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Wokingham Borough Council By Nick Clark Local Democracy Reporting Service A park and ride bus service is to be temporarily reinstated after a council received government grant money. Wokingham Borough Council is to use part of the £800,000 grant to bring back the Winnersh Triangle Park and Ride service into Reading. However, its long-term future will depend on whether it is a success. The 500 service used to run every 15 minutes from Winnersh Triangle to Reading town centre but Reading Buses suspended the service in November 2021. It was so construction work could take place to expand the car park at Winnersh Triangle. When the work was completed, Reading Buses said passengers numbers would be too low to be worth putting the service back on. Wokingham Borough Council said at the time it could not afford to subsidise the scheme. Newsquest The new grant will also be used to open a park-and-ride car park at Coppid Beech for people catching the Lion4/X4 service on the A329 Reading Road. Pa...

A Colorado judge chided a welding company that tried to pay off a $23,500 settlement with a subcontractor by sending the money in loose coins that weighed 3 tons. Judge Joseph Findley ruled Monday that JMF Enterprises "acted maliciously and in bad faith" by delivering a custom made metal box containing the coins that was too heavy to be carried in the freight elevator at the offices for Fired Up Fabrications' lawyers, let alone with the forklift required to carry it, according to court filings. Findley ordered JMF to pay by a more conventional method like a check. He also said JMF would now have to write a larger one — to pay an extra estimated $8,092 to cover legal fees for the ensuing dispute over whether it had the right to pay in coins. One of the subcontractor's lawyers, Danielle Beem, told Denver's KCNC-TV, which first reported the judge's order, that the coin payment was a "symbolic middle finger." Lawyers for JMF said the settlement agreem...

Sherralynn Arnold became a school teacher after graduating from college — but eventually, she found she kept needing her sister to look after her child during the work day. "If I wasn't going to walk into a classroom," she thought with frustration, "I might as well be at McDonald's," with no qualifications in other fields. Instead, she focused on direct selling — and not only does she bring in half her family's income, she said, her flexible hours have meant "I could tell my kids 'yes' to anything" that they needed her for. Utah is a global hub for direct selling, with the combined economic impact of its almost 100 companies, plus key suppliers and conventions, driving nearly $2.7 billion in statewide earnings in 2020 and supporting 38,000 jobs, according to a report earlier this year from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah. The report focused on direct selling companies and suppliers with headquarters and oth...

Drinks in hand, shirtless insurance agents cluster around the 5,000-square-foot Neptune Pool at glitzy Caesars Palace. Prominent among them, sporting a blanket of tattoos on his bare sculpted chest is Simon Arias III, an agency owner and life-insurance sales machine. He makes the rounds among his subordinates. He puffs on a cigar with one group. He cradles a pineapple cocktail with another. It's May, and they've all come to Las Vegas for the year's biggest sales convention. Inside the conference center, a corporate videographer captures showgirls in glittery headpieces and a king-size poster of Arias — this time, in a tailored suit — standing among a gallery of top performers who will be honored at a gala that night. Advertisement Advertisement ...

Sam Bankman-Fried is set to begin his trial on Oct. 3, and a 12-person jury likely will spend weeks deliberating over a slew of criminal charges—ranging from money laundering to wire fraud—leveled against the former CEO of FTX, which once was valued at $32 billion. While his fate—and any prison sentence—may not be known for more than a month, the details of his spectacular arc are well-documented, from his rise as a billionaire crypto wunderkind and philanthropist to his downfall after allegedly using customer funds to save his empire and make extravagant purchases. His case may become known as "the trial of the decade," with government witnesses set to include members of his inner circle ranging from childhood friend Gary Wang to SBF's one-time girlfriend and CEO of his trading firm, Alameda Research. America has a rich history of financial fraudsters, with the past two decades particularly rife with enigmatic figures that have gripped the public...

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NEW YORK , Aug. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The direct selling market  is expected to grow by USD 78.81 million from 2022 to 2027. However, the growth momentum will progress at a  CAGR of 5.04% during the forecast period, according to Technavio. The direct selling market is fragmented, and the companies are seeking strong partnerships with automotive, industrial, and commercial companies to compete in the market. Amway Corp., ATOMY Co. Ltd., BELCORP CORPORATE SERVICES S.A.C, BETTERWARE DE Mexico S.A.P.I. DE C.V, DXN Holdings Bhd, eXp World Holdings Inc., Herbalife International of America Inc., Mary Kay Inc., Medifast Inc., Natura and Co Holding SA, Netmarble Corp., Nu Skin Enterprises Inc., Oriflame Cosmetics S.A., PM-International AG, Primerica Inc., Scentsy GB PTY Ltd., Telecom Plus PLC, Tupperware Brands Corp., USANA Health Science Inc., and Vorwerk Deutschland Stiftung and Co. KG are some of the major market participants -.  To know about the co...