atlanta Bread Bakery Cafe, ... David P. Willis, an award-winning business writer, has covered business, retail, real estate and consumer news at the Asbury Park Press for more than 25 years. He ...