Vision Quest Sport and Fitness buys Mieko clubs | Briefs
Published 3:34 pm Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Vision Quest Sport and Fitness has purchased Mieko Fitness of Edmonds, Lake City, Mill Creek and Canyon Park.
The facilities will merge with the other locations, so Mieko Fitness members can use all Vision Quest gyms and participate in its competitions and programs. The merger is estimated to be completed in 30 to 90 days.
The acquisition enables Vision Quest to broaden its target for participants in the “Biggest Loser” contest, which has grown from 40 participants to more than 200 contestants. Three times a year, members can compete in the three-month challenge and win prizes.
Vision Quest Sport and Fitness has been operating in the South Sound for more than 10 years with locally owned clubs in Auburn, Puyallup, Kent, Tacoma and downtown Seattle.
Elsewhere
• Auburn Foreign Repair, 725 Auburn Way N., recently was recognized as a AAA Top Shop.
AAA Washington praised the Auburn location for its quality of repair work, courtesy of employees and shop cleanliness. Customer satisfaction surveys and feedback help AAA Washington extend the “best of the best” award.
The facilities that earn the honor typically have received customer satisfaction rates close to 100 percent during the last calendar year.
Auburn Foreign Repair met the precise standards needed to be part of the AAA Approved Auto Repair network.
• The Safeway Distribution Center in Auburn and Dynacraft, a PACCAR company in Algona, were among 89 local companies named to the King County’s Solid Waste Division 2011 “Best Workplaces for Recycling and Waste Reduction” list. The list recognizes businesses with exceptional recycling programs and for their commitment to reducing the amount of waste their company produces. Last year, businesses in King County sent more than 200,000 tons of recyclable materials to the landfill.
The 2011 list spans a wide array of businesses in the county, including hospitality, medical services, professional services, retail, finance, government, arts and entertainment and others.
To see the complete list and to learn more about what these businesses are doing to improve recycling programs, visit www.kingcounty.gov/recyclemore.
