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Back Nine Golf to open 24/7 simulator on Johnson Ferry Road
Back Nine Golf, a 24/7 indoor simulator facility with three Full Swing bays, plans a Nov. 14 grand opening at Merchants Exchange on Johnson Ferry Road, while KSU President Kathy Schwaig keynotes the ECBA breakfast Oct. 20.
Business
East Cobb logs 44 home sales as Cagle Road closes at $2.6M
A $2.6 million Cagle Road sale topped 44 East Cobb home closings recorded the week of Sept. 14–18, with five sales exceeding $1 million across the Walton, Lassiter and Wheeler zones.
Marietta, GA
5:46 pm, October 13, 2026
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Business
Back Nine Golf to open 24/7 simulator on Johnson Ferry Road
Back Nine Golf, a 24/7 indoor simulator facility with three Full Swing bays, plans a Nov. 14 grand opening at Merchants Exchange on Johnson Ferry Road, while KSU President Kathy Schwaig keynotes the ECBA breakfast Oct. 20.
Business
East Cobb logs 44 home sales as Cagle Road closes at $2.6M
A $2.6 million Cagle Road sale topped 44 East Cobb home closings recorded the week of Sept. 14–18, with five sales exceeding $1 million across the Walton, Lassiter and Wheeler zones.
Marietta, GA
5:46 pm, October 13, 2026
85°F
Sunny
Feels like 84° · 0% rain
Business
Back Nine Golf to open 24/7 simulator on Johnson Ferry Road
Back Nine Golf, a 24/7 indoor simulator facility with three Full Swing bays, plans a Nov. 14 grand opening at Merchants Exchange on Johnson Ferry Road, while KSU President Kathy Schwaig keynotes the ECBA breakfast Oct. 20.
Business
East Cobb logs 44 home sales as Cagle Road closes at $2.6M
A $2.6 million Cagle Road sale topped 44 East Cobb home closings recorded the week of Sept. 14–18, with five sales exceeding $1 million across the Walton, Lassiter and Wheeler zones.
Marietta, GA
5:46 pm, October 13, 2026
85°F
Sunny
Feels like 84° · 0% rain
Business
Gate City Build Group ranks No. 19 on Atlanta remodeling contractors list
Gate City Build Group, an East Cobb-area remodeling company owned by Reed Haley, ranked No. 19 on the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2026 list of Atlanta's Largest Residential Remodeling Contractors, marking at least its second appearance on the annual ranking.
Business
Cobb needs 37,000 new homes by 2035, ARC regional housing plan finds
The Atlanta Regional Commission's first regional housing strategy says Cobb County must build 37,000 homes by 2035 to keep pace with job growth, identifying more than 8,700 vacant or underutilized parcels in the county as the Board of Commissioners prepares to revisit accessory dwelling unit rules this fall.
Business
Scoreboard Social to open at Stonewood Village Shopping Center this fall
Sidelines Grille at Stonewood Village Shopping Center has been sold and will reopen as Scoreboard Social, a Naples, Florida-based sports bar, in November. Separately, Urthy skincare boutique at Woodlawn Square is closing after nearly three years.
Business
Cobb County licenses 57 new businesses, several in East Cobb
Cobb County issued 57 new business licenses for unincorporated areas between Aug. 23 and Aug. 30, with several landing in East Cobb zip codes, including an optometry practice on Lower Roswell Road and two chiropractic offices.
Business
Citizen pressure clears way for final Sprayberry Crossing teardown
The final deteriorated structure at the former Sprayberry Crossing Shopping Center on Sandy Plains Road is scheduled for demolition after months of resident complaints, completing a cleanup effort that began in 2022 at the long-vacant East Cobb commercial site.
Business
East Cobb home sales range from $222K to $1.7M in first week of August
Thirty-seven homes sold across East Cobb's six major high school zones during the week of Aug. 3–7, 2026, ranging from $222,000 in the Sprayberry zone to $1.7 million in the Walton zone's Indian Hills subdivision.
Business
Marietta flooring company grows 34% with free Cobb Chamber coaching
Perimeter Floors, a Marietta-based commercial flooring company, grew gross profit 34%, boosted sales 12% and added seven employees within one year of partnering with the free UGA Small Business Development Center at KSU through SelectCobb's Business Walks Program.
Business
47 new businesses licensed in Cobb County, from restaurants to a med-spa
Cobb County issued 47 new business licenses the week of Aug. 9–16, including three restaurants, a med-spa chain on Johnson Ferry Road, a botanical retailer and two fitness studios in East Cobb-area zip codes.
Business
Kennesaw State's economic impact hits $2.55 billion, a new high
Kennesaw State University's economic impact in the Atlanta metro area hit a record $2.55 billion in fiscal year 2025, an 11.1% increase that supports nearly 17,000 jobs and funnels $1 billion in spending into surrounding communities including East Cobb.
Business
Southern soul spot Fin and Feathers opens on Marietta Square
Fin and Feathers, a Southern soul food restaurant, held its soft opening Aug. 6 at 16 Atlanta St. on Marietta Square, taking over a high-turnover space across from Johnnie MacCracken's Celtic Firehouse Pub.
Business
Marietta resident presses city to halt data center over environmental review
A Marietta resident is raising alarms about an 18-megawatt data center planned at 1155 Powers Ferry Place near Rottenwood Creek, a waterway that flows through East Cobb, as both the Marietta City Council and Cobb County Board of Commissioners face data center votes on Tuesday, Aug. 11.
Business
East Cobb logs 31 home sales for the week, topping out at $2.02 million
East Cobb News recorded 31 home sales during the week of July 20–24, 2026, ranging from $315,000 in The Village to $2.02 million in Westbury Park, with transactions across the Lassiter, Pope, Sprayberry, Walton, and Wheeler school zones.
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