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Grand Rapids Public Museum Opens History of Amway Exhibit

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Amway_exhibit_smallThe Grand Rapids Public Museum has opened an exhibit of the History of Amway. Founded in Grand Rapids 50 years ago by locals Rich DeVos and Jay Van Andel, Amway has today grown to be one of the world's largest and most successful direct selling companies.

"It's this entrepreneurial story about trying and succeeding," said Chris Carron, museum director of education, interpretation and research. "They tried and they failed. They tried and they failed. They were constantly looking for that formula that would succeed. "

Not succeeding in the end was never really an option. That's a great lesson."

The 2,400-square-foot exhibit, titled "Amway: 50 Years of Helping People Live Better Lives," matches the size of the company's first operating space. There are more than 600 artifacts and images on loan from Amway and its founding families. Some of the items, including a bomb shelter and home-weather center, display the product diversity DeVos and Van Andel hawked even within the Amway fold. Other items, like a duct-taped chair and a map of a Caribbean sailing voyage that ended in shipwreck, give insights into the founders' personalities.

The exhibit, to be open for a year in honor of Amway's 50th anniversary, is included with the museum's general admission, which is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $3 for ages 3 to 17 and free for ages 2 and younger.

"Everybody who lives in West Michigan knows about Amway. Everybody knows the DeVos name and the Van Andel name because it's on the buildings you go into," Carron said. "But there's a lot of the story that people don't know. It's this sort of metaphorical journey that the two of them were taking together. "It was about friendship, business and risk taking all rolled into one. It'll be a great nostalgia trip for a lot of people coming through."

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Interleukin Genetics Enters Partnership Agreement with Amway Global to Sell Inherent Health Brand of Genetic Tests

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InterleukinGeneticsWALTHAM, Mass. and ADA, Mich.,  Oct. 29 -- Interleukin Genetics, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ILI) announced today it has entered into an agreement with Amway Global. With this agreement, Amway Global Independent Business Owners will be able to sell Interleukin Genetics' Inherent Health(TM) brand of genetic tests, including the new Weight Management Genetic Test. The full line will also be available through Interleukin Genetics' e-commerce site, www.inherenthealth.com.

Interleukin Genetics, Inc. will fulfill and process all Inherent Health genetic tests through the Company's CLIA-certified laboratory in Waltham, MA. Amway Global will assist with marketing, implementation and technical operations related to the sales of genetic tests sold through its organization.

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Amway's Candace Matthews named Black Corporate Executive of the Year

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candace_matthewsADA TOWNSHIP -- The woman credited with fine-tuning Amway's global image is garnering the spotlight herself.

Candace Matthews is Black Enterprise's Corporate Executive of the Year.

Amway Corp.'s global marketing chief officer is featured on the September cover of the business magazine -- which hits newsstands today -- holding a globe.

Matthews, 50, is the first private company executive to receive the honor.

In her two years with the family-owned, multilevel marketing giant, she is credited with updating the Ada Township-based company's brand, sales force and global message.

"Through her business prowess and inventiveness, she is helping turn Amway into an even more dynamic global powerhouse," wrote the magazine in explaining why Matthews was selected for the award.

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Marta, World's Best Female Footballer, endorses Amway, Artistry, and Nutrilite

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Amway_and_MartaADA, Mich., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Amway Global announced today that Marta, forward for the Los Angeles Sol of Women's Professional Soccer, has entered into a multi-year contract to endorse the company and its health and beauty power brands, NUTRILITE and ARTISTRY.

"We're thrilled to have a relationship with Marta," says Jori Hartwig, Vice President of Marketing for Amway Global. "Marta embodies everything the Amway Global business stands for in terms of helping people set and achieve goals to reach their own personal level of success. She also exemplifies a healthy lifestyle, which is important to our business."

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Amway Global #1 in Online Health & Beauty

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Amway GlobalGrand Rapids, Mich (PRWEB) June 4, 2009 -- Amway Global Independent Business Owners (IBOs) have once again earned the company first place in online Health & Beauty (H&B) sales. According to Internet Retailer's annual Top 500 Guide to the web, Amway Global is ranked first in the Health & Beauty category for the sixth consecutive year, and 28th in overall web sales.

Amway Global is the North American affiliate of Amway Corp., a worldwide leader in direct selling, with more than three million IBOs in more than 80 countries and territories. Amway Global's Top 500 Guide ranking is based on estimates made by Internet Retailer, since Amway Corp. does not report sales by individual market. Enterprise-wide sales for Amway Corp. were $8.2 billion in 2008.

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Amway Global Becomes Los Angeles Sol Presenting Sponsor

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LA SOL and Amway GlobalThursday, March 05, 2009
By: Los Angeles

Multi-year agreement includes coveted on-jersey exposure for new women's professional soccer team

Carson, CA- AEG and Blue Star LLC, co-owners and operators of the Los Angeles Sol, who will begin play later this month as part of the new Women's Professional Soccer league, announced today that Amway Global has entered into a multi-year agreement to become the Presenting Sponsor of the team. The agreement gives Amway Global on-jersey exposure for its brand beginning with the Sol's Inaugural Game, which will be played on Sunday, March 29th at The Home Depot Center, located on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, California.

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Nutrilite extends title partnership for Nutrilite Canadian Championship

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Nutrilite Canadian ChampionshipThe Canadian Soccer Association and Amway Global are pleased to announce a new three-year commitment for the Nutrilite brand to remain the title partner of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. Building on the successful partnership which began in 2008, both parties are looking forward to an exciting 2009 Nutrilite Canadian Championship.

“The Canadian Soccer Association is extremely pleased to renew its partnership with Amway Global,” said Peter Montopoli, Association General Secretary. “The success of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship is a symbol of the growing popularity of the sport of soccer in Canada. This partnership ensures future editions of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship will continue to be of the highest quality both on the field and off.”

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Amway's Atmosphere Becomes The First Air Cleaner Certified Asthma and Allergy friendly

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Certified Asthma and allergy friendlyWASHINGTON, Feb 10, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- The growing asthma & allergy friendly(TM) Certification Program announced today that it has developed and adopted a certification standard and testing protocol for HEPA Air Cleaning Devices. The asthma & allergy friendly(TM) Certification Program administered by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) in partnership with the international research organization, Allergy Standards Limited (ASL), is an independent, non-exclusive certification program created to scientifically test and identify consumer products that are more suitable for people with asthma and allergies.

The first air cleaner to be Certified asthma & allergy friendly(TM) is the Atmosphere(R) Air Purifier available exclusively through Amway Global(TM) Independent Business Owners, www.amwayglobal.com.

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Nutrilite returns as sponsor of the 2009 Reebok Boston Indoor Games

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Jen Stuczynksi - Amway's Team NutriliteMedalist Jenn Stuczynski to Compete and Meet Fans Experiencing Nutrilite's Interactive Tent

BUENA PARK, Calif., February 3, 2009 - In its second year sponsoring the annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games, Nutrilite® will provide fans with an interactive experience and chance to meet one of the event's competitors, Jenn Stuczynski, member of Team Nutrilite®. The indoor meet takes place on Saturday, February 7, 2009 and will be held at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College in Boston, Massachusetts.
 
Since 1996, the Boston Indoor Games has been host to more than 100 championship medalists, and it has been the scene of six world records and nine American records. It's an elite track-and-field meet that is the second stop in the USA Track & Field's Visa Championship Series. World class athletes from around the globe will be competing at this year's event.
 

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