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August 2008

Can You Hear Me Now?

After two sales of the company in the past 10 years, Gold's Gym International (GGI), Dallas, has become like a parent of children from three marriages....

Making New Tracks

The Club Industry show may be a veteran event in the fitness industry it has more than 22 years under its belt but this year's conference and exposition...

Ground Rules

When Ed Steele received a letter from his utility company notifying him of a 38 percent hike in electricity prices, he was glad he had already found one...

In the Game

By Jennipher Shaver, senior associate editor

When the YMCA of Avery County in Linville, NC, began planning its new facility about a year-and-a-half ago, operators looked at adding a typical kids'...



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Complaint Against Las Vegas Club Goes to AG

Aug 14, 2008 4:42 PM

LAS VEGAS -- The Las Vegas Athletic Club (LVAC) may no longer be able to offer free enrollment to women if it does not do the same for men. The Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) has forwarded a complaint about the practice to the state’s attorney general’s office. ...

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