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RELOCATIONS 9 Running shoe and specialty store Two Rivers Running relocated to 1265 N. Academy Ave., Ste. 1101, New Braunfels, on March 24. The store, which was previously located at 564 Comal Ave., provides running shoes, apparel and accessories. It also provides custom insoles, coaching and personal shoe fittings. www.tworiversrunning.com EXPANSIONS 10 Security State Bank and Trust , located at 501 Landa St., New Braunfels, expanded to add five new offices and a conference room made necessary due to rapid growth. The business provides personal, business, mortgage and trust banking services. 830-626-3789. www.ssbtexas.com 11 A new tour and expansion at Natural Bridge Caverns opened May 12 at 26495 Natural Bridge Caverns Road, San Antonio. The expansion features new lighting throughout the cavern as well as a 1,100-foot-long expansion of the public passageways through the cave, including a new 5,700-square-foot dome chamber called the Ballroom, which will be used as an event space. 210-651-6101. www.naturalbridgecaverns.com NAME CHANGES 12 KFW Engineers + Surveying , which has a location at 162 W Mill St. in New Braunfels, was acquired by New Jersey-based Colliers Engineering & Design in 2022. KFW announced in late March that it will be rebranding to
Colliers Engineering & Design, creating a partnership enabling both firms to reach their growth objectives. 830-220-6042. www.kfwengineers.com CLOSINGS 13 The Tuesday Morning New Braunfels Marketplace store, located at 651 N. Business I-35, will permanently close following its going-out-of-business sale. The national retailer filed petitions for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bank- ruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division in February. There are several other locations in the San Antonio area expected to close. 14 Property management company Limestone Country Properties , located at 378 Hampshire St., New Braunfels, cel- ebrated its 10-year anniversary in June. The business provides residential real estate sales and property management services to customers. 830-253-0018. www.limestone-country.com IN THE NEWS 15 Water 2 Wine New Braunfels , a family-owned and operated local winery located at 185 S. Seguin Ave., won the Silver Medal at the Texas International Wine Competition, which took place February 25-26 in Austin, Texas. The business was recognized for the quality and craftsmanship of its Malbec wine. 830-609-9463. www.water2wine.com www.tuesdaymorning.com ANNIVERSARIES
From left: Cosmic Plant Co. is owned by Katilyn Pummill and her sister-in-law Jenn Kelly.
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FEATURED IMPACT What was once an empty backyard is now the home of Cosmic Plant Co. , a local women-owned plant shop and greenhouse in the Gruene Historic District. The plant shop and greenhouse, located at 1640 Hunter Road, opened April 20. The shop, owned by New Braunfels natives Katilyn Pummill and Jenn Kelly, is made from reclaimed wood and tin from a 100-year-old barn that was previously on the property. A number of its plants are sourced from small, local growers. Cosmic Plant Co. sells succulents, gardening tools, ceramics, bath salts, indoor plant nutrient drops, handmade baskets, sustainable home goods and more. The business also provides potting services and workshops. Pummill said they try to sell specialty plants and curate items they love. “A lot of our stu is kind of Southwestern forward,” Pummill said. “Every boutique is a little bit di erent ’cause whoever’s running those, they’re picking stu that they like, so we try to blend old world with new world, Southwestern with also classic Americana green.” She said the business’s name “came to fruition by itself.”
“We were just sitting down brainstorming one day, and we’re just like, ‘Well, what about cosmic?’” Pummill said. “We felt like with plants, there’s so much variety; there’s so many di erent ways that we want to take this business, di erent avenues that we want to pursue [with] this business. So it just kind of made sense, but we’re really happy with how it all came together.” Pummill said they love having their business in their hometown. “We are at a tourist destination, but we have so many friends and family that have already come through the space, and that’s what makes it feel like home to us,” she said. 830-214-6418. www.cosmicplantco.com
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