ORION TWP, Mich. – Two recent ribbon cutting events hosted by the Orion Area Chamber of Commerce took place last week. One on July 25 and one on July 27. Both businesses opened recently, one is a chain restaurant sure to be welcomed by the community as a fun place to eat and gather, the other business is a one-of-a-kind fitness studio that aims to tailor work-out plans and fitness routines to each customer.
The first Texas Roadhouse opened in 1993 in Clarksville, Ind. And eventually expanded to 620 locations nationwide. The Orion Township location opened its doors in December of last year, but the Chamber put on a grand opening for the restaurant to officially celebrate its newest recent location.
Photo by Joe Johnson
Along with the official ribbon cutting, guests were treated to live music, entertainment, games for kids and unlimited portions of their legendary rolls with cinnamon butter.
Jacob Wininger, a managing partner of the Orion Township location, spoke to ONTV’s Lexi McKinney about the grand opening and what it means to be a part of the community.
“There’s nothing better than giving back,” Wininger said. “If you’re going to be a part of the community, be a part of the community… You’re here to help the community and grow.”
Families, friends and community leaders came to the grand opening of the restaurant – Wininger spoke on how Texas Roadhouse’s mission helps serve this part of Michigan.
“We’re a people first company,” Wininger said. “We try to take care of our people and do the best we can by them. We have a lot of programs for our people.”
ONTV also spoke to township supervisor, Chris Barnett about the recent flow of business and commerce on the Orion side of Brown road and how he has helped develop this once empty parcel of land.
“We sprung into action, we created the Corridor Improvement Authority, which was a unique tool…” Barnett said. “Ever since then, it’s kind of been this awesome domino effect… this is a great time to be in Orion.”
For more information about Texas Roadhouse in Orion Township, visit texasroadhouse.com and click on “locations,” you can also find them on Facebook.
Photo by Joe Johnson
For the next ribbon cutting event for the Chamber that week, was the grand opening of D1 Training.
Owned by Dimitra and George Boulos, D1 Training aims to enhance the lifestyle of all age groups that come in to their facility. From focused fitness plans to offering classes, D1 Training will be a welcome addition to the Orion community at-large.
ONTV’s Joe Johnson spoke to Dimitra and George Boulos how D1 Training can benefit the community.
“We offer training to athletes as young as seven years-old to adults who are looking to lose some weight,” Dimitra Boulos said. “We knew we wanted to be in Lake Orion, this is our home, this is our community and the athletes that are within our community really inspired us to open this business.”
D1 Training opened on June 10, 2024 and has been embraced by the athletic community in Lake Orion as well as the surrounding businesses in the Orion area.
“We live and breathe Lake Orion daily,” Dimitra said.
For more information about D1 Training visit, d1training.com/lake-orion.
For more information on Chamber events visit orionareachamber.com.