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title: "Upstate Business Journal: K9 Resorts Hopes to Bring Luxury Pet Care to Spartanburg"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0f70c0e6-02c3-4102-8730-b8429fff3fc1
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/upstate-business-journal-k9-resorts-hopes-to-bring-luxury-pet-care-to-spartanburg-9735
category: "Pets"
industry: "Pets"
published: 2017-01-28T15:10:49.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:15.262Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/90d97f3acf766cd1ffbc0c109a819d212839.jpg
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# Upstate Business Journal: K9 Resorts Hopes to Bring Luxury Pet Care to Spartanburg

**TL;DR:** K9 Resorts is targeting Spartanburg, South Carolina for growth, offering luxury pet care services. The brand's Co-Founder and Co-CEO Jason Parker discussed development plans for Spartanburg with the Upstate Business Journal.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-01-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/upstate-business-journal-k9-resorts-hopes-to-bring-luxury-pet-care-to-spartanburg-9735).*

## Story

K9 Resorts is looking to expand in South Carolina, and is specifically targeting Spartanburg for growth in 2017. The Upstate Business Journal spoke with Co-Founder and Co-CEO Jason Parker about the brand and their development plans for Spartanburg.

The article discusses the K9 brand, and lays out in detail the requirements for prospective franchisee partners.

Said Parker to the Upstate Business Journal, “We are really excited about Spartanburg. This business really brings out the entrepreneurial spirit in us. It combines our passion for dogs and for entrepreneurism. We know that maybe there are some folks out there who want more fulfillment and that’s why we decided to franchise our business.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Pets (sector)
- K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel (company)
- Jason Parker (person)
- luxury pet care (topic)
- Spartanburg (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/upstate-business-journal-k9-resorts-hopes-to-bring-luxury-pet-care-to-spartanburg-9735). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0f70c0e6-02c3-4102-8730-b8429fff3fc1).