Hudson — At the end of Georgetown Road in southern Hudson will be the new office for KGK Gardening Design Corp.
Ken and Joyce Kuryla with their son, Derek, along with the KGK work crew and city officials broke ground on the new office space Nov. 8.
The main floor will be 1,117 square feet and the basement an additional 1,107 square feet. A future assembly center is planned with 1,116 square feet for meetings, weddings and special events, Ken said.
“We’ve outgrown the [current] office,” Ken said.
There will be no retail in the new office, and the garden art shop, “About Gardens” at 219 N. Main Street will close before the new facility opens, Joyce said.
KGK Gardening and Design plan to finish the building early spring of 2014, Joyce said. The building and assembly center are on 19 acres.
Derek said the assembly hall will have a rustic barn look with plenty of landscaping for enjoyment and photo opportunities.
KGK Gardening and Design employs 50 crew members during the summer and 15 during the winter, Ken said.
Mayor William Currin said the business was started 29 years ago and has been an asset to Hudson.
Economic Development Director Chuck Wiedie said KGK has been a landmark in the city for a long time.
“I think the company that’s been grown in Hudson and expanding here in the spring is great,” Wiedie said.
Council member Alex Kelemen said the company fills a need in Hudson and the location, which had to be rezoned from suburban residential neighborhood to industrial/business park earlier this year, creates an unusual use in an industrial area.
Council member Dan Williams said it’s great to see a local person succeed.
“He grew up here,” Williams said. “This is the type of development we like to encourage. It’s nice use of the property.”
Ken thanked his staff who were present for the ground breaking and the city of Hudson.
“I’m proud to call Hudson home,” Ken said. “Hudson is great, and we intend to make it better.”
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