Laird Norton Tyee Trust Company

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Need to pass the family jewels down the family tree? Talk to the people who know about wood. Laird Norton Tyee Trust Company (formerly Laird Norton Trust Company) caters to the ultra-wealthy. The company grew out of the private asset management efforts of the Laird and Norton families, northwestern timber-industry pioneers and founders of lumber and building firm Lanoga. The company (categorized as a multi-family office, or MFO) provides wealth management services, along with such necessities as bill-paying, financial education, and concierge services. The firm has more than $4 billion in assets under advisement for some 430 clients.

Amazon Herb Company

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Don't look to this company to buy CDs or books. Amazon Herb sells herbal supplements and other herbal products through a multilevel marketing network under the Rainforest Bio-Energetics brand. The company buys raw materials harvested by indigenous peoples of the rainforests in Peru; it contracts with third parties to make its products, then it packages them under its own label for sale in the US. Its products include herbal nutritional supplements, skin care products, cleaning supplies, and herbal pet-care remedies. The company also sells raw materials in bulk to other manufacturers and donates 10% of its net profits for rain forest preservation.