Orion Strategies Explained

Orion Strategies
Industry:Public relations, consulting
Founder:Curtis Wilkerson
Location City:Buckhannon, West Virginia
Location Country:U.S.
Area Served:United States

Orion Strategies LLC is a strategic communications firm that provides public relations, lobbying and advocacy. The firm also has a research division that conducts polling and focus groups and a creative division for video, graphic design and digital.

History

Orion Strategies was founded in 2007 by Curtis Wilkerson.[1] The company has locations in Washington, DC; Harrisburg, PA; Columbus, OH; Charleston, WV; Buckhannon, WV; and Martinsburg, WV.[2]

Activities

Orion Strategies provides strategic communication services to its clients. This includes public relations, bipartisan federal and state lobbying, grassroots advocacy, media relations, creative services, opinion polling and research.

Polling

Orion has carried out non-partisan polling for a number of organizations including the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and news organizations including The State Journal.[3] FiveThirtyEight gave Orion Strategies a B− ranking in its review of pollsters in the USA.[4]

Natural gas industry

Orion has conducted a significant amount of work for the natural gas industry. In 2018 it produced a series of reports arguing in favor of fracking. In 2021, Orion took credit for the passage of West Virginia's Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, a law it advanced on behalf of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, that created felony penalties for protests targeting oil and gas facilities and was described by its sponsor John Kelly as having been "requested by the natural gas industry".[5]

Criticisms

In 2011, Politico Morning Tech spoke of Orion being an instrument of AT&T during the telecommunication firm’s attempted merger with T-Mobile. Politico questioned the validity of this support.[6]

References

Web site: Higher Education News Clippings . West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission . 22 August 2015.

Web site: New Poll Tells Stories Behind State Voters' Opinions (McCain leads 52%-41% in West Virginia) . 25 September 2008 . Free Republic . 22 August 2015.

Web site: On the new West Virginia polls . 14 October 2010 . Washington Examiner . 22 August 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wesleyan graduates make Generation Next list . 30 April 2009 . The Intermountain . 22 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Orion Strategies Strategic Communications & Public Relations . orion-strategies.com.
  3. Web site: Poll: Joe Manchin ahead by 10 points . 15 October 2010 . Politico . 22 August 2015.
  4. Web site: TRANSCRIPTS. 13 May 2008 . CNN . 22 August 2015.
  5. Web site: A Powerful Petrochemical Lobbying Group Advanced Anti-Protest Legislation in the Midst of the Pandemic. June 7, 2020. March 17, 2021. The Intercept. Alleen. Brown.
  6. Web site: A tale of AT&T suppot . 10 June 2011 . Politico . 22 August 2015.

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