Timeshare 'sales scam' (Pretoria News) A blogger is being sued for defamation by the RCI-affiliated Quality Vacation Club (QVC) for criticising it on his website Insights and Rants. Donn Edwards was phoned by a telemarketer last year and told that he had won a car.
Credit market leads to 128 layoffs by timeshare company (Wisconsin Dells Events) The vice president of a company eliminating 128 Dells and Sauk County area jobs says the country's credit market crisis led to the layoffs."Like most households and most companies in this country, we relied on financing to run our business," said Michael Kaminer, vice president and assistant general counsel for Bluegreen Corporation, a Florida-based vacation home company. "It was prudent we make ...
Week in review (BizJournals) PALM BEACH Bluegreen plans layoffs Bluegreen Corp. plans to lay off 122 office staff at its headquarters, beginning on Jan. 20, according to a notice the Timeshare resort company filed with the state Friday. (BXG)