Alticor Media Blog is the official news weblog from the Alticor family of companies.
Archive for August, 2006
Thursday, August 31st, 2006…
Our company has been dragged into the headlines in recent months. Today, the company began running TV commercials featuring some of our 4,000 Michigan-based employees. Because, if people are going to define our company, we’d rather our employees be heard. They are the experts. We are running these ads because, in the hallways and on […]
Filed by: Corporate Communications
Posted in: Alticor, Amway

Sunday, August 27th, 2006…
When it’s only the end of August, and already there is this much hot air rising over the state… it’s gonna be a looooong fall.
We will try to maintain our sense of humor. We may not succeed.
Filed by: Corporate Communications
Posted in: Alticor

Thursday, August 17th, 2006…
A business deal announced today involves Alticor.
Interleukin Genetics is acquiring Alan James Group.
Alticor is the major shareholder in Interleukin, which developed Quixtar’s Gensona line of genetic testing products, and will be investing some more money as part of this transaction.
Filed by: Corporate Communications
Posted in: Alticor

Monday, August 14th, 2006…
Big business-front story yesterday in the Grand Rapids Press on how our company was handling the effects of Dick DeVos’ run for governor of Michigan. Good piece. (Though no spokesperson, believe it or not, ever really enjoys being quoted.)
Now, we know that we should have blogged about the piece yesterday, especially because they mentioned the […]
Filed by: Corporate Communications
Posted in: Alticor, Amway, Michigan Governor's Race

Friday, August 4th, 2006…
We were pleased to see James Prichard’s corporate background story hit the wires this afternoon. One of the things that we constantly struggle with…is the complexity of this company, its business model, its product offerings, and its personalities. And that’s without the extra noise and controversy that’s been kicked up around the Michigan governor’s race. […]
Filed by: Corporate Communications
Posted in: Access Business Group, Alticor, Amway, Michigan Governor's Race, Miscellaneous, Product Lines, Quixtar

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006…
Never stopped to think, really, about where we’d like the government to put our picture. Postage stamp good, of course; Post Office wall bad.
But our picture on… a license plate?
Yep. Uh-huh. Yeah, buddy. Says so right here.
When the state of Michigan phases out its old blue plates next year, the new plate will feature a […]
Filed by: Corporate Communications
Posted in: Alticor, Miscellaneous
