WICHITA — Healing Waters is expanding, possibly to a new location.
“It would only be just because of space,” says co-owner Amanda Gorecki.
The spa, which is next to Il Vicino near Douglas and Oliver, opened in 2002. In 2005, it expanded into part of AAA’s former space next door. The spa now has 5,200 square feet, but Gorecki says the business is growing and needs more room.
She’s close to making a decision from several options, which includes using all of the former AAA space, which the company vacated early this year when it moved to Piccadilly Square at Central and Rock.
Leasing at another location also is an option, and so is constructing a new building.
The change comes at a time of other changes as well. Gorecki’s husband, neurosurgeon John Gorecki, is starting a new practice in Atlanta. That’s where the couple may open a new Healing Waters. They also have one in Durham, N. C., which they opened in 2005.
“Wichita will always be our headquarters,” Gorecki says. “It will always be our flagship. It will always be our test market.”
She says her five-year plan is to begin selecting the next five to seven cities to expand to.
Gorecki says business increased by 25 percent in Wichita and Durham in the first quarter this year.
If she moves, Gorecki says, “We want to make sure we’re right in reach of our target market.”
She says the numbers don’t support moving to the west side yet, though she has a number of customers from the area.
“We love Wichita,” Gorecki says. “The community has accepted us so positively.”