Business Beat: Catfish Village closed for remodeling – Longview News-Journal

David Beard's Catfish Village at 2005 Toler Road is being closed through Aug. 31 for a remodeling project that will give it a fresher look, according to Kriste Jones, who owns it with husband Harold.

She said the project would give the restaurant the Joneses have owned since March "a more pleasant dining experience."

They hired contractor Richard Kessler, who said he started demolition Monday. The project calls for adding a waitress station, moving and refinishing interior walls and painting the exterior, according to an application for a commercial alteration permit Kessler submitted July 18 to the Longview Development Services Department. The project has a construction value of $45,800, documents showed.

The Catfish Village has been around since the mid-1980s and seats about 200 people, Jones said. She and her husband also own Catfish King in Atlanta.

Jones said no date has yet been set for reopening

Photo, floral neighbors

Ashley Hill and Rashell Garcia, who have worked together on photo shoots, opened adjacent studios at 5804 Judson Road.

Hill said she moved Ashley Hill Photography from 1903 Eastwood Road to get more space, while Garcia said she moved her business, Timber Bloom Design, out of her home.

Hill said she began dabbling in photography six years ago in Japan while her husband, Cody, was stationed there with the U.S. Marine Corps. She and her business moved to Longview four years ago when he became a Marine recruiter.

Hill said she shoots photos inside the studio, which also has a gallery.

"My goal is to really create a community," she said.

Garcia said she has been doing design work and decorating for several years for churches and nonprofit groups. She previously owned Sweet Pickins Vintage Rentals, which provided vintage furniture for photo shoots but closed it in January to work full time in floral design, which she has done for photo shoots as far away as Missouri.

The business also works with photographers on weddings, baby showers and corporate events and arranges merchandise for display in online catalogues and storefront windows.

"I strive to create very unique individual designs for each client," Garcia said.

Garcia and Hill work by appointment only. Visit Garcia's business Facebook and Instagram pages and Hill's studio page on Facebook

Accounting firm moves

The family that owns Dennis-Wade Associates Inc. is planning to move to a building that also will contain their home.

"We will be able to walk through our door to be at our house," said Richard Wade, who works with his son Derek as a tax accountant. His wife, Margaret Dennis Wade, founded the company with her father, William Dennis.

Richard Wade said they would move from 1125 Judson Road their office for about 26 years to a building of about 5,200 square feet. The office will be at 1100 Judson Road, Building 200 and their home at 1001 Yates Drive.

They expect the office/home to be ready in a year.

Steve Pirtle Construction has applied for building permits from the Longview Development Services Department. The project has a construction valued of $600,000, city records show.

Healthy vending

San Diego-based KarmaBox Vending said it is bringing vending machines that sell healthful, nutritional snacks to the Longview area.

KarmaBoxes carry a range of beverages and snacks that are low in sugar and calories, including turkey jerky, nuts, berries and coconut water. The company also sells personal care products.

Exact locations are in the works, but KarmaBoxes are generally placed in high-volume locations such as health clubs, hotels, public and private schools and community centers, said A.J. MacQuarrie, founder and president.

He said he started the business in 2010 in his dorm room at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and has expanded the business to 65 markets in this country,

For more information, visit mykarmabox.com or call (855) 527-6226.

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