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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Franchise brand&nbsp;<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://handandstone.com/about?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=hand-stone-featured-in-healthy-living-magazine-2709609" target="_blank" rel="nofollow&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1554311918090000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHA4rWku58dsAaOvTHqrNpIyCNBAA" href="https://handandstone.com/about" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">Hand &amp; Stone</a>, a luxury massage and facial spa,&nbsp;is opening in The Villages, Florida in April. The location is owned by first-time business owners Ron and Stephanie Urton.</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Living Healthy Managing Editor Leigh Neely spoke with the new franchisees about their plans for their location and why the market is a good fit for the brand.&nbsp;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Said Urton to Living Healthy,&nbsp;&ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t even opened yet, but everywhere we go, we&rsquo;re surprised and pleased by the positive response we receive,&rdquo; Stephanie said. &ldquo;We are really excited about what we have and can&rsquo;t wait to share it with everyone in this area.&rdquo;</div>

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<div style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">You can view the entire article&nbsp;</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.lakehealthyliving.com/hand-stone-massage-spa-coming-to-the-villages-in-april/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=hand-stone-featured-in-healthy-living-magazine-2709609" target="_blank" rel="nofollow&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1554311918090000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkU1JeMuLwv7_o-dIWSQeWjYl8_g" href="https://www.lakehealthyliving.com/hand-stone-massage-spa-coming-to-the-villages-in-april/" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204); font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:small" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)">.</span></div>

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