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Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Town Launches “Leesburg Biz Buzz” Webpage to Celebrate
Accomplishments of Leesburg’s Business Community
Leesburg, VA (November 10, 2010) – The Town of Leesburg has launched a new webpage, Leesburg
Biz Buzz, to help businesses share their accomplishments with the Town’s residents, businesses and
visitors. This webpage is the latest initiative of the Leesburg Economic Development Commission’s
(EDC) Communications Task Force, aimed at spreading the message that Leesburg is a great place to
do business. The web address of the new page is www.leesburgva.gov/BizBuzz.
The launch of the Biz Buzz website allows Leesburg’s businesses an additional venue to celebrate
their good news while also creating a “buzz” to attract other businesses looking to locate in the
Town. Businesses interested in having their accomplishments posted on the webpage can email
bizbuzz@leesburgva.gov or include the Biz Buzz email address in their press release distribution.
“There is no better way to generate interest in investment and new business than to showcase
what great companies we have in Leesburg and what great things they are doing,” said Ara
Bagdasarian, Chair of the Leesburg Economic Development Commission. “Biz Buzz is a resource for
the Leesburg business community to further amplify their press releases while their
accomplishments tell the story of what an outstanding business destination Leesburg really is.”
In the past year, the EDC’s Communications Task Force has implemented a series of measures
aimed at improving communications with the Town’s businesses, and also creating a dialogue about
the Town’s business community. First, the EDC created a Facebook page as an informal way to
share events and updates from both the Town and the business community. The Leesburg EDC
Facebook page can be found at www.facebook.com/LeesburgEDC. Secondly, Town economic
development staff created four listservs – automated email distribution lists to which individuals
can subscribe – that provide regular updates targeted to specific business groups. The four listservs
are Downtown Business News, Development News, Business Owner Information, and Hospitality.
For more information about these and other listservs offered by the Town of Leesburg, please visit
www.leesburgva.gov/subscribe.
An e-newsletter is currently in the works, also entitled “Leesburg Biz Buzz.” The newsletter will pair
information from the Biz Buzz webpage with information regarding ribbon cuttings and other items
of interest to the business community. Interested businesses and citizens will be able to subscribe
to receive this monthly newsletter via the Town’s listservs. The EDC plans to launch the e-
newsletter in December 2010.
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Contact:
Debi Parry
Business Retention Coordinator
dparry@leesburgva.gov
703-737-7023
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