Consumer Services

Tastefully Simple Corporate Office

Tastefully Simple was founded in 1995 by current CEO Jill Blashack Strahan, who originally ran the company out of a shed in her backyard. Tastefully Simple is a multi-level marketing company which focuses on gifts and food. Products are sold by sales associates at home “parties” where foods can be sampled or gift items inspected before purchase.

The company currently has more than 24,000 sales associates, with approximately 300 of these working at company headquarters in Alexandria, Minnesota. In 2001, the company was listed on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies, and in 2005 the company was inducted into the Inc. Hall of Fame.

Tastefully Simple operates in all 50 US states, as well as other countries. The company is a member of the Direct Selling Association and the Better Business Bureau.

Tastefully Simple

Tastefully Simple operates in all 50 US states, as well as other countries. The company is a member of the Direct Selling Association and the Better Business Bureau.

History

Kay Jewelers Corporate Office

Kay Jewelers was founded in 1910 by Henry Shaw in Akron, Ohio. The company is a subsidiary of Sterling Jewelers, which is owned by Signet Jewelers. The company offers fine jewelry, with their specialty being diamond wedding and engagement rings.

Kay Jewelers, along with the other Sterling Jeweler names such as Marks & Morgan, and Belden, is the second biggest jewelry seller in the US. The company offers a wide range of insurance and cleaning plans on almost all jewelry that is sold.

Sterling Jewelers, along Kay Jewelers, were accused in an online story, published May of 2016, which stated that customers discovered that their diamonds and other gemstones were removed and replaced with cheaper quality stones when their items were left for cleaning or repair. The company denies these allegations.

In response, the company has stepped up its store promotions and is offering bigger discounts to attract new customers in hopes of bolstering the parent company’s sagging stock.

One of Signet’s subsidiaries, Sterling, was accused in 2017 of gender discrimination. The CEO retired for “health reasons.” There are at least 2 class action lawsuits claiming gender discrimination that are pending.

In May 2019, the Consumer Protection Bureau announced an $11 million settlement with Signet/Kay Jewelers after receiving complaints that customers were signed up for credit cards that they did not authorize.

A law enforcement officer was denied entry into a Kay Jewelers location because of his service weapon. After the story went viral on social media, the company quickly issued an apology and stated that its “no weapon” policy should not have been applied to a uniformed police officer.

In December 2022, the current CEO, Gina Drosos, was credited for breathing new life back into the company.

Company headquarters for Kay/Signet Jewelers is located in Akron, Ohio.

Kay Jewelers

History

In response, the company has stepped up its store promotions and is offering bigger discounts to attract new customers in hopes of bolstering the parent company’s sagging stock.

In December 2022, the current CEO, Gina Drosos, was credited for breathing new life back into the company.

Company headquarters for Kay/Signet Jewelers is located in Akron, Ohio.

Blue Ridge Communications Corporate Office

Blue Ridge Communications was founded in 1950 by Claude Reinhart in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The original name of the company was Pencor Services, Inc. Reinhart wanted to improve television reception by placing an antenna on top of Blue Mountain and then installed a pole line. The idea was very successful. In 1955, the company purchased Palmerton Telephone Company.

Today, Blue Ridge Communications provides telephone, cable television, and internet service to more than 170,000 customers. In addition to their telecommunications, the company also offers home security services.

Pencor Services, Inc. owns Pencor Wireless, which operates the company’s cell phone service, and Blue Ridge Communications, which operates as a subsidiary.

In March 2020, the company launched its “Learn from Home” initiative, where low-income families could receive 60 days of internet service free of charge to allow their children access to school programs.

In September 2021, the company announced that it made plans to rebuild its entire 8,000-mile cable network.

Blue Ridge Communications maintains a corporate office in Palmerton, Pennsylvania.

Blue Ridge Communications

History

Pencor Services, Inc. owns Pencor Wireless, which operates the company’s cell phone service, and Blue Ridge Communications, which operates as a subsidiary.

In September 2021, the company announced that it made plans to rebuild its entire 8,000-mile cable network.

Blue Ridge Communications maintains a corporate office in Palmerton, Pennsylvania.

Seasons 52 Restaurant Corporate Office

Seasons 52 was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of the Darden Restaurant Group. The company has 43 locations in 17 states.

This restaurant chain is different from most others as it changes its menu with each season, offering food items that are currently “in season”. Their master wine sommelier, George Miliotes, travels personally to different vineyards to choose wines for the upcoming season. The company menu usually offers more than 100 different types of wine at any given time.

Seasons 52 was recently the target of a federal lawsuit in early 2015, which claimed that the chain practiced age discrimination when hiring. The company has denied all allegations.

In May 2023, the company opened its first San Antonio, Texas, location.

Seasons 52 maintains a corporate office in Orlando, Florida.

Seasons 52

Seasons 52 was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of the Darden Restaurant Group. The company has 43 locations in 17 states.

History

Seasons 52 was recently the target of a federal lawsuit in early 2015, which claimed that the chain practiced age discrimination when hiring. The company has denied all allegations.

In May 2023, the company opened its first San Antonio, Texas, location.

Seasons 52 maintains a corporate office in Orlando, Florida.

Frontpoint Security Corporate Office

FrontPoint Security was founded in 2007 by a trio of friends, current CEO Chris Villar, his climbing partner Peter Rogers, and friend Aaron Schumaker. They wanted to build a security company that not only used the latest in technology, but didn’t use fear mongering as its main selling point.

The company was listed in 2012 as one of the best places to work in Virginia for a second straight year. The company is also won Angie’s List first ever Super Service Award in 2013. They have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

FrontPoint Security offers image sensors, motion sensors, panic alarms, keychain remotes, wireless indoor and outdoor cameras, talking remote touchpad, as well as water and heat sensors, carbon monoxide sensors, and glass break sensors.

FrontPoint Security