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Craig Benson would like Planet Fitness to become "the next Cabletron." At least that's what the former Cabletron Systems CEO and New Hampshire governor told state legislators on May 27, when he urged them to approve a special tax change in anticipa...

Real estate developer Cameron Johnson is building a mixed-use walkable community amidst one of the last large pieces of undeveloped land along the Parks Highway in Wasilla. His plans for the thirty-two acre Shoppes at Sun Mountain include the first...

A Planet Fitness is expected to open in mid-2020 at 805 Wade Hampton Blvd. in Greer, according to Colliers International, who represented landlord Tate Capital. The 20,307-square-foot site was previously occupied by Big Lots, which moved to a differe...

Premier Holding Corporation (OTCQB: PRHL) announces the completion of a large commercial deregulated power agreement by its subsidiary, The Power Company (TPC) for the Planet Fitness facilities owned and run by franchisee, PFNY, LLC ("PFNY"). The de...

The growth certainly isn't slowing for Planet Fitness Inc. since the Newington-based gym chain launched its initial public offering in August. In a financial statement, the company said it is opening up roughly 200 stores a year, including a franch...

The Planet Fitness just off Wedington Drive in Fayetteville was sold for $3.45 million this past week. BNC Rental LLC, led by Rick Carpenter of Fayetteville, bought the property from Forest Hills Village LLC, led by Charles Palmer of Fort Smith. Pa...

The increasing failure of big box retailers is contributing to the success of Planet Fitness, which is opening gyms at a record clip, but investors are worried about the fitness franchise's long-term stamina. The Hampton-based fitness chain opened ...

Helping kids to be healthy and active is a public health priority. According to a Youth Risk Behavior survey conducted in 2015, nearly half of New Hampshire's high school students are not getting the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each d...

Planet Fitness owners are selling another 8 million shares of the Newington based fitness chain, reducing their majority ownership. The sale, announced last week, will be the third sell off from private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners. The San Fr...

It's generally agreed that it's time for New Hampshire to get rid of its unique "step-up tax"--first brought to the public attention last year, when Planet Fitness introduced its initial public offering. The question is how to do it so the fix is fai...

Planet Fitness launched an unusual marketing campaign before Father's Day to promote their trademarked "judgment free zone." In a press release entitled "Gut Check," the Hampton-based publicly traded fitness chain reported on the results of a member ...

Planet Fitness (PLNT), together with Kohl's (KSS) announced a strategic collaboration to initially open up to 10 Planet Fitness stores adjacent to select Kohl's stores across the country in 2019 with the opportunity for additional locations in the fu...

New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties Group announced the mid-December grand opening of a 15,000 s/f Planet Fitness at the Berlin Mall in Vermont. One of the largest and fastest growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the United St...

Planet Fitness, which opened a new gym in Merrimack last month, plans to open three more in New Hampshire over the next year or so as part of the company's rapid expansion throughout the nation, the company's CEO revealed in his earnings call earlier...

Planet Fitness announced that Kathy Gentilozzi has been appointed chief people officer, or CPO. Gentilozzi will oversee the company's human resources operations including talent acquisition, leadership and organizational development, business partner...

Planet Fitness, the Newington-based franchisor of fitness centers, has announced its intentions to issue an initial public offering. The company said it filed a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, putting ...

Planet Fitness, the Newington-based health club franchise, has announced plans to enter Canada, marking the company's first international expansion. Planet Fitness, which has more than 850 clubs nationwide, will open its first international locatio...

Former Gov. Craig Benson has rejoined the board of directors of Planet Fitness, a national gym chain based in Hampton in which he is a substantial franchisee, and which uses software from a company that Benson partly owns, according to a Securities a...

Byline: Brett Hershman Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE:PLNT) shares are trading higher after the company reported a fourth-quarter earnings and sales beat Tuesday. The company guided to a FY19 sales increase of 15 percent year-over-year and 25-percent hig...

Byline: Ioannis Pashakis National Fitness Partners, a Camp Hill-based franchisee of 59 Planet Fitness clubs, expects to add 12 new clubs to its portfolio in the next month. Argonne Capital Group, National Fitness's parent company, said on Tuesday...

For the year ending December 31, 2018, the company now expects: Total revenue increase of approximately 33% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2017; System-wide same store sales growth of approximately 10%; and adjusted net income and adjuste...

Planet Fitness, which now has more than 1,800 locations across the United States, has signed a lease for its first gym in Long Island City. The brand, which has been around since 1992, is set to occupy more than 18,000 s/f at Alta+, located at 29-2...

Planet Fitness Inc., Newington, has reported fourth-quarter net income of $2.5 million, or 6 cents a share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, were 17 cents per share. The fitness center operator posted revenue of ...