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Amway Corp. (short for "American Way") is an American multi-level marketing (MLM) company that sells health, beauty, and home care products. [2] [3] [4] The company was founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Richard DeVos and is based in Ada, Michigan. [5] Amway and its sister companies under Alticor reported sales of $8.9 billion in 2019. [1]
Betsy DeVos's husband, Richard Marvin "Dick" DeVos Jr., is a multi-billionaire heir to the Amway fortune who ran Amway's parent company, Alticor, from 1993 to 2002. Dick DeVos is a major donor to conservative political campaigns and social causes, [184] [185] [186] and was the 2006 Republican nominee for Governor of Michigan.
Jay Van Andel (June 3, 1924 – December 7, 2004) was an American billionaire businessman, best known as co-founder of the Amway Corporation, along with Richard DeVos. [ 1 ] He also served as chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 1979 to 1980.
Story at a glance Nearly a third of Americans in a recent Associated Press-NORC poll said they have no religious affiliation. The recent poll, taken between May 11 and 15 of this year, found 30 ...
promotes teaching religious viewpoints in science classes [442] The Heartland Institute: 1984– promotes climate change denial [443] [444] The Heritage Foundation: 1973– promotes "[c]onservative social values" [442] Hoover Institution: 1919– promotes "a free and peaceful society" [442] Hudson Institute: 1961– promotes conservatism [445]
Just 47 percent of Americans say they are members of a church, synagogue, mosque or other house of worship — the lowest rate in more than 80 years.
Amway North America (formerly known as Quixtar North America) is an American worldwide multi-level marketing (MLM) company, founded 1959 in Ada, Michigan, United States. It is privately owned by the families of Richard DeVos and Jay Van Andel through Alticor which is the holding company for businesses including Amway, Amway Global, Fulton Innovation, Amway Hotel Corporation, Hatteras Yachts ...
Over the past decade, every major religious group in America has seen its number of followers flatline or fall, according to new polling. The largest decline was seen among Catholics, with 10.3% ...