The city of Georgetown and Williamson County completed the widening of Williams Drive northwest of the Shell Road intersection in December 2010. Since that time, new businesses have opened and the area has seen new developments.

Businesses

1. Dr. Kalpana K. Jatla opened Clarity Eye Center, 4500 Williams Drive, Ste. 228, in October. The office offers eye exams, cataract surgery, diabetic eye exams, eyelid surgery, glaucoma care and laser surgery. 512-868-3937. www.clarityeye.net

2. Paul Dicks opened Zounds Hearing on April 1 at 105 Wildwood Drive, Ste. 212, to provide hearing aid fitting and dispensing services. Zounds Hearing also works with the Sertoma Club to collect, repair and redistribute hearing aids. 512-863-4333. www.zoundshearing.com

3. Georgetown Family Health Clinic, located at 105 Wildwood Drive, Ste. 201, is a family practice providing general health care. Dr. James B. Thompson has been practicing medicine in Georgetown for 15 years, and the clinic celebrated its sixth anniversary in June. 512-763-3220. www.gtownfhc.com

4. ERA Colonial Real Estate expanded its office at 4909 Williams Drive in December. The company has been in Georgetown since 2001 and also offers rental property management. 512-868-0403. www.colonialrealestate.com

Restaurants

5. Located at 4500 Williams Drive, Ste. 200, in the H-E-B shopping center, Yaghi's Pizzeria offers New York–style pizza made fresh daily. Owner Khal Yaghi opened the Georgetown location in 2010. 512-868-9991. www.yaghispizzeria.com

6. John Despertt moved BB's Home Cooking to 4701 Williams Drive, Bldg. 1, in 2009. The restaurant also offers a full bar and patio seating. 512-868-6700. www.bbshomecooking.com

Development

7. Assisted living center Legacy at Georgetown will host a ribbon cutting at 4907 Williams Drive on July 18. See Page 6 for more information.

8. Georgetown Pediatric Dentistry is constructing a new office at 4507 Williams Drive. See Page 6 for more information.

9. Georgetown Mortgage LLC is constructing an office park at 4819 Williams Drive, which includes five planned buildings, the largest of which is 10,000 square feet. That building will include the company's corporate office and a local branch. The company is expected to move to the new building by the end of July. 512-930-7888. www.gtnmtg.com

10. Construction on the new headquarters of Vitalogy Skincare began in April at 4513 Williams Drive. The building will house the dermatology practice's business office, medical spa and dermatology office and is expected open in 2014.www.vitalogyskincare.com

Future Land Use

11. City Council approved rezoning 9.2 acres at 4775 Williams Drive from agriculture to local commercial use at its June 11 meeting. Specific plans for building on the property have not yet been made, Georgetown Senior Planner Mike Elabarger said.www.georgetown.org

12. City Council rezoned about 34 acres at 4700 Williams Drive at its June 25 meeting. The rezoning changed 9.04 acres of office district and 25.13 acres of local commercial district to 14.97 acres of office district and 19.20 acres of local commercial district.

This is a sample of businesses and organizations in the area. The list is not comprehensive.