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title: "Sola Salons Expands Presence in Florida with New Openings"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/542a03b5-b32b-473d-adf7-836b49bb289d
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20250714_sola_salons_expands_presence_in_florida_with_new_openings.html
category: "Hair & salon suites"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
segment: "Hair & salon suites"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2025-07-14T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:40:52.747Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Sola Salons Expands Presence in Florida with New Openings

**TL;DR:** Sola Salons is expanding its presence in Florida with new locations in Orlando, Bonita Springs, and Lakeland. The new locations are led by experienced multi-unit franchisees, including Haynes Chidsey and Linda and Harold Rauner.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-07-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20250714_sola_salons_expands_presence_in_florida_with_new_openings.html).*

## Story

Denver, CO - Sola Salons wave of new locations opening in key FL markets including Orlando, Bonita Springs, and Lakeland.

“Florida continues to be a high-performing market for Sola Salons,” said Daryl Hurst, President and Chief Operating Officer at Sola Salons.

The newest Florida locations are led by experienced, multi-unit franchisees including:

- Orlando, FL & Lakeland, FL: Multi-unit operator of over 50 locations across the country, 14 of them in Florida alone, Haynes Chidsey, continues to grow his portfolio with new studios in Central Florida. The Orlando location opened in April, and the Lakeland location is slated to open in early August.

- Bonita Springs, FL: Opening in July, this new location is led by husband-and-wife duo Linda and Harold Rauner, passionate entrepreneurs dedicated to bringing more opportunity to beauty professionals in Southwest Florida.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- Florida (location)
- beauty and wellness (topic)
- Orlando (location)
- Sola Salons (company)
- Daryl Hurst (person)
- florida market (topic)
- Haynes Chidsey (person)
- Lakeland (location)
- Bonita Springs (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20250714_sola_salons_expands_presence_in_florida_with_new_openings.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/542a03b5-b32b-473d-adf7-836b49bb289d).