• Papa Murphy’s, a national “take ’n bake” pizza chain, opened its first store in Cary on March 23.

Customers can customize an uncooked, fresh pizza and bake it at home. The company’s menu has expanded to cheesy bread, cinnamon wheels and chocolate chip cookie dough.

Bill Hot and Aaron VanDeMark are the franchisees for the location at 3639 S.W. Cary Parkway. They plan to add 14 more stores, the next of which is set to open in early May at the Shoppes of Kildaire, also in Cary.

They promise several giveaways from April 16-19, including free pizza and Hurricane tickets.

Papa Murphy’s has more than 1,000 locations in 31 states and Canada. For more, visit papamurphy's.com.

• Grace Park Development, Morrisville’s first mixed-use project, will be completed in June, offering rental units above retail space.

The $32 million development includes 128 rental apartments and 58,000 square feet of ground floor retail space. It also includes 52 townhomes starting at $350,000.

Retailers already committed include Starbucks, Quiznos, Dairy Queen, Anytime Fitness, Asian Bistro, Grace Park Animal Hospital and Kangaroo.

The development is located at the corner of Morrisville Carpenter Road and Davis Drive, close to RTP, Cary and I-540.

More than a third of the rental units, which offer stained concrete floors and curved walls, have been pre-leased. For more, visit thekalikowgroup.com and eycompanies.com.

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• Aqua North Carolina Inc. announced hiring David Schlobohm as operations manager.

Schlobohm will be responsible for managing North Carolina operations, including 796 water and 60 wastewater facilities.

A professional licensed engineer, Schlobohm is pursuing a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Certification Institute.

Aqua North Carolina is the largest private water and wastewater utility in the state and serves about 200,000 residents in more than 40 counties.

• SunTrust Mortgage Inc. welcomed Mark Wooten as a certified mortgage planner in its Cary office.

Wooten brings more than 17 years of experience in the mortgage industry. He last worked with Crescent State Bank. He earned his bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University.

“I believe in providing the most personalized customer service in the industry,” Wooten said.

He will specialize in mortgage residential lending, including purchase money, refinances, construction-perm loans and renovation lending. Contact him at 380-6766 or e-mail at mark.wooten@suntrust.com.