In 2006, Alticor purchased cosmetics maker Gurwitch Products from Neiman Marcus Group Inc. and operated it as a wholly owned subsidiary until Gurwitch was acquired by Shiseido in 2016.[8]
Alticor Corporate Enterprises
Founded in 1959, Alticor Corporate Enterprises is a subsidiary holding corporation of Alticor's non-direct selling companies: Amway Hotel Corporation, Gurwitch Products, Interleukin Genetics, Metagenics, and Fulton Innovation.[9] Pyxis Innovations Inc., formed in 2000, purchased ownership in Interleukin Genetics and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alticor Inc.[10]
AHC+Hospitality
AHC+Hospitality, formerly Amway Hotel Corporation, is the Alticor hotel subsidiary. AHC owns several hotels in Grand Rapids and the British Virgin Islands.[11]
The Amway Corporation purchased, refurbished, expanded, and renamed the Pantlind Hotel to the Amway Grand Hotel in 1981.
In February 2017, CWD Real Estate Development indicated plans to convert a downtown Grand Rapids building into an AC Hotels by Marriott with 130 rooms to be operated by AHC.[12] By May 2017, Amway Hotel Corporation changed its name to AHC+Hospitality.[11]
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^"DeVos, Meijer rank among richest ; Amway co-founder is 288th; supercenter founder is 605th". The Grand Rapids Press. 7 March 2008. p. C1.
^James Prichard (24 October 2000). "Amway reorganizes, now under new parent company, Alticor". Associated Press.
^"Amway reveals new corporate structure". Associated Press. 25 October 2000.
^Azevedo, Mary Ann (August 4, 2006). "Gurwitch Products gets ownership makeover". Houston Business Journal. American City Business Journals, Inc. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-04.