Team MTF – Running for Research Raises $45,832
The Massage Therapy Foundation (MTF) is pleased to announce that Team MTF – Running for Research raised a total of $45,832 on their journey to the 2016 Boston Marathon. The team members included: Nicole Bucar, Marcy Cook, and David Otto. This historic event took place...
Nail salons ordered to pay $2M in unpaid wages, damages
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York authorities say they have ordered 143 nail salons to pay $2 million in unpaid wages and damages to 652 workers. A state task force established a year ago said on May 9 that it has opened investigations into more than 450 businesses,...
Jane Iredale Receives Award for Export Expansion
This week, U.S. secretary of commerce Penny Pritzker presented Iredale Mineral Cosmetics with the President’s E Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. This award is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to...
Vancouver woman sues laser clinic over ‘negligence’
Hair removal procedure alleged to have caused 'excruciating' burn to a tattoo from high-powered laser A Vancouver woman is suing the owner/operator of a local cosmetic laser clinic, claiming he was negligent during a simple hair removal procedure — causing a serious...
Burger King in Finland opens world’s first in-store spa
(CNN) We all know about the dreaded meat sweats. But at this Burger King in Finland, they might be brought on by eating your Whopper in the sauna. As nude dining looks set to become Europe's most unlikely food trend -- a naked restaurant in London currently has a...
New York Nail Salons Ordered to Pay $2 Million in Unpaid Wages, Damages
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that 143 nail salons — most of them in New York City — have been ordered to pay $2 million in unpaid wages and damages to employees. But the state assemblyman who sponsored legislation last year to combat worker abuse in the...
Behind the Business Plan: Oasis Day Spa
When Bruce Schoenberg opened the Oasis Day Spa 19 years ago, his company operated without a facility to call home; Oasis only made house calls and appeared at events. Since those humble beginnings, Oasis has become a well-known spa throughout New York State. Some of...
Q & A with the DSA | Featuring Sharon Krout from Bodyworkmall
Interesting things about you and the business you are in? Company Name: BodyworkMall, Division of Steiner Management Services, LLC. Website: http://www.bodyworkmall.com Title: Project Manager of Spa Development / Sales Years in the Industry: 30 Please note the top 3...
Being Seen! jane iredale featured in SHAPE Magazine!
Congratulations to Jane on another meaningful award for a core product! SHAPE Magazine has awarded jane iredale LipDrink with a 2016 SHAPE Sun Award in the May issue! It is the favorite pick of the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Elizabeth Goodman Artis, where she that...
JMPankey Partners Launch SPAHIVE a One-day Mastermind and Social Community
Greater Boston Area, April 20, 2016 – Industry veteran and thought leader Julie Pankey, managing director of JMPankey Partners has developed SPAHIVE, the spa and salon industry’s only day-long, business mastermind designed to grow business and increase revenue....
