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Mary Kay To Build Global R&D In Dallas/Ft. Worth

by Ramya Chandrasekaran • November 2, 2015 • 0 Comments

Mary Kay will build a new facility to house global manufacturing and research and development (R&D) operations in Dallas/Fort Worth. The announcement follows a multi-month research and analysis project.

The beauty company’s current global manufacturing facility opened on Regal Row in Dallas in 1969. The 420,000 square ft. facility produces up to 1.1 million units of products per day, of which 57% are exported to Mary Kay Inc.’s international markets.

“After several years of double-digit growth, our investment in a new manufacturing and R&D facility comes at a critical time and allows Mary Kay to continue production on the highest quality skin care and color cosmetics for our more than 3.5 million independent sales force members worldwide,” said David Holl, president and chief executive officer for Mary Kay Inc. “Presently, approximately 75% of our business is overseas

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Advocare Moves Into New Location

by Tina Williams • October 14, 2014 • 0 Comments

AdvoCare International, LP (AdvoCare), a premier health and wellness company, today announced the opening of its Richardson-based distribution center, located at 2800 Telecom Parkway. The new 260,000-square-foot distribution center will house office space and a warehouse facility, as well as a customer care call center.
This facility expansion generated 79 new jobs for the community. “AdvoCare has seen tremendous growth in recent years and the opening of the AdvoCare Distribution Center will allow us to not only contribute to our local community with more jobs, but provide the best service to our Independent distributors and customers,” said Allison Levy, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, AdvoCare.
In total, more than 100 employees will be located at the new AdvoCare Distribution Center, including the Quality Assurance and Control department. The new staff and greater space will also allow AdvoCare to accommodate an additional 1,500 calls per day, providing the best service to its Independent Distributors and customers nationwide.
Approximately 150 employees will continue to be based at the company’s corporate headquarters, located at 2801 Summit Avenue in Plano, where the Will Call location will remain. To commemorate the opening, the company held a ribbon cutting ceremony today with City of Richardson officials and Richardson Chamber of Commerce representatives.

“We are pleased to welcome AdvoCare to Richardson,