Two businesses in running for state awards
Two Denton businesses — GSATi and Lone Star Attitude Burgers — are finalists for the Texas Downtown Association Presidents Awards Program.
Winners will be announced in November. There are two categories — cities under 50,000 people and those with more than 50,000 residents — for each award.
GSATi is one of two finalists for the Best Downtown Partner award, which recognizes businesses that contribute to revitalization efforts in the city.
Lone Star Attitude Burgers is one of two finalists for the Best Commercial Interior award, which recognizes excellence in merchandising, customer orientation and business functionality.
Voting continues until noon Wednesday at http://statictab.com/h6ypqtv.
New First State Bank opening in Denton
The newest location of First State Bank will open Friday at Denton Crossing Shopping Center.
This will be the 10th bank for the company, and the fourth in Denton.
The bank will celebrate the grand opening from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, offering free prizes and food. Prizes include an iPad mini, tickets to Six Flags Over Texas and a Yeti cooler. From 3 to 7 p.m., Mike Rhyner and Corby Davidson from Ticket Sports Radio will host their show The Hardline live from the location.
Additionally, the first 50 people who open a new checking account with direct deposit will receive $50 gift cards.
Verus Real Estate adds new associate
The team at Verus Real Estate Advisors is growing again, adding Glen Farris Squibb as an associate last week.
Squibb has spent the past 11 years working with Spune Productions, as a talent buyer and promoter.
He also ran for City Council earlier this year, which caught the attention of Greg Johnson, the CEO of Verus and now a City Council member.
“Glen is a great fit at Verus. He really fits the culture and is incredibly community oriented, brings a really unique set of skills and perspective to the table and we’re just incredibly excited to have him join the team,” Johnson said in a press release.
Lounge opening at new Geek on Wheels spot
The new Geek on Wheels location will open a Geek Lounge this week.
The grand opening opening will begin at noon Friday and allow two free hours of gaming if participants fill out a short survey about its new Internet cafe. The lounge is inside the new store, at 625 Dallas Drive, Suite 450.
The cafe will provide a more social gaming experience, with memberships, snacks and daily passes for Denton residents to play online games. For more information on membership pricing, visit www.geekonwheels.com/news/2014/10/7/the-geek-lounge.
Contact Jenna Duncan at jduncan@dentonrc.com or 940-566-6889.
