Article: Mountain View racing into '06; Mitsos family plans new-builds, takeovers.(Mountain View Tire & Service Inc.)

Byline: Miles Moore

The 30-outlet Mountain View Tire & Service Inc. chain will grow by three to six new stores next year.

Its 30th store, in La Quinta, Calif., opened in March. The Rancho Cucamonga-based company also recently sold a store in Signal Hill, Calif., to Precision Tuning.

The Mitsos family, which owns and operates Mountain View, sees a measured, steady growth rate, careful choices of locations and a dedication to serving their core area of Southern California as the keys to their success, according to Vice President Chris Mitsos.

"We'd like to do four ground-up projects in 2006, plus a couple of takeovers,'' Mr. Mitsos said. ...

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