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Blacksburg’s Lujure Media gets funding for Facebook customization tool

Photos by Daniel Lin | The Roanoke Times

Lujure Media on Friday launched a hack-a-thon, a type of contest in which teams spend hours working at the company to create computer code to enhance its online tool.

Lujure President Nathan Latka (from left) and co-founders Josh Gunter and Brian Putt created the company less than two years ago, building on freelance work Latka was doing for other students.

Lujure Media, already collecting revenue of $100,000 a month, expects to expand employment from nine to 30 this year.

BLACKSBURG — Lujure Media, a fast-growing Internet company born in a spare room above a Blacksburg bar a year and a half ago, on Friday announced $550,000 in outside funding to further develop its Facebook page-customization tool.

The student-founded company, which already is collecting revenue of $100,000 a month, expects to expand employment from nine to 30 this year and apply the added money to refine its offerings, said company President Nathan Latka.

Lujure’s online service is a drag-and-drop tool to make Facebook pages for businesses look and perform better.

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Posted on May 11, 2012 // by Keira Lyle No Comments »
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Fired up

Photos by Rebecca Barnett | The Roanoke Times

Mattie Barnes of Mattie’s Mountain Mud in Craig County stands back as roasted coffee beans drop into a cooling tray. Barnes began roasting coffee in Lewisburg, W.Va., 22 years ago and was one of just a few roasters in the region when she got started.

Barnes’ company sells coffees from around the world in addition to 20 flavored coffees, 20 blends and 22 specialty roasts.

Barnes’ beans are sent off to 25 commercial customers and thousands of residential customers.

On a rare snowy April day in the mountains of Craig County, Mattie Barnes has the music blaring while she works her coffee roaster inside a barn at her farm.

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Posted on May 08, 2012 // by Keira Lyle No Comments »

Names and changes

ADVERTISING

David Mikula, president of Mikula-Harris, has earned the Travel Marketing Professional certification from the Southeast Tourism Society.

CONSTRUCTION

Beth Hoel has been hired as assistant project manager of Thor General Contractors of Roanoke.

EDUCATION

Xin Luo has joined the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech as an assistant professor of immunology in the department of biomedical sciences and pathobiology.

Radford University has announced the following changes: Devin Dausin has joined the university’s division of student affairs as assistant dean of students, and Amber Mullen has been appointed director of residential life.

ENGINEERING

Hughes Associates Architects & Engineers announces the following: Martha Chester has been appointed president and Alan Downie has been promoted to vice president.

FINANCIAL

Mark Wigginton has been promoted to managing partner for Modern Woodmen of America.

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Posted on Apr 09, 2012 // by Keira Lyle No Comments »

The Next 28 Days: Upcoming business events

MONDAYAPRIL2

HEALTHCARE JOB FAIR

Job fair for those interested in working in the medical field.

Where: Roanoke Valley Workforce Center, 1351 Hershberger Road, Roanoke

When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact: 598-4483

TUESDAYAPRIL3

HOW TO BUILD AN EFFECTIVE WEBSITE

Topics include do’s and don’ts of web design, incorporating social media and email marketing. Presented by Adam Williams and Michael Weaver of 440Web.

Where: Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, 210 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke

When: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Cost: $20

Contact: .

WEDNESDAYAPRIL4

BUSINESS BEST PRACTICES, STYLE & ETIQUETTE CONFERENCE

Featuring training from leaders on professional etiquette and protocol, networking, communicating, interviewing and presenting.

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Posted on Apr 01, 2012 // by Keira Lyle No Comments »

Food Lion is making changes

On Wednesday, Food Lion shoppers in the Roanoke and New River valleys should notice significant changes to the stores’ prices, produce selection, customer service and accessibility.

The changes are part of Food Lion’s plan to improve its stores, reposition itself in the market and bring back customers who haven’t shopped at the chain lately.

The changes are based on the results of a customer survey done last year, said Larry Cassels, director of operations for Food Lion’s northeastern region.

Customers who took the survey told the Salisbury, N.C.-based grocer that they wanted lower prices, a better variety of fresh produce, less crowded aisles and quicker checkouts, Cassels said.

Food Lion is lowering prices on thousands of items, both name-brand and private brand labels, Cassels said. He would not elaborate on how the company decided to reduce prices or which products would be discounted, saying it was proprietary information.

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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 // by Keira Lyle No Comments »
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