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Sage Spa Salon Opening Whitefish, Montana Location in September

Bozeman-Based Sage Spa Salon Opening Second Location on Railway Avenue in Historic Downtown Whitefish .

Bozeman, MT - June 14, 2004 - Exactly one year after opening Sage Spa Salon in Bozeman, the company will be opening its doors to a second location in Whitefish, Montana. Sage-Whitefish will be a 3,000 square foot Aveda™ Lifestyle Day Spa, Salon and Store in a newly developed, downtown property at 525 Railway overlooking Whitefish's historic Train Depot and the snowy peaks of the Big Mountain Resort. "Our guests can expect a design similar to our Bozeman location as well as the same dedication to the 'sage experience', our team and the community," commented Stephanie Orler.

Sage Spa Salon offers day spa services like massages, body wraps, facials, pedicures, manicures along with salon services like hair cutting, coloring, and conditioning. Sage offers an event friendly facility and employs a full-time event coordinator to ensure that their guests' event experiences are memorable. In addition to services, all Sage Spa Salon locations have a dedicated Aveda™ retail store with all natural lifestyle products including make-up, hair care, skin care and candles.

"Whitefish is what we refer to as a 'Sage Community'. Like Bozeman, the area is made up of health-conscious, community-minded, progressive people. Their downtown is thriving, the area is rapidly growing, and, personally, we couldn't think of a better place to spend our time away from Bozeman" said Justin Bigart.

Sage-Whitefish will employ approximately 20 professionals including nationally certified massage therapists, estheticians, stylists, manicurists/pedicurists, retail professionals, an event coordinator and management. Fulltime, Sage Spa Salon employees receive health insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid time off and employee wellness programs. "Our business is only as good as our people - so we do our best to create a professional environment that allows for career growth, high earnings potential and a balanced life," explained Stephanie.

About Sage Spa Salon
Sage Spa Salon is a Bozeman-based day spa and salon development company that partners with the Aveda Corporation (www.aveda.com) to develop and operate Aveda™ Lifestyle Spas, Salons and Stores. Currently, Sage has locations in Bozeman, Montana and will be opening in Whitefish, Montana this fall. The company focuses on creating unforgettable, health-centric guest experiences in hip, relaxing atmospheres, providing careers for the best spa, salon and wellness professionals, and continually impacting the communities where they live, work and play. The founders, Stephanie Orler and Justin Bigart, are Montana-natives and have growth plans that include several other locations across Montana as well as the Aveda Rocky Mountain Institute (ARMI) in Bozeman. ARMI will be the world's 8th Aveda Institute (experiential beauty school) and a non-urban alternative for students that would otherwise attend school at Institutes in Minneapolis, New York, London, Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix and Seattle.

Release Contacts:
Justin Bigart and Stephanie Orler
Founders, Sage Spa Salon
424 E Main, Suite 1
Bozeman, MT 59715
406-585-8282

www.sagespasalon.com
justin@sagespasalon.com
stephanie@sagespasalon.com
Justin is a 4 year member of the Montana Jobs Network Advisory Group.