ATX-GEO: Impact 10/3/2025

Susan Stone harnessed her creativity, and love of antiques, floral design and human connection to open her own storefront, Flower Bells, in downtown Georgetown in September 2024.

About the business: Stone offers custom arranging, premade arrangements ready for pick up, and a variety of modern and vintage vases. 

She encourages patrons to visit the store and create their own bouquets from the options available—including fresh and dried flowers, feathers and embellishments. 

What else? Flower Bells also has a subscription model, which Stone refers to as a prescription, where Austin-area residents can pick up a custom arrangement weekly or monthly. No two arrangements are ever the same, Stone said.

Quote of note: “[It’s] always fun and creative and [you get to] challenge yourself to do the next unusual thing or the next interesting color combination,” she said.

Frost Bank has plans for a second Georgetown location, according to Bill Day, senior vice president of corporate communications.

The new bank is part of Frost's multiyear expansion project that has opened over 200 branches since 2018, Day said.

The details: The 11,694-square-foot building will be built near Wolf Ranch Town Center, according to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Frost has not scheduled an opening date for the location, Day said.

• 2208 Wolf Ranch Parkway, Georgetown

Austin Community College is aiming to meet a growing demand for dental hygienists in Central Texas through an expanded dental hygiene clinic.

What's happening: ACC officials celebrated the opening of the newly renovated space at the ACC Eastview Campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 1. Through the facility, ACC is projected to nearly double the dental hygiene program’s enrollment and provide affordable dental care to more community members, said Michelle Landrum, ACC Dental Hygiene department chair.

The details: Since 2003, ACC’s two-year program has trained students to become dental hygienists through hands-on work experience at its on-site dental clinic. The new 13,800-square-foot dental hygiene facility has increased the number of operatories from 16 to 32, allowing students to treat more patients.

The highly-competitive ACC program has now increased its annual cohorts from 18 to 34 students.

What they're saying: “Across Texas, dentists are having a very difficult time treating all of their patients because there are just not enough dental hygienists,” said Dr. Shailee Gupta, local dentist and member of Capital Area Dental Society.

A San Antonio-based grocery chain with a stronghold across Texas is now facing a change in leadership.

In case you missed it: H-E-B President Craig Boyan announced his intention to step down from his role, effective in January 2026.

He’ll subsequently retire at the end of next year, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the company.

As a result, current H-E-B Chief Operating Officer Roxanne Orsak will take his place.

Zooming in: Orsak started her career at H-E-B in 1988 as a store manager, rising through the ranks to become the COO in 2022, according to the release.

“I am honored to continue to shape the future of this great company with integrity, heart and a relentless pursuit of excellence,” Orsak said.

The context: The leadership change comes in tandem with H-E-B’s continued expansion in Texas.

New storefronts in San Antonio, Georgetown, Prosper and more have opened within the last two months, as previously reported by Community Impact.