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the city. Through market analysis and
a recruitment plan, the company also
worked to identify the top 30 businesses
that would make good economic additions
to Peachtree City.
There’s been quite a buzz about Trader
Joe’s coming to Peachtree City, including
talk of the popular grocer occupying part
of the space in the Avenue that’s currently
home to Books-A-Million. While the City
confirmed that the bookstore is relocating
to the Westpark Walk Shopping Center –
specifically the space that was previously
Tuesday Morning – no applications from
Trader Joe’s have been submitted to
Peachtree City as of mid-December 2024.
Books-A-Million expects to re-open in its
new location by spring 2025.
Peachtree City In summer 2024, the unique All-Movies
The year 2024 was a good one for this roughly 53,000 square feet of the Hotel opened in Peachtree City. Curated
thriving Fayette County town. Peachtree 105,000 or so available. and owned by famed award-winning
City was recognized with an economic In 2024, Peachtree City employed director Francis Ford Coppola, the
development award from the South Metro Retail Strategies, a municipal consultant intimate, 27-room inn is billed as “the
Development Outlook (SMDO) for several and community development firm, world’s first and only boutique hotel with
large-scale growth projects. Among to spur growth by attracting “perfect professional film/TV post-production
those, the multimillion-dollar expansion retailers, restaurants, and hotels” for capabilities, including state of the art
of Gerresheimer, a German medical
device maker; the start of construction
for Hoshizaki’s new plant; and the
groundbreaking of Meditech’s new facility.
Peachtree City’s 100-plus miles of golf
cart paths is more than a charming
convenience; it also benefits the local
economy. Residents and visitors
enjoy easy access to parks, shopping,
restaurants, and more, all without hopping
in the car.
Lora Hooks, Senior Planner with the
City of Peachtree City, confirmed that
approximately 40,000 square feet, or
half of the old Kmart building in Braelinn
Village, will be occupied by Ace Pickleball.
It’s welcome news as the space has been
vacant since 2018, when the retail
store closed.
The popular pastime is finding its
footing in Peachtree City as another
pickleball facility, Let’s Go Pickleball,
will open in the MOBA Industrial Park
the second quarter of 2025, occupying

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