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By JENN BALUCH
Cronkite News

TEMPE — An idea that came to him as an Arizona State junior turned Tom Hatten into a successful entrepreneur.

His company, Mountainside Fitness, is celebrating its 25th anniversary and opened a 14th location last weekend at the Marina Heights development on Tempe Town Lake.

“It’s taken decades (to build the brand),” Hatten said. “Now when we put the Mountainside ‘M’ up, everyone knows. Which is kind of cool.”

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