Tag: LLC
Virginia companies exhibiting at Fancy Food Show in San Francisco
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is hosting a Virginia Pavilion at the Winter Fancy Food Show, January 11-13, 2015, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
Coperion Corporation to expand Wythe County manufacturing operation, create 22 new jobs
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Coperion Corporation, in collaboration with local real estate developer WYCO, LLC (William Ellenbogen Managing Member), will invest a total of more than $3 million to expand its manufacturing operation in Wythe County.
Advertising 101: Exploiting the Information Gap
You are setting up advertising for your business. Seems simple. You have a budget, and you know what you need. TV, radio, print, maybe some Facebook and Google.
Herring sues guardrail manufacturer for sale of unapproved highway safety equipment
Attorney General Mark Herring brought legal action against Trinity Industries and Trinity Highway Products for selling Virginia unapproved, improperly tested, and potentially dangerous pieces of highway guardrail equipment.
Monogram Food Solutions to invest $36 million to expand processing operation
Monogram Food Solutions, LLC, a Memphis-based manufacturer of value-added processed meats, will invest $36.475 million to expand its meat snacks production operation in the Henry County Patriot Centre Industrial Park.
McAuliffe announces 1,451 veteran hires through Virginia Values Veterans
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Tuesday that companies participating in the Commonwealth’s Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program have hired 1,451 Veterans between July 1, 2014 and September 30, 2014.
Valley Program for Aging Services debuts new website designed by Auguta Free Press
Valley Program for Aging Services has a new website designed by Augusta Free Press highlighting its array of senior services in the Shenandoah Valley.
Small businesses will need to rethink Facebook strategy
The change with Facebook that has been slowly coming for the past two years will solidify in January with the virtual end of so-called organic reach for business messages.
McAuliffe announces first Mid-Atlantic commercial hops processing operation
Black Hops Farm, LLC will initially convert 15 acres of former pasture land into a hopsyard and build a new processing facility, becoming the largest hopsyard in Virginia.
Students to compete for $40,000 in revamped UVA Entrepreneurship Cup
Nine business concepts formulated by students or student teams will square off Friday in the final competition of the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup, to be held in the Great Hall of Garrett Hall.
McAuliffe announces 25 new jobs in Madison County
PH International, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of home decor and garden products headquartered in Madison County, will invest $4.5 million to consolidate operations at its Madison County facility.
Governor McAuliffe announces 376 new jobs in Petersburg
UniTao Pharmaceuticals LLC has purchased the Boehringer Ingelheim plant in the City of Petersburg, and will invest $22.5 million to establish operations.
McAuliffe announces 150 new jobs in City of Virginia Beach
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that DOMA Technologies, LLC, a Virginia Beach-based company that specializes in cloud-based data and document management, plans to create 150 new jobs and lease an additional 15,000 square feet of office space.
Herring announces $105 million national settlement with AT&T Mobility
Attorney General Mark Herring announced today that along with the attorneys general of the other 49 States and the District of Columbia, the FTC and the FCC his office has reached a $105 million settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC (AT&T Mobility.)
How to meet your public: Networking for writers
Join James River Writers and Literary Agent Paige Wheeler for the September Writing Show— How to Meet Your Public: Networking for Writers.
Herring brings $1.15B suit against banks for defrauding Virginia taxpayers
Attorney General Mark Herring today announced a historic lawsuit against some of the largest commercial banks in the world for fraud committed against Virginia taxpayers during the height of the real estate bubble.
Denstock breaks ground in Augusta County
Denstock LLC, a Charlottesville, Virginia,-based real estate investment company, announced today that it has closed financing and started site work on The Apartments at Goose Creek, a $32 million multi-family community located in Fishersville.
Augusta Free Press designs fall magazine for Waynesboro Y
Augusta Free Press LLC worked with Waynesboro YMCA staff to design a full-color, 16-page magazine highlighting fall programs at the Y.
AFP’s Crystal Graham takes the ALS #IceBucketChallenge
Augusta Free Press LLC Vice President Crystal Graham took the ALS #IceBucketChallenge today. Augusta Free Press will donate $100 to ALS on her behalf and challenges other local businesses and individuals to match our donation! Clients, you are up!
USDA announces $25M to turn commodities into value-added products
USDA is investing $25 million to help 247 businesses nationwide expand their operations and create new products to market.
Marketing 101: Horse, then cart, not the other way around
The most clever of clever campaigns from the maddest of marketing mad men can’t paper over deficiencies that may be existing in your current operations. The horse, in other words, needs to go before the cart, or you’re throwing your marketing dollars away.
Washington Redskins make roster moves
The Washington Redskins announced today that they have signed free agent safety Da’Mon (Day-mun) Cromartie-Smith and waived cornerback Peyton Thompson. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
UVA launches children’s hospital app
The University of Virginia Health System in collaboration with UVA Licensing & Ventures Group (LVG) launched the UVA Children’s Hospital app, a tool that will allow parents and families to personalize their hospital experience.
