In Sept 2006, Gina Petrocco purchased the Lasting Impressions business from the retiring c ouple. The store was a dream Gina had for a number of years. Gina has a broad background in business, leading a number of facility management groups for large corporations like Sperry and Microsoft. She left the business world to raise her son Alexander, the youngest of four children, in his early years. In 2001, as Alex began early school programs Gina found an interest in creating permanent floral arrangements. Initially starting with her own arrangements for her home, the demand grew and developed into a small home based business. As Gina found a real passion for arrangements she was drawn to the the festive Christmas season. She created a Christmas season home show which grew in popularity expanding to a seasonal retail location in the holiday season in 2005. Gina realized she has a knack for great customer service. At this point Gina made the decision to look at expanding into a broader retail presence where her great customer service approach would flourish. more... See more text