A Growing Company! Lime Valley Acquires Web Development Firm VoyageurWeb
Lime Valley Has Grown!
As of January 3, 2017, the Lime Valley home office welcomed three new staff members as the acquisition of VoyaguerWeb, Mankato, MN became official. Details of the acquisition took several months to iron out, but in the end both parties came away from the deal very pleased and excited about the future.
VoyageurWeb and Lime Valley have had a long history of cooperation and working together, teaming up on projects and on special efforts for area non-profits. In addition, both companies share a strong commitment to education. Through work on various college program boards to continuing internship programs and ultimately hiring students, this belief in education stands out. The familiarity and mutual admiration between the two companies allowed the acquisition process to move forward smoothly.
“This agreement was carefully crafted by both parties. We have the utmost respect for all of VoyageurWeb’s accomplishments,” said Lime Valley President Brian Maciej. “We look forward to continuing the tradition of providing high quality web development service and support going forward. In addition, we are excited to provide VoyageurWeb customers with an expanded service offering including print design, electronic media, video and public relations.”
“We look forward to continuing the tradition of providing high quality web development service and support going forward.”
Lime Valley’s acquisition includes the web development, design, content updating and social media aspects of the company, along with the name VoyageurWeb. New staff members transitioning to Lime Valley include Chad Kraus, who will serve as Lime Valley’s new Director of Web Development, along with Web Developers Karissa Mouser and Sarah Lindblom.
As one of the first companies to bring internet access and eventually web development services to Minnesota, VoyageurWeb has been a groundbreaking company since it was founded in 1993.
The acquisition of VoyageurWeb represents a significant event in Lime Valley’s history, which spans over 29 years in business.
New Year, New Faces, New Capabilities!
The acquisition of VoyageurWeb brings many exciting changes and possibilities going forward in 2017.
Lime Valley’s Home Office (Mankato, MN)
For clients new to Lime Valley, quality service and support in the web area will be a hallmark of the acquisition. In addition, the opportunity for companies to achieve new levels of economy, efficiency and effectiveness in their marketing communications programs by working with a full-service agency. For many clients, receiving a range of creative services through an integrated marketing communications (IMC) approach represents great value.
Lime Valley’s existing customers will continue to receive the highest quality marketing communications solutions and services, but may also benefit from expanded capabilities and additional staff.
“Now with additional web developers on staff, we’re excited to deliver even more to our clients.”
Lime Valley Lead Web Developer Cory Wendt said, “Our clients are accustomed to receiving solutions for their web needs that exceed expectations and quick, knowledgeable answers to their support questions. Now with additional web developers on staff, we’re excited to deliver even more to our clients.”
As an open-source, content management system (CMS) provider, Lime Valley can now provide web development on WordPress, Joomla and Drupal platforms. The addition of new talent also brings expanded capabilities in the areas of custom programming and e-commerce solutions.
“This combined staff has many years of experience integrating E-commerce solutions into websites …”
Lime Valley Director of Web Development Chad Kraus said, “This combined staff has many years of experience integrating E-commerce solutions into websites, including CMS-based websites. With the knowledge to integrate just the right product catalog, shopping cart, tax, shipping, and payment solutions we can create the perfect online shopping experience for your customers.”