White paper addresses youth risk issues in Waynesboro
My company prepared a whitepaper for our local Boys & Girls Club. The paper identifies and addresses various risks our youth face on a daily basis.
nTelos president, CEO James A. Hyde announces resignation
NTELOS Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “NTELOS”; NASDAQ: NTLS) announced today that its Board of Directors (“the Board”) has accepted the resignation of James A. Hyde as Chief Executive Officer, President and member of the Board, effective today.
New Staunton Rotary Club president
The Staunton Rotary Club is pleased to announce the election of a new president. Carl Lind of Mount Sidney will serve as the 2014-2015 president of the Staunton Rotary Club.
VDOT: New Route 704 bridge in Rockingham County now open
The Virginia Department of Transportation has opened the new Cooks Creek bridge on Route 704 (Oakwood Drive) in Rockingham County near the town of Bridgewater. Traffic was shifted onto the new span this week, three months ahead of schedule.
AG reaches agreement with Apple on e-book price fixing damages
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced that Virginia consumers could be eligible for up to $10.5 million in compensation as part of a proposed settlement with Apple, Inc. for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the market for e-books.
Marco’s Authentic Italian Pizza partnering with UVA great Ralph Sampson
WC Global Restaurant Partners LLC is a joint venture of WC Global Franchise Partners LLC and Tidewater Nutritional Discs LLC, and is led by NBA Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson, CEO of Winner’s Circle Enterprises.
Virginia business leaders call for immigration reform
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Partnership for a New American Economy, American Farm Bureau Federation, Business Roundtable, AmericanHort, Western Growers, and the National Association of Manufacturers today urged Congress and the administration to work together to enact immigration reform during a Day of Action with events in Washington, DC and in more than 60 congressional districts across 25 states.
Former Ocwen mortgage borrowers to begin receiving claim forms
Claim forms are going out this week to approximately 3,770 Virginia borrowers who lost their homes to foreclosure between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012 and who may be eligible for payment under the $2.1 billion Ocwen national mortgage foreclosure settlement.
Virginia companies exhibiting at Fancy Food Show in New York
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is hosting a Virginia Pavilion at the Summer Fancy Food Show, June 29–July 1, 2014, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
CIT announces Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund awards
The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today 38 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards totaling nearly $3 million for the purpose of funding targeted areas of research with commercial promise.
McAuliffe announces appointments to college boards of visitors
Today Governor Terry McAuliffe announced his appointments to the boards that govern Virginia’s higher education system, including the Boards of Visitors for Virginia colleges and universities.
Survey: Absenteeism, decreased productivity due to employee stress
A new survey of economic stress and financial wellness in the American workplace reveals that significantly more employees are living paycheck-to-paycheck, and that financial stress is a substantial and growing contributor to absenteeism and decreased productivity.
Staunton opens Business Way
The City of Staunton opened a new road, Business Way, which connects Middlebrook Avenue and Montgomery Avenue, in a ceremony on Thursday.
Investment firm attempting hostile takeover of WWE?
Lemelson Capital, LLC, a private investment management firm, announced on Friday that it has taken a stake in shares of WWE and is calling on the WWE Board of Directors to replace the executive management team of the company.
Governor McAuliffe announces $40 million investment in Henrico County
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Mondelēz Global LLC, the U.S. operating company of Mondelēz International, Inc., will invest more than $40 million to expand its biscuit bakery in Henrico County.
Giant Food donates 200 hams to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank CEO Michael McKee (left) is joined by the Charlottesville, Va. Giant Food Nonperishable Manager Rick Cecil (right), during Giant Food’s annual ham donation.
Vireol Bio Energy to add 70 jobs in Hopewell
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today that Vireol Bio Energy LLC will commission the former Osage Bio Energy facility and begin production of ethanol in the City of Hopewell.
MPG announces sale of McDonald’s leased property in Harrisonburg
Morgan Property Group announced the sale of a future McDonald’s development at the intersection of East Market Street and Country Club Road in the City of Harrisonburg. This will be McDonald’s fifth location in the city.
Consumers to receive refunds from settlement of e-book price fixing lawsuit
irginia consumers will receive approximately $4.3 million in restitution stemming from the partial settlement of a lawsuit that alleged that Apple Inc. and five of the six largest e-book publishers in the country conspired to fix the price of e-books.
Facebook pulls the rug on business: We will return the favor soon
The Valleywag tech blog reported Wednesday that Facebook is planning to slash organic page reach down to 1 to 2 percent of your business page like base. What does this mean for your business?
Ever had to fire a client? It’s rare
It’s not easy to do, but sometimes you have to just yank the Band-Aid off, deal with the moment of intense pain, and breathe. That works with actual Band-Aids and metaphorical ones in the world of business in the form of those 1 percent clients.
Green Applications LLC to invest $9.75 million to establish first Virginia operation
Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Friday that Green Applications LLC, a Division of Green Distribution will invest $9.75 million to establish its first Virginia operation in the Town of Gordonsville in Orange County.
The Philosopher’s Lunch Table: Mental Clarity
Join Marietta McCarty on Saturday, Feb. 22 for a sort of Philosopher’s Lunch Table featuring South American food to toast the chapter set in Brazil in The Philosopher’s Table.
Bail bonds sites online with assist from Augusta Free Press
Bail bondsman Doug Wright has four new websites serving customers in the Valley and Central Virginia that were produced by Augusta Free Press.
