[Vision2020] new business

[Saundra Lund]

With respect to Anytime Fitness, Debbie Gray asked:
"Did the article say where it would be located? Was that in the MPDaily News
or ?"

It will be in the Rodeo Center in north Moscow.  For those who missed it,
here's the article from the Moscow-Pullman Daily News:

"Biz Bits: 24-hour fitness club to open in north Moscow

Anytime Fitness to open at Rodeo Center 
By Murf Raquet
Friday, January 12, 2007 - Page Updated at 08:29:54 PM

Montana already was sold so Rick and Teresa Taylor decided to purchase the
Palouse and the Lewis-Clark Valley. 

They weren't on the ultimatereal estate romp. Instead, the Post Falls couple
were buying franchise rights for Anytime Fitness. They didn't start out
wanting to own fitness centers, but the idea took root when they joined the
Anytime Fitness at Post Falls. 

"We loved the 24-hour concept," said Teresa Taylor, 39. "It was what we were
looking for." 

It wasn't long before they were discussing franchise terms with the
Minnesota-based company. "We wanted to locate to Montana but someone bought
(the franchise rights)," she  said. 

The Moscow area was their next choice. It didn't hurt that their daughter
was moving there this summer. If business goes as expected,the Taylors hope
to open similar centers in Pullman and the Lewiston area. 

For now, they are concentrating on building membership at the Moscow site. 

They have leased a 4,325-square-foot space at the Rodeo Center, a strip mall
near Global Credit Union in North Moscow. A mid-February opening is planned.


Anytime Fitness operates 24 hours and will be staffed during peak use
periods - usually between 10-11 a.m. and 7-8 p.m., she said.

Security is the No. 1 concern at the co-ed center. Video cameras are
installed throughout the facility and members are admitted only after their
cards are scanned. 

The club also provides emergency buttons that can be worn around the neck
and will alert law enforcement if activated. The facility features Precor
cardiovascular and strength  equipment, free weights, tanning beds and
personal training. 

There also are private bathrooms, cubbies for personal items and plenty of
offstreet parking. The stationary bikes, treadmills and elliptical equipment
have individual TV screens.  Users can plug in headphones and watch whatever
they want to make their workout more enjoyable. 

Membership also includes access to all Anytime Fitness facilities
nationwide. 

Currently, there are about 800 franchise locations. Rick, 41, and Teresa are
happy to be in Moscow and are impressed with the positive response so far. 

"We've been told the town needs another club," she said. "That sure seems
like the case." 

The Taylors are preselling memberships at the center from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Monday though Friday.  Membership costs vary depending on the length of time
purchased. Anytime Fitness is located at 212 E. Rodeo Drive, Suite 510.

For more information or to enroll, call (208) 882-3100 or e-mail
MoscowID at anytimefitness.com."