Jenny Craig opens 7 centers in CT through CB Commercial.Jenny Craig, Inc., one of the largest weight loss service companies in the industry, entered the Connecticut market for the first time with the simulataneous opening of seven weight loss centers. Targeting Hartford and New Haven counties, the centers, each averaging 2,700 square feet, began opening in Glastonbury Glastonbury, town, EnglandGlastonbury (glăs`tənbərē), town (1991 pop. 6,751), Somerset, SW England. It has a leather industry, but Glastonbury is famous for its religious associations and many legends. One legend tells that St. Joseph of Arimathea founded the first Christian church in England there., West Hartford West Hartford, town (1990 pop. 60,110), Hartford co., central Conn., a suburb of Hartford; settled c.1679, inc. 1854. Industrial production, which comprises a geographically small part of West Hartford, includes machine tools and parts, aircraft accessories, air conditioners, electrical equipment, and vacuum cleaners. An affluent residential town, there are numerous commercial and professional offices. It is the seat of St. Joseph College, the Univ., Newington Newington, town (1990 pop. 29,208), Hartford co., central Conn., a residential suburb of Hartford; settled 1670, inc. 1871. Its industries include milk processing and the manufacture of airplane parts, ball bearings, tools, and plumbing supplies., Orange, Wallingford and Hamden Hamden, town (1990 pop. 52,434), New Haven co., S Conn.; inc. 1786. The town, settled c.1638, was named for John Hampden, the English Puritan. A residential and manufacturing suburb of New Haven, of which it was once a part, Hamden makes machinery, electrical and computer products, metal goods, wire and cable, building materials, fabricated metals, and rolled steel. on February 17. An additional store in Bristol will open in the near future.Peter Corbett and Tim McNamara, retail leasing specialists with CB Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc., recently completed negotiations for the seven locations. The search for suitable sites in Connecticut actually started in 1988, but according to the CB Commercial leasing team, the scarcity of properties meeting Jenny Craig's criteria coupled with high rental prices, delayed the company's entrance in the market. "Jenny Craig has a very detailed, clearly focused spec sheet," McNamara said. "Last August we presented 30 high quality locations throughout Connecticut to Jenny Craig's national real estate executives. All locations met the corporation's general specifications and were presented with a comprehensive analysis." |
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