 Good morning, everyone. Thank you all for being here today. My name is Ryan Coleman. I'm the director of economic development for the city of Columbia, and I'm really excited. We've got a stellar turnout crowd here this morning for the grand opening of Metropolis and the Vista. So thank you for joining out here on this lovely morning where we are open for business at the city of Columbia. So it's my pleasure to introduce our esteemed speakers who will help open this event for us. First, I'm going to ask Mayor Daniel Rickman to come to the microphone to provide some opening remarks. He'll be followed by Miss Abby Anderson, the executive director for the Congaree Vista Guild, and then by the man of honor today, Mr. Gregory Garrett, owner of Metropolis. So thank you all. Mayor Rickman. It's great to see everybody out here. As Ryan alluded to, we're open for business. Very excited to be here. I think this is our 41st business opening this year, and we've had businesses opening throughout our community in all four corners. But here we are in the Vista today. This beautiful setting I was talking with Gregory earlier about. We used to come down here when it was the backpacker, and it stood stagnant for a little bit. Now you look at this beautiful building that Gregory's invested in and excited for him to have the 20 stylists here to take care of our community. And I hope that everybody comes out and takes the time to really take advantage of the great setting in there. It is beautiful if you haven't been in there yet. What a great investment. Thank you so much for locating downtown and being part of this beautiful Vista community. Good morning, everyone. Sorry I was late, but I had to look fabulous for my favorite salon. As Greg mentioned, the downtown location had been around for several years, and it's been a huge part of my life in Columbia as well. I came here when I got engaged. I came here when I defended my dissertation and wanted to feel beautiful on graduation day. I came here when I shot my first political ad to run for office and become your city councilman at large. Metropolis has been a huge part of my life. And over the years, I'm thankful to call many of the folks that work there, my friends. They always welcome me and they always make me feel like a rock star when I leave. But most importantly, I love the sense of community that this salon really represents. You see people from all walks of life come into the salon, whether they are business owners, students, public officials. I think the other day that I was in here, I ran into three or four people I hadn't seen in years, and I think that that's very reflective of the type of clients that the salon attracts. They want everybody to have an amazing experience no matter who you are. And I cannot be more excited to have Metropolis in the Vista with lots of parking. So there's no reason why you can't be here and come and hang out and enjoy some champagne while getting your hair, makeup, whatever you need done. Men, that doesn't mean that you can't come to you. They do a really good job with men's haircuts. But most of all, I'm just really excited to see you all growing and growing into a space that will hopefully allow for many, many more people to enjoy all of the great services that you have to offer. So congratulations on this amazing grand opening. I'm Abby Anderson with the Vista Guild. We are thrilled to have Metropolis so on make their move down the hill toward the river to here in the Vista and rehab this beautiful building. I can't wait for you guys all to see it. So the Vista is growing and expanding and we are very excited to have Metropolis as part of that. So without further ado, everyone who or the person you all want to hear from this is Gregory Garrett. I want to thank everybody for coming out today. I really, really appreciate it. I'm just going to go down a very long list of people to thank that has made this possible. We work in a really fascinating industry and has brought many, many amazing people into my life. Clients that have turned into so much more. First off is Thomas, who went from a client that helped me write my first business plan to a business partner. I'm not going to make him talk, but I'm going to point at him. And now a great friend with him and his wife. A man that was referred to me with a head full of hair to tame Jason Sellers of Indigo Design Build and Sonnet Instruction Construction who helped create this beautiful building and helped me fulfill my dream. So quiet the contractor on that one. I want to thank my parents and my family for their love and support. They couldn't be here today, but they're cheering on from afar. I want to thank my in-laws for literally driving down the day after we closed on this building to start construction on it and help demo. They're pretty much the best in-laws you could ask for. Huge, huge thank you to my team for believing in me and my vision and all the hard work that they've done behind the scenes. That's a giant amount of people over there. A huge thank you to our clients for their support for these last eight years. It's kind of crazy that that much time has passed. Seriously, without all of you, we couldn't have done this. Last but not least, I want to thank my husband Jeremy. Without him, really the idea of metropolis would have never happened. It wouldn't even exist. And I am more thankful than you'll ever know. Okay, less happiness. We are so excited to be a part of Columbia's growth and to offer something that hopefully our city has never seen. We're excited to be part of the Vista to kind of rehab this block and do something with a building that did said dormit for the hottest of minutes. Our goal is to partner with other local businesses to keep elevating your salon experience. I made a lot of great connections with other businesses that are going to help with some of our amenities and experiences and community partnerships that we're going to work with. Our goal is to always improve what we're offering to you to create a comfortable and luxurious experience for the clients of our salon. So if you've never been, now's the time to check us out. It's not too shabby and there if you haven't been inside yet. And lastly, we are excited to be growing our team. I have an amazing group of people that have been super super supportive. And I believe that we have something unique to offer that'll set our salon apart from what other people are doing. I know really industry elevate our industry as a whole and ideally the downtown Columbia community. Thank you all for coming.