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Show rt.' "' Pleasant Grove Welcomes doTERRA and 300 New Full-Time Jobs outlets opening in Beijing and Shanghai later this summer. There are more than 800 global employees and as the Pleasant Grove facility is completed, com-pleted, more than 300 new full time jobs will be created. In January, doTERRA was awarded the Company of the Year by the Utah Valley Val-ley Chamber of Commerce and in 2013 the Governor's Office of Economic Development Develop-ment approved a post-performance refundable tax credit of $16,655,814, or 20 percent of the new state revenue paid by the company over the 10 year life of the agreement. This is a significant accom-' plishment for a company and will benefit the community as well. A recent market study verified veri-fied the fact that 90 percent of those who use the product aren't interested in building a business, but are focused on the products and education. The demographics revealed the average member is a young mother in her 30's with children. doTERRA recognizes that mothers love to be empowered and proactive in their family's health, which in turn has a positive posi-tive effect on our community. As stated in their literature, dSTERRA is filling the growing grow-ing need for an alternative approach ap-proach to health and well-being. "Essential oils have been used throughout history in many cultures cul-tures for their medicinal and therapeutic ther-apeutic benefits. Modem trends toward more holistic approaches to self-care and growing scientific scientif-ic validation of alternative health practices are driving a rediscovery rediscov-ery of the profound health benefits ben-efits of essentiaj oils." Pleasant Grove is fortunate to have doTERRA International Interna-tional as a new neighbor. by Geri Taylor The corporate campus for doTERRA International, located lo-cated on Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Boule-vard, is on schedule to be occupied occu-pied by late July. Upon completion of the four buildings in Phase I, the company will consolidate its global research and development, develop-ment, information technology, sales and marketing, customer service, and other operations. Architectural work for Phase II is now underway with the construction of a 100,000 sq. foot building that will house the manufacturing as well as an expanded Will Call center, retail and spa facility. The 50 acre site will be landscaped with walkways that will embrace the wetlands on the property, and become "a beautiful representation of both the city and State of Utah to the many local, out-of-state and international in-ternational visitors." When David and Laurea Stirling's daughter started having hav-ing serious medical issues, every medical avenue was explored, ex-plored, but without a successful outcome. David had been introduced intro-duced to essential oils, having worked for another company previously, so in desperation the Stirlings tried a holistic approach ap-proach by treating their daughter, daugh-ter, using the oils and other maladies. To their guarded relief re-lief and answer to prayers, their daughter's condition lessened in severity and eventually stopped altogether. The seeds had been planted and Stirling, with six other like-minded like-minded health care and business professionals "came together with a common vision of bringing bring-ing a new standard of therapeutic-grade essential oils to the world." From their humble beginnings begin-nings in April 2008, the company com-pany has grown from its offering of-fering of 25 single oils and 1 0 blends to 40 individual oils and 20 functional blends. They also have a variety of skincare, personal care, and supplement products, infused with essential oils. They currently fill over 100,000 bottles a day from their Pleasant Grove plant located on the West side of I-15. doTERRA is a Latin derivative de-rivative meaning "Gift of the Earth" which defines the mission mis-sion of the company to pro-. pro-. vide the world with a new and powerful wellness alternative through high grade essential oils. Their commitment to purity pu-rity and safety resulted in a new quality standard doTERRA calls CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Ther-apeutic Grade. While the industry requirements require-ments are high, doTERRA has gone a step beyond in regulating regu-lating their products which are overseen by a network of highly educated and experienced botanists, bota-nists, chemists, health scientists, and health-care professionals. Essential oils are natural aromatic ar-omatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, flow-ers, and other parts of plants and are most often extracted through a low-heat steam distillation process. One crucial element of producing pro-ducing the highest grade of oils is achieved by where the plants are grown. Most of the plants originate from where they are indigenous, where they naturally natu-rally grow, consequently there are farms all over the world. Climate, geographic region, soil conditions, altitude and harvest season are all factors that determine deter-mine the purity and therapeutic value of an oil. Significant progress has been made in shoring up the supply chain of medicinal grade oils in the past six months in order or-der to keep up with the demand. Company experts work directly with growers through out the world to increase supply sup-ply and continue to meet the standards and level of quality. Many farmers in poor countries coun-tries lack the ability to mass-sell their product, so doTERRA provides the market and the demand. de-mand. The company works with people who have cultivated these plants for generations and make just enough money to live, with no hope of their situation situa-tion ever changing. Stirling said, "We go into these countries and have them grow what we need, and if they can do it to our level of quality, qual-ity, we ensure a market that will make them twice the money, which in turn allows them to send their children to school, and potentially change their future." fu-ture." This win-win situation achieves the two-fold mission of ensuring supply of oils and giving back. The growth of doTERRA International has been remarkable remark-able as it has consistently doubled dou-bled and nearly tripled its sales, and projections indicate it will again double in 2014. The international market also continues to expand, with offices in Tokyo, Taiwan, Australia, Aus-tralia, Hong Kong, the UK, Korea Ko-rea and with boutique-type store |