@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  @RequestMapping(value = "/map", method = RequestMethod.POST)
  @ResponseBody
  public JSONArray mapPost(@ModelAttribute Business biz, Model model) {
    JSONArray jsonArr = new JSONArray();
    JSONObject tmpJson = new JSONObject();

    model.addAttribute("biz", biz);
    biz.setCoordinatesGoogle();

    if (biz.isNull()) {
      thefacade.getGoogleAPIResults(businesses);
      listOfBusinesses = thefacade.getResults();

      // add businesses to array of JSONs
      for (int i = 0; i < listOfBusinesses.size(); i++) {
        // re-init tmp JSON Object
        tmpJson = new JSONObject();

        // add attributes
        tmpJson.put("name", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getName());
        tmpJson.put("address", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getAddress());
        tmpJson.put("phone", listOfBusinesses.get(i).formatPhoneNumber());
        tmpJson.put("rating", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getAverageRating());
        tmpJson.put("lat", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getCoordinates().getLatitude());
        tmpJson.put("lng", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getCoordinates().getLongitude());
        tmpJson.put("website", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getWebsite());
        tmpJson.put("openStatus", listOfBusinesses.get(i).getOpenStatus());

        // add JSON Object to array
        jsonArr.add(tmpJson);
      }

      // clear list of businesses
      businesses.clear();
      listOfBusinesses.clear();
    } else {
      businesses.add(biz);
    }

    return jsonArr;
  }