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November 2009 stories

· Source: Natural Products Marketplace

XanGo Congratulates MLS Winner

LEHI, Utah–Jersey-front sponsor XanGo LLC congratulated Real Salt Lake (RSL) on winning the Major League Soccer (MLS) Championship. This championship is the state of Utah's first professional sports title in almost 40 years. XanGo staff, executives, founders and distributors will join RSL at Rio Tinto Stadium on Nov...

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· Source: RTT News

Nu Skin Sets New High For Year

Shares of Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS: News ) gapped up Monday and rose during the first half hour of trade. The stock moved in a narrow range for the remainder of the day and closed higher by $1.26 at $27.26. Nu Skin Enterprises climbed above a 2-week trading range Monday and set a new high for the year.

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· Source: Deseret News

Tahitian Noni in the Deseret News

Daniel Hannaher has been appointed the regional administrator for Region VIII by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Hannaher will oversee SBA programs and services in Utah and five other states. He previously was president of Hannaher's Inc., a retailer of office furniture and design services in Fargo, N.D. Jef...

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· Source: India Business Blog

USANA Releases DHA Super Boost Formula

Purity Products Releases Their Brand New DHA Super Boost Formula Purity Products, a leading direct-to-consumer provider of premium dietary supplements, announces the release of their new DHA Super Boost Formula. Plainview, NY November 27, 2009 — Purity Products, a leading direct-to-consumer provider of premium dieta...

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· Source: The Ledger

Gold Canyon Candle Company in The LEdger

The SPCA in Lakeland has teamed with Gold Canyon Candle Company to raise money to benefit animals. For each order, the SPCA will receive 25 percent of the total cost. All orders must be made by Dec. 30. Gold Canyon sells bath and body products and other scented home items as well as candles. Orders can be made onlin...

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· Source: Boston Globe

Market America in the Boston Globe

Jan. 14, 2008, was going to be a big day for Allen Goldman, a cosmetics entrepreneur based in Canton. His Skindinavia product would be featured several times throughout the day on the Home Shopping Network, and he had flown to St. Petersburg, Fla., where the cable channel is based, for the occasion. Goldman had hire...

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· Source: Npros

Evolv in Legal Flap with University of Texas

HOUSTON (CN) - Two companies are pushing bottled tap water with false claims that it's endorsed by the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Texas says in Federal Court. The UT says HealtH20 Products and Evolvehealth sell the bogus water it as "Evolv," claiming it is infused with an "Archaea Active formula." ...

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· Source: PR Newswire

Nu Skin to Hold 2009 Investor Day

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: NUS) today announced it will host its annual Investor Day presentation Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 9 a.m. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Key members of Nu Skin's executive management team will discuss operational results and introduce 2010 plans. The event will be webcast an...

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· Source: Market Wire

Natural Health Trends Announces 3Q Results

Natural Health Trends Corp. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The company reported sales of $5.7 million and an operating loss of $1.7 million for the quarter. The company attributed lower sales to multiple factors. There was an increase of $1.5 million in unshipped orde...

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· Source: Tico Times

Amway Announces Costa Rica Job Move

Amway Global, a multilevel marketing and direct sales company, announced plans to transfer 93 positions from its corporate office in Ada, Michigan to Costa Rica within the next 12 to 15 months. The majority of the positions will be in the finance division of the company, which is undergoing a restructuring process t...

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· Source: Washington Post

Nu Skin Raises 4Q Sales Views

Nu Skin Enterprises Inc. raised its fourth-quarter estimates Tuesday, citing in part better sales of its anti-aging skin care products. The company said prelaunch activity for its anti-aging ageLOC skin care system is going well, and it expects sales in Japan to improve. The weaker dollar will benefit its sales more...

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· Source: PR Web

Zrii Launches Prana

Recently at the company's Rising Star Academy in Anaheim, California, Zrii, LLC (www.zrii.com) unveiled the release of Prana, a new one-of-a-kind master training book that will change the way home base businesses run during the start-up learning phase. This ground-breaking manual gives the home-based business novice...

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· Source: Newsweek

Mary Kay Mentioned in Newsweek Article

Mary Kay was the brainchild of Mary Kay Ash, a Texas housewife who started her own business in the 1960s and built an empire of sales by and for women at a time when women had few outlets for entrepreneurship or management. It's part down-home faith (service to God is one of the firm's key tenets), part New Agey, Op...

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· Source: Toronto Star

Passion Parties in the Toronto Star

With the unemployment rate climbing, more people are turning to home-based, direct-selling businesses as a way to make money. "Quite a few people I've taken on have come on board because of the economy. Either because their husband has lost his position or their hours are being cut back," says Sarah Smith, a consult...

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· Source: Earthtimes

doTerra Holds First Annual Convention

doTERRA recently held its first annual convention at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah, and unveiled its newest product offerings to a record crowd of Independent Product Consultants. With growing awareness of all-natural remedies for pandemic threats and immune support, CPTG essential oils have found ...

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· Source: RTT News

Herbalife to Participate in Morgan Stanley Consumer Conference

Herbalife Ltd (NYSE: HLF) Chief Financial Officer Richard Goudis will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Consumer Conference on Thursday, November 19 at 3:55 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza in New York. Also attending are Senior Vice President, Finance and Strategy John DeSimone and Amy Greene, vice president, investor r...

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· Source: PR Newswire

Zippi and Era Media Launch Marketing Campaign

Zippi Networks, Inc., (Pink Sheets: ZIPZ) a leading provider of mobile, Web, and telecommunications-based commerce applications enabling users to recycle their "Clutter into Cash," today announces the results of an initial market and test campaign initiated by Era Media, Inc. (EMI) which are yielding encouraging res...

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· Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online

Melaleuca in the Caspar Star Tribune

The Idaho Falls-based health care products company Melaleuca Inc. has handed out about $1.35 million to its employees under a program that pays workers who stay with the company long-term. The Post Register reports that the company gave the longevity checks during its annual meeting Thursday to 126 employees who r...

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· Source: KTVB

Melaleuca Gives Employees Longevity Payments

The Idaho Falls-based health care products company Melaleuca Inc. has handed out about $1.35 million to its employees under a program that pays workers who stay with the company long-term. The Post Register reports that the company says it gave the longevity checks to 126 employees who reached milestones of continuo...

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· Source: PR Newswire

Gold Canyon Candle Announces New Chief Operating Officer

A leader in scented candles, body and home products, Gold Canyon has announced a new addition to their diverse senior leadership team. Kenneth Wallace was hired as Gold Canyon's Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Wallace's responsibilities at Gold Canyon include overseeing operations, h...

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· Source: Kansas City infoZine

Arbonne to Pay Thirty Thousand to Settle EEOC Claim

Agency Charged That Greenwood Warehouse Refused to Hire Deaf Applicant. Indianapolis, In - infoZine - A large skin care products company with a distribution center in Greenwood, Ind., will pay $30,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), th...

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· Source: Trading Markets

Pre-Paid Legal Down Since Sell Recommendation

SmarTrend, our proprietary pattern recognition system, called a Downtrend for Pre-Paid Legal Services (NYSE:PPD) on October 06, 2009 at $47.04. Since then, Pre-Paid Legal Services has returned 12.9% as of today's recent price of $40.99. Want to profit from these alerts?

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· Source: PR Web

Zrii Implements Zrii Aware

Last week Zrii, LLC published the company's first online wellness program called ZriiAware: Grow Younger, Live Longer, with the intention of helping people improve their health through emotional, spiritual, and physical methods. The program was officially announced at the company's Rising Star Academy in Anaheim, Ca...

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· Source: GuruFocus.com

Nu Skin Operating Results

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. is a direct selling company that develops and distributes premium-quality, innovative personal care and nutritional products. The company also markets and distributes technology, Internet and telecommunications services and products. The company distributes its products exclusively through ...

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· Source: StreetInsider.com

Mannatech Introduces PhytoBurst

Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX), a global pioneer in the development of high-quality health, weight and fitness, and skin care solutions based on nutritional science, announced today their newest product, PhytoBurst(TM) Nutritional Chews. PhytoBurst soft chews are convenient, tasty lemon or mixed-berry-flavor...

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· Source: EurekAlert

Clinical Study Finds XanGo Juice Benefits

LEHI, UT- A new study published in Nutrition Journal indicates that XanGo® Juice, a market-leading, premium mangosteen beverage, has lowered levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in overweight and obese people in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial. CRP is a marker used to measure inflammation le...

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