Office of Business Development Helps
New Fitness Center Establish Location
SB CityNews
July 21, 2011
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (July
18, 2011) A new fitness center is
coming to San Bernardino thanks to
assistance from the City of San
Bernardino Economic Development
Agency, Office of Business
Development.
According to Lori Tillery, economic
development manager, San
Bernardino Fitness LLC has signed a
lease on a 24,000-square foot retail
facility at 2041 E. Highland Avenue.
Tillery said memberships will be on
sale in August and the center is
scheduled to open in September. The
new business is expected to employ
11 people when fully operational.
“The building will be converted into
a state-of-the art-fitness facility and
operate under the name Planet
Fitness,’’ she said.
“The business will also take
advantage of the San Bernardino
Valley Enterprise Zone hiring credits,
once Highland Avenue is added to
the existing zone,”
Tillery said. “The
location of a quality fitness center of
this size will fill an existing gap in this
market in the north end of town,
where only a handful of small
facilities exist.” The Office of Business
Development assisted the new
business with issues such as
zoning verification and façade
improvements.
Owner Farrukh Zafar said he was
grateful for the assistance provided
by the Office of Business
Development staff. “They offered
me different ways to save money
and they helped me apply for the
business license,” Zafar said.
About the City of San
Bernardino’s Office of Business
Development
The Office of Business
Development, a branch of the City
of San Bernardino Economic
Development Agency, was created
to promote business recruitment,
assist with business retention and
provide business resources and
information to San Bernardino area
businesses and companies.
The
Office of Business Development is
funded by the City of San
Bernardino Economic Development
Agency. For more information call
909.963.5026, or visit
www.sbrda.org. |