Mires promoted at Oxyfresh

Coeur d'Alene-based Oxyfresh promoted Deanne Mires to the position of distribution coordinator.

Mires is the first to hold the newly created position. She will be responsible for coordinating shipments, communicating with manufacturers and ensuring timely production and delivery of more than 60 Oxyfresh products.

Mires has been with Oxyfresh for 11 years and has been instrumental in the development of new products including the product launch of Life Shotz, an all-in-one nutritional supplement created by Oxyfresh's sister company, 21TEN. She began her Oxyfresh career in customer service and has spent the last nine years in production and logistics.

Oxyfresh is a privately owned company headquartered in Coeur d'Alene with a network of independent distributors.

Express Employment

sales up 46 percent

Express Employment Professionals, one of the nation's largest private staffing companies, announced that franchisees increased sales 46 percent last year compared with 2009.

The staffing industry, which continues to be a leading indicator of the overall employment market, saw a 14 percent increase in 2010.

The Post Falls Express office helped 318 people find jobs in 2010.

In the United States and Canada, Express franchisees put more than 294,000 people to work last year.

Express projects company growth to top 20 percent for 2011. Its Post Falls office is reporting growth in administrative, accounting, medical-licensed and non-licensed, manufacturing, and welding.

The Post Falls Express office is located at 201 E. Fourth Ave.

Express Employment Professionals offers temporary staffing, professional search, and human resources. It has more than 550 offices in four countries.

Clugston qualifies for financial advisors leaders conference

Rod Clugston, an Edward Jones financial adviser in Coeur d'Alene, qualified for the firm's inaugural 2011 financial advisor leaders conference.

This conference was created to recognize financial advisors who are among the leaders in the financial-services firm.

Clugston is one of 290 advisors out of the firm's more than 10,000 who qualified.

The 2011 conference will be held in May at the firm's headquarters in St. Louis, Mo.

"Qualifying for this conference shows a tremendous amount of discipline, commitment and work ethic," said John Rahal, an Edward Jones partner responsible for financial advisor training and host of the conference.

Clugston acknowledges that the success of his branch office would not be possible without a strong team.

"This level of achievement only occurs when you have outstanding support," he said. "Our team makes it possible for me to focus my time and attention on implementing financial solutions to our clients."

Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors in the U.S. and, through its affiliate, in Canada.

Wells Fargo increases

nonprofit investment

Wells Fargo and Co. announced it invested $1.1 million in 360 nonprofits in its Idaho region in 2010, which amounted to a 32 percent increase compared with 2009.

In addition, Wells Fargo team members contributed more than $329,000, and 21,136 volunteer hours, to help their neighborhoods and communities succeed.

"Everyone has been touched in some way by the current economic challenges, so I couldn't be more proud of our company and the generosity of our team members," said Dana Reddington, Idaho Region president.

Nationwide, Wells Fargo invested $219 million in 19,000 nonprofits in 2010, up 9 percent compared with 2009. In addition, Wells Fargo team members contributed more than $55.3 million, and 1.3 million volunteer hours to 25,000 nonprofits and schools.

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