Q: I've become a big fan of Curves, the chain of gyms for women who want to lose weight. I did so well losing weight I want to open my own franchise. It looks like it will cost me in the neighborhood ...

HOLLIS, Maine - On a winding country road in the middle of nowhere, a building that once housed an antique shop now holds groups of women working out. Curves, a no-frills fitness club for women, can ...

HOT SPRINGS n The face behind the counter at the Hot Springs Curves franchise is not a new one, but Jackie McElhaney has purchased the business from Lori Wiesler, after working there previously, ...

Sergeant Bluff, Iowa -- A new Curves for Women fitness center recently opened in Sergeant Bluff. The new facility joins more than 8,000 worldwide. "We're number 8,300," said Shelly Ronfeldt who along ...

ANACONDA — Curves owner Natalie Taylor-Kenneally knows firsthand the benefit of the Curves fitness regime. She's been a member of the Butte Curves franchise for two years and has seen women, including ...

DES MOINES -- The state of Iowa and a number of fitness franchises for women are locked in a legal battle over whether the owners must pay sales taxes stretching back years. As Curves for Women ...