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Illinois Tanning Salon Owner Reinvents Her Business

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:48:19 PDT

A tanning salon owner in Moline, Ill., has opened a new tanning salon in the spot of a former one that closed with much controversy. According to the source, the salon sold tanning minutes to customers even though the owner knew customers wouldn’t be able to use the minutes. Some ...(173 words)

Looking Fit Moves 100% Online to Serve the Needs of the Tanning Community 24/7

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:52:20 PDT

With a strategic vision that was put in motion more than two years ago, LOOKING FIT has completed its transition to a completely online format. LookingFit.com complements its sister sites, TanToday.com and NTTI (tanningtraining.com), to form the largest online network of tanning industry professionals in the world.NTTI has trained more ...(198 words)

Southeast Tanning Expo This Weekend

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PDT

The 2nd annual Southeast Tanning Expo, hosted by Forever Tan, a distributor for JK North America, will be held Nov. 7-8 at the Omni Orlando Resort in ChampionsGate, Fla.The Southeast Tanning Expo features a number of industry-leading exhibitors and promises to be an excellent event for current, new or prospective ...(70 words)

College Students Not Deterred by Tanning Paranoia

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:13:14 PDT

When the International Agency for Research on Cancer indicated (accurately or not) this summer that tanning was as dangerous as arsenic and mustard gas, many in the industry feared the information would scare away customers. But it appears many young adult tanners, particularly female college students, are undeterred by the ...(158 words)

Calif. Town Will Not Lump Tanning Salons with ‘Vice’ Businesses

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:26:33 PDT

City officials in Windsor, Calif., will allow tanning salons to do business in Town Green Village, despite initially banning them in the same group as smoke shops, tattoo parlors, massage parlors, fortune tellers, check-cashing advance businesses and bail bondsmen. An outcry from local tanning salons earned the business an exemption ...(171 words)

Vitamin D Lacking in Breast Cancer Patients

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:16 PDT

Researchers from the University of Rochester revealed this week that many women with breast cancer have also tested low for levels of vitamin D. Of the 166 women studied, 70 percent were vitamin D-deficient when blood test results came back. Women who were in the late stages of the disease ...(174 words)

Tanning, Vitamin D Could Help People Avoid Flu

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:02:29 PDT

The lines for vaccines for both the regular flu and H1N1 snake around clinics across the country. The paranoia surrounding this flu season has reached a fever pitch – no pun intended. But instead of a shot, what if people could boost their immune systems through other means, such as ...(179 words)

Drive-Thru Tanning?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:37:28 PDT

Palm Beach Tan, located in the North Shore region of Illinois, had an unexpected guest recently when an elderly man drove his vehicle into the establishment. He was trying to park his car outside the business when the incident occurred.Several people were injured, including two customers and a salon employee. ...(99 words)

Survey: Hiring, Salary Freezes May End at Many Companies

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:33:51 PDT

In more economic good news, it appears a slight majority of companies that have implemented hiring and salary freezes are considering lifting them, a move that would no doubt breathe life into an ailing job market.A survey from Watson Wyatt, a Washington, D.C.-based human resources firm, shows that 54 percent ...(158 words)

GDP Up 3.5 Percent in 3Q; Does It Matter for Tanning Industry?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:27:51 PDT

The gross domestic product for the U.S. climbed 3.5 percent in the third quarter, signaling the unofficial end – in the eyes of some economic analysts – to the recession, which has plagued the economy since December 2007.The climb in GDP was expected but it actually better than conjecture – ...(230 words)