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Monthly Archives: December 2014
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Chrysler plans $266M spending for Indiana plants
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Chrysler is expected to spend $266 million on new equipment for two transmission factories in central Indiana.
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BMW CEO Reithofer moves to chairman's job
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Luxury automaker BMW says that CEO Norbert Reithofer will leave his post early to become chairman of the board.
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Hiring to begin at auto glass plant at ex-GM site
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A Chinese company is beginning to hire at an automotive glass-making plant in southwest Ohio expected to provide more than 800 jobs and revitalize a former General Motors factory site.
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Letting GO: Out with the Old and In With the New
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By Dr. Barbara Seifert, CPC As we wind down these final weeks of the year, it’s time to take stock and reflect on how this year went – what got done, what is left, and what is next over the course of the New Year. As part of this assessment, it’s important to really look […]
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Melaleuca Making Great Strides
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Melaleuca Company founder Frank Vandersloot shared how he grew his company into a billion dollar enterprise.
Vandersloot spoke at the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce CEO Speaker series.
Melaleuca is based in Idaho Falls and is the largest manufacturer of packaged goods in the Northwest, focusing products on wellness.
The company is currently putting the finishing touches on a new headquarters just south of Idaho Falls.
Vandersloot says he’s excited to get everyone back under the same roof together.
“We are totally moved in right now. It was a process that took two weeks but one thing that I am really excited about, it took no longer than two hours for every employee. So every employee that moved which was like 1,700 folks, the most they were down was two hours a piece,” says Melaleuca founder, Frank Vandersloot.
Frank Vandersloot was just selected for the Horatio Alger Award for entrepreneur’s and the award recognizes spirit of free enterprise.
Past winners include Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, President Ronald Regan and country music legend Johnny Cash.
Although these are positive accolades for Melaleuca. The company is still under scrutiny from the industry. Compensation plan changes are still kept discreet and Vandersloot continues to deny that Melaleuca is a multi-level-marketing company, although it
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CVSL, Direct-Selling Acquisition Company, Requests To Raise $100 Million
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CVSL Inc.[NYSE MKT: CVSL] said today that is has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow the Company to raise up to $100 million in incremental capital on an as-needed basis for acquisitions and general working capital.
The registration statement also includes a sales agreement prospectus that would allow for the sale of up to $25 million in at-the-market (ATM) offerings.
The registration statement has been filed, but has not yet become effective. At the present time, the Company has no specific plans to issue securities under the registration statement. If and when the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, the Company will be able to offer and sell, from time to time, up to $100 million of securities such as common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, units or any combination thereof.
Following the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement, the Company may periodically offer one or more of the registered securities in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be announced when, and if, the securities are offered. The terms of any securities offered under the registration statement, and the intended use of the net proceeds resulting therefrom, will
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LIMU Racks Up Over 100 Awards In Less Than A Year
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LIMU shared the following on their blog:
With its most recent Stevie Awards, LIMU has now won a total of 105 awards for its Marketing and Branding initiatives in just the last 11 months.
We’ve garnered significant recognition with awards in business, marketing, creativity, packaging, event planning, videography, graphic design, mobile applications, website, digital media and social media.
Most recently, LIMU won 9 Stevie Awards in the 12th Annual American Business Awards competition, which recognizes global achievements and favorable contributions to business. LIMU received awards in a wide variety of categories, including:
• BLU FROG 2 (Best New Consumer Product)
• An Experience Like No Other (Video: Corporate Overview Category)
• 2014 LIMU International Convention (Event: Best Internal Recognition/Motivational Event)
• 2014 LIMU International Convention Opener (Video: Branded Entertainment Category)
• LIMU Corporate Website (Website Design)
• LIMU Mobile (Business Apps)
• LIMU BMW CLUB (Video: Branded Entertainment Category)
• #BLU2 Launch (Video: Product Sales Category)
• LIMU Facebook (Best Facebook Page)
“Powering our mission to help people “Be more” in all facets of life, LIMU is positively impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands worldwide, offering ultra-premium nutritional products and a highly effective new business model,” says Justo Nunez, Vice President of Marketing. “Our Marketing is designed to help LIMU Promoters create strong businesses, and it is
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Usborne Books & More Has 49% Increase In Sales In November, Shows Continued Growth
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Educational Development Corporation today reports historic record net revenues for the month and quarter ended November 2014.
Randall White, CEO of Educational Development Corporation, announces record net revenues of $10.9 million for the quarter ended November 2014, the largest quarterly net revenues in the Company’s history, compared to the previous high of $10.2 million recorded for quarter ended November 2004. Net revenues for November, $4.4 million were also a record month for the Company compared with the previous monthly high of $4.1 million for November 2005.
EDC was led by the home business division, Usborne Books & More (UBAM), which recorded a 49% increase in the fiscal quarter ended November 2014. Usborne Books & More has now recorded 18 consecutive months of growth, with the past five months, July through November 2014, each posting monthly gains in excess of 40% over the same months in 2013.
The trade publishing division, EDC Publishing, recorded net revenues of just under $1 million for the month of November and is on track to exceed last fiscal year’s record sales level which is in direct contrast to the industry segment which is down 8%.
Improved shipping rates negotiated during the quarter will materially affect the earnings for
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MonaVie – MORE Project Artist Jhonatan Rolemberg Rises Out Of A Void
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On May 10, 1993, was born into a kind of forsaken poverty.
In a city called São Gonçalo, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jhon grew up in an abandoned apartment without running water, energy, or a working toilet. That was the situation inside. Outside, in the bairro, prostitution, drug trafficking, and casualties surrounded him. Ever burned into Jhon’s mind was the time when he saw a person die right in front of him.
You can certainly see why others left this place behind. But, it was in this void that Jhon lived with his parents. Adding to the emptiness, Jhon had zero friends. His father was a bit of a handicap and a troublemaker, so the other kids steered clear of the Rolembergs—proof that ostracism can thrive anywhere.
“I’d always imagine myself getting out of that situation.”
As Jhon slunk into exclusion, two blessings emerged:
He was able to avoid the world of drugs and trafficking. He just never saw himself as being a part of that. “I’d always imagine myself getting out of that situation,” Jhon said.
His mind and dreams began to flourish as he started to draw.
As he continued to draw, the dreams became bigger and bigger.
“I dreamed of being an architect, and