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rocketworx [2017/05/06 12:44] – [Peters Foresaw Studio Failure, Created Georgia Company] Carlos Pedrazarocketworx [2018/03/01 18:07] (current) – [Peters Foresaw Studio Failure, Created Georgia Company] Updates Diana's employment status Carlos Pedraza
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 Long before the failure of Industry Studios, CEO Alec Peters appeared to have begun planning for a move to Georgia, records show. On May 6, 2017, he went public [[face>RocketworxFilms|on Facebook]] with his new for-profit company, Rocketworx Inc. Long before the failure of Industry Studios, CEO Alec Peters appeared to have begun planning for a move to Georgia, records show. On May 6, 2017, he went public [[face>RocketworxFilms|on Facebook]] with his new for-profit company, Rocketworx Inc.
  
-**AxaMonitor** learned December 2, 2016, about Peters' possible interest in the name Rocketworx, via the profile update on the Facebook page of his former girlfriend, and Axanar's fulfillment director, Diana Kingsbury. She had listed her employment as "Producer, Rocketworx Productions."+<WRAP tip> 
 +<wrap lo><wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> By 2018, Peters appeared to have abandoned the Rocketworx branding in favor of his new sponsored warehouse, dubbed [[new_studio|OWC Studios]], thanks to rent subsidy from Other World Computing. The Rocketworx Facebook page was taken down.</wrap> 
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-[{{ ::2_diana_kingsbury_-_facebook_search.jpg?direct|**FIRST CLUE** The founding of a new corporation was signaled in 2016 by Axanar fulfillment director Diana Kingsbury.}}]+**AxaMonitor** learned December 2, 2016, about Peters' possible interest in the name Rocketworx, via the profile update on the Facebook page of his former girlfriend, and Axanar's fulfillment director, Diana Kingsbury. She had listed her employment as "Producer, Rocketworx Productions." A year later, Kingsbury's Facebook profile no longer displayed any employment information.
  
 +[{{ ::2_diana_kingsbury_-_facebook_search.jpg?direct|**FIRST CLUE** The founding of a new corporation was signaled in 2016 by Axanar [[perks|fulfillment]] director Diana Kingsbury.}}]
 ===== Ill-Fated Industry Studios ===== ===== Ill-Fated Industry Studios =====
  
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 [{{ ::rocketworx-business-search.jpg?direct&300|**BUSINESS LISTING** Rocketworx is registered in Georgia with this description.}}] [{{ ::rocketworx-business-search.jpg?direct&300|**BUSINESS LISTING** Rocketworx is registered in Georgia with this description.}}]
  
-Valkyrie — a name Peters claimed to have abandoned — was renewed with Georgia's secretary of state on March 21, 2017.+Valkyrie — a name Peters claimed to have abandoned — was renewed with Georgia's secretary of state on March 21, 2017. Soon after it was created, Valkyrie also registered itself in California as an out-of-state company to do business in the state.
  
 [{{ ::rocketworx-art.jpg?direct&200|**THE ROCKETWORX** logo is by artist [[http://www.chetart.com/newsarchives.html|Chet Phillips]], who created it as a variant of an original painting.in the Googie-style of design.}}] [{{ ::rocketworx-art.jpg?direct&200|**THE ROCKETWORX** logo is by artist [[http://www.chetart.com/newsarchives.html|Chet Phillips]], who created it as a variant of an original painting.in the Googie-style of design.}}]
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 ===== Valkyrie's Dead, Long Live Rocketworx ===== ===== Valkyrie's Dead, Long Live Rocketworx =====
  
-Then, on March 30, 2017, Valkyrie was renamed Rocketworx Inc., no longer an LLC but a corporation. The entire operation was managed by Peters' Atlanta attorney and friend, Sheldon Friedman.+Then, on March 30, 2017, Valkyrie was renamed Rocketworx Inc., no longer an LLC but a corporation. The entire operation was managed by Peters' Atlanta attorney and friend, [[industry_studios|Sheldon Friedman]].
  
 When contacted last year by **AxaMonitor** to confirm Peters' ownership of Valkyrie, Friedman [[industry_studios|refused to answer.]]  When contacted last year by **AxaMonitor** to