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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.
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 ...
Headquarters in Ada, Michigan. Alticor is a privately owned American corporation run by the DeVos and Van Andel families. [5] It was established in 1999 to serve as the parent company for a handful of business ventures, most notably the multi-level marketing company Amway and Amway Global, and a manufacturing and distribution company, Access Business Group.
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]
DeVos is the youngest son of Helen June (Van Wesep) and Amway co-founder Rich DeVos, who, with Steve Van Andel's father Jay Van Andel, started Amway in Ada, Michigan, in 1959. [3] [4] DeVos earned a degree from Purdue University, and played quarterback there. [5]
Van Andel Institute (VAI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit biomedical research and science education organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan. VAI was founded by Jay and Betty Van Andel in 1996. [1] The institute's research focuses on cancer epigenetics and Parkinson's disease. Its educational efforts support teacher development and science education ...
It was founded in 1996 by philanthropists Jay and Betty Van Andel. [2] At the time "there was little scientific activity in Grand Rapids." [3] The institute opened in 2000 [3] and expanded in 2009. [4] Initially, most of the research was funded by an endowment from Jay Van Andel, which has been estimated at $1 billion. [4]
The Richard M. DeVos and Jay Van Andel Academic Center is the main academic building on the campus. The 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m 2 ) building was complete in 2005 at the cost of $23 million. [ 4 ] It includes classroom and technology space and was constructed to look like a large office building in concert with Davenport University's focus on ...