Mysterious Developer Is Pushing Billions In Georgia Megaprojects. An SEC Veteran Warns: Buyer Beware
Bear Village is being pitched as a $650M game-changer for Commerce, Georgia.
The resort would bring indoor and outdoor water parks, a 600-room hotel, a cart track, an entertainment center, retail shops, timeshares and a 15,000-gallon freshwater aquarium to the quiet city of 8,800 people 70 miles northeast of Downtown Atlanta.
But Bear Village currently appears less a resort than a mirage — the centerpiece of a web of hype, failed deals, dubious filings and crypto-fueled promises.
Bear Village is being pitched as a $650M game-changer for Commerce, Georgia.
The resort would bring indoor and outdoor water parks, a 600-room hotel, a cart track, an entertainment center, retail shops, timeshares and a 15,000-gallon freshwater aquarium… Read MoreBisnow News Feed
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