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Fit for expansion
VP Fitness
(Published Sept. 7, 2018)
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 2011
TYPE OF BUSINESS: Fitness club
THEN:
OWNER: Joe Depena
LOCATION: 10 Dorrance St., Suite 200, Providence
EMPLOYEES: 28
ANNUAL SALES: $1.3 million
NOW:
OWNER: Joe...
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