By Chris Knape ADA TOWNSHIP — Amway Corp. is poised to move what could be hundreds of local jobs to Costa Rica as part of a sweeping streamlining of its global operations, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Press. The Ada-based direct seller on Oct. 5 told employees it was moving finance functions [...]
October 17th, 2009 | Filed under Business/Real Estate | Read More »
By Alex Leff , GlobalPost TURRIALBA, Costa Rica — For generations, coffee and sugar cane have kept many of the working people employed in this charming village plopped amid lush green mountains and the smoke-spewing Turrialba volcano 33 miles east of San Jose. Now a new Firestone air springs plant has opened up, which locals [...]
October 8th, 2009 | Filed under Business/Real Estate | Read More »