The most important privately-owned well being membership operator within the U.S. has added a second St. Tammany Parish location to its portfolio, buying the favored Pelican Athletic Membership in Mandeville.
Genesis Health Clubs, primarily based in Wichita, Kansas, took over the Mandeville membership on Aug. 28. It’s now referred to as Genesis Well being Golf equipment — Pelican Athletic Membership.
Genesis declined to disclosed the sale worth.
Paul Hansen, who heads Genesis’ Tradition and Model Division, stated by e-mail that the charges on the Mandeville membership will stay the identical.
“Genesis management can even evaluation PAC to determine alternatives to boost the member expertise, whereas preserving the traditions and strengths which have made the membership particular,” Hansen’s e-mail stated.
Pelican Athletic Membership, typically generally known as “PAC,” opened in 1996 and for years, together with Franco’s in Mandeville and Stone Creek in Covington, commanded an enormous chunk of western St. Tammany’s well being membership enterprise. Lately, quite a lot of smaller gyms have opened, in addition to massive, nationwide chains resembling Planet Health and Crunch.
Pelican has a number of swimming pools and tennis courts, in addition to weight coaching and cardio tools and group train courses. Hansen stated Pelican members will now have entry to Genesis gyms throughout the U.S.
Pelican is the chain’s 78th membership. Genesis additionally operates gyms in Slidell and Baton Rouge, Hansen stated.
Pelican, which was privately owned as Pelican Athletic Membership LLC, was a pretty acquisition for Genesis to broaden its Louisiana holdings.
“Pelican Athletic Membership has lengthy been acknowledged as considered one of Louisiana’s premier health locations, with a status for excellence and deep group roots,” Hansen stated within the e-mail.
“With golf equipment now in Baton Rouge, Slidell, and Mandeville, members will get pleasure from expanded entry, extra programming, and extra alternatives to attach,” he added.
