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Curves Fitness Franchise Big Hit in California

Helen Glutch, owner of one of the branches of the successful women’s fitness chain “Curves” in Citrus Heights, California explained that she is passionate about helping women be the best they can be. “We offer not only strength training and cardio workouts, but a fabulous weight loss program called Curves Complete. It’s about losing fat… Continue Reading

Facebook Buys Instagram for $1 Billion

With only a few months to go before Mark Zuckerberg takes Facebook into the world of publicly owned companies, the world’s largest social networking on-line tool has purchased Instagram for $1 billion. Promising that this type of purchase was not going to happen too often, Zuckerberg said that the acquisition of Instagram was “an important… Continue Reading

General Motors Hires Commonwealth to Promote Chevrolet

As any good entrepreneur knows, advertising is key to a successful business. It’s not a surprise, then, that General Motors has hired a new advertising agency for Chevrolet, its largest, most successful automobile brand by sales. The project will be handed over to Commonwealth Advertising, the partnership between Goodby, Silverstein & Partners of Omnicom Group… Continue Reading

Focus on Companies: Bolthouse Farms

Bolthouse Farms, producer of vegetable juices, is owned by a Chicago-based buyout firm, Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. According to three individuals privy to knowledge on the issue, it appears that Madison Dearborn is at the moment considering either a sale of Bolthouse, or going public with an initial public offering. Madison Dearborn has owned Bolthouse… Continue Reading

Apple Inc. Within U.S. Corporations

Moody’s Investors Service recently revealed that Apple Inc., the most valuable business on the planet, collected $1.24 trillion in cash in 2011. This figure sets Apple ahead of most U.S. companies as concerns of a recession and credit crisis slowly begin to disperse. Moody’s analysts added that though revenue and cash flow have been increasing… Continue Reading

Focus on Companies: Infosys Technologies

In the decade since 2001 Infosys Technologies was ranked in either first or second place seven out of ten times as being among the top employers in India. What makes Infosys Technologies so special? According to the survey conducted by Business Today, the most important factors for workers are a company’s compensation and benefits packages;… Continue Reading

Great Google Perks

So why is it so great to work for Google anyway? For one thing, they make sure that their employees are happy with a capital ‘H.’ Out in Silicon Valley in Northern California Google employs about 32,000 people, working on projects as diverse as cell phone software to search algorithms. “People have a tendency in… Continue Reading

Wal-Mart Offers Insight on New “Consumer Normal”

Americans will spend money despite the hesitant economic recovery as long as they believe they are buying at the lowest prices, according to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the U.S.-based multinational retailer. The department store chain discovered the nation-wide habit by guaranteeing the lowest prices in the market throughout this year’s holiday season. Last year’s fourth quarter… Continue Reading