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<a href="https://1851franchise.com/bigblueswimschool">Big Blue Swim School</a> has signed franchise partner Woody Alpern to take the already rapidly expanding company to even more major markets across the Southeast. Joining the system is Alpern, a nationally known professional diving instructor, and his business partner Gerry Benjamin, who has extensive business experience investing in industries that include franchising and hospitality. According to <a href="https://www.aquaticsintl.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=aquatics-international-big-blue-launches-rapid-growth-plan-2714751" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Aquatics International</a>, the expansion plans are impressive:<blockquote>The team plans to eventually open 35 locations throughout the Southeastern U.S. The $87 million deal is expected to lead to nine locations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale market; four in Jacksonville, Fla.; three in Tampa, Fla.; four in Nashville, Tenn.; five in Charlotte, N.C.; seven in Atlanta; and three in Louisville/Lexington, Ky. Altogether, these new schools are expected to create 1,000 to 1,400 jobs.</blockquote>As brick-and-mortar retailers fold up shop, <a href="https://www.bigblueswimschool.com/franchising/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=aquatics-international-big-blue-launches-rapid-growth-plan-2714751" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Big Blue Swim School</a> is targeting now-empty spaces in malls and other shopping centers for their new locations and are looking to keep drive-times in the 15-minute range from densely populated areas.<a href="https://www.aquaticsintl.com/facilities/management-operators/big-blue-launches-rapid-growth-plan_o?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=aquatics-international-big-blue-launches-rapid-growth-plan-2714751" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Click here to read the full article in Aquatics International.</a>

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