WHEN TIME STOOD STILL Industry perspectives on the shared experience of 9/11
By Jon Feld September 11, 2001:
It is a date, a day in history, that will never be forgotten, but, now, on the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon, in Washington, D.C., it’s particularly appropriate to reflect on that cataclysmic, world- altering event. In 2001 and 2002, CBI published a number of articles about
the aftermath of 9/11. One of those (see “Defining Moment,” September 2002 CBI, pg. 42) chronicled the experiences and emotions of individuals who operated health and fitness facilities in New York City at the time of the attacks. Now, 10 years after the terrorists left Manhattan with a scarred
Ground Zero landscape, and the country with a lingering anxiety and state of chronic hyper-alertness, we’re beginning to see the
38 Club Business Internat ional | SEPTEMBER 2011 |
emergence of the World Trade Center towers and the rebirth of a city’s spirit. Recently, CBI went back to the operators who’d shared their
painful experiences in ’02 to gain perspective on how their clubs and views of New York City had changed. Not surprisingly, a great deal is much different today—some people have moved on to new companies and/or careers, and certain firms, such as The Wellbridge Company, no longer have a presence in the city. Yet, the general sense conveyed was of strong resiliency, with
respect to the city, their businesses, and lives. While a subliminal unease and heightened security remain part of the new environ- ment, there’s also optimism, progress, and renewal, as the fol- lowing operators relate in their shared, but singular, experiences.
www.
ihrsa.org
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122