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Demystifying Melaleuca Originally Published online: Dec 22, 2014 Articles, East Idaho Business Steve Smede Viewed 55481 time(s)   Idaho Falls is home to two important organizations that employ a lot of people in Southeast Idaho – the Idaho National Labs (INL) and Melaleuca. While both groups play vital economic roles in our community, they can be somewhat confusing to explain.  After all, the INL deals with nuclear science, engineering and a host of government contractors. If you’re not an industry insider holding an advanced degree, you probably won’t understand its complexities without doing a lot of technical research.  As far as Melaleuca goes, most locals know it sponsors a really big Fourth of July fireworks show and Melaleuca Field, the baseball stadium where the Idaho Falls Chukars play. Some have learned it manufactures health, home cleaning, pharmaceutical and personal care products. But beyond that, it gets fuzzy.  ...

  Starting a Business from Home is the Only Way to Survive and Thrive During the Pandemic of Covid 19. Dateline: Creve Coeur, MO. USA. By: Jeffrey L. Klump 10/03/2020 The world is much different than it was just one year ago. People have gotten use to the new vocabulary such as "social distancing" and wearing masks. Regardless of what political spectrum you may fall under, the economic implications are staggering. Very few people are buying the propaganda that the economy is recovering. We keep hearing, including at the most recent political debate, that the stock market is at an all time high. That may be true, but the stock market has nothing to do with the real economy. Massive jobs layoffs continue, and the lines at food banks are getting longer. The most recent Gross Domestic Product(GDP) estimate is a staggering minus 31%. That number is huge and it maybe worse than that. The United States economy needs to...