New VerdeGoh! Location in downtown Franklin! – Coming Very Soon

Hello Folks,

We got the keys to the new VerdeGoh! Buildings in downtown Franklin last week. Our new location(s) is 1005 Columbia for VerdeGoh! General Store and VerdeGoh! Electric Vehicles Service and the VerdeGoh! Electric Vehicles Car Lot will be at 1027 Columbia Ave., which is the adjacent lot. When I wrote the business plan for VerdeGoh! back in 2007, I always envisioned that all of VerdeGoh!’s operations would be at one location. Either by the stars aligning or God’s good graces, that opportunity has finally come about. And trust me, having a car lot next to retail near downtown Franklin is miraculous in and of itself. Thankfully the code and the previous uses of each site allow for it. We look forward to being an energetic force for the continued re-vitalization of the Columbia Ave. stretch out of downtown Franklin.

We have many exciting things planned for the new location. First, we are in negotiations to have an on-site Coffee/Food partner. We also will have free NEV (neighborhood electric vehicle) charging, 220-Volt (Tier II) charging for bigger electric cars and a “free bike share” program for customers so they can ride our bikes around downtown Franklin after coming from out-of-area, among all of our other services. Additionally, we have plans for patio seating, a small Electric Car Museum and more! As the availability of true electric cars (that can go on the interstate) is still scarce, we look forward to showing our customers the many options we provide for EV Conversions – where we turn gas cars into all electric ones.

Catherine and Jordan will still be with us as will a couple of new faces. Namely, my friend Paul Balciar will be coming on board to help us grow the electric vehicle sales. Paul worked for GM & Delphi or over 25 years and will be an invaluable asset to the team. We will open the VerdeGoh! Electric Vehicle options first followed soon by the VerdeGoh! General Store and then the food service offer. Last, stay tuned for more correspondence from us. We’re going to be reaching out to our friends and customers for your input and feedback as to the things YOU would like to see at the new VerdeGoh!

Thanks gain for all of your continued support. We made it through the recession, and while things are still tenuous, we believe that we can make it down the road  a little further yet. Talk to you again soon…

- Josh

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