Dominion Enterprises
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Dominion Enterprises is a Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

-based media and information services company for the automotive and commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental, and employment industries. It has Internet and printed media operations.

History

Dominion Enterprises was established in September 2006 by Landmark Communications
Landmark Communications
Landmark Media Enterprises LLC is a privately held media company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia specializing in cable television, broadcast television, print publishing, and internet publishing...

, following a division of assets of its predecessor company, Trader Publishing, between shared owners Landmark and Cox Communications
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...

.

Business activities

Dominion Enterprises provides targeted classified advertising for dealers and private party sellers. Consumer brands include For Rent, FranchiseOpportunities.com,The Employment Guide
The Employment Guide
The Employment Guide is a large publisher of skilled and hourly employment advertising nationwide, with almost 80 weekly recruitment publications in over 75 major markets. Together with its online Web site, The Employment Guide targets hourly, entry-level to mid-management employees...

, Homes.com
Homes.com
Homes.com is a Norfolk, Virginia-based online real estate services company providing property listings, website development and lead generation marketing solutions. It says over 4 million homebuyers visit the site each month...

, and RoomSaver.com, as well as specialty niche titles including CarLoan.com, Boats.com, YachtWorld, Boat Trader, Cycle Trader, Commercial Truck Trader, Equipment Trader and RV Trader.

The company also develops technology for commercial customers – from Web site design and hosting to Internet and e-mail marketing to data management and distribution. These services are geared toward helping businesses reach consumers.

Controversies and criticism

Dominion Enterprises was ranked the 8th worst place to work in America, according to a glassdoor.com survey in 2009. Currently, glassdoor.com uses compiled employee reviews to show that Dominion Enterprises employees give the company a 2.5 rating out of a possible 5.
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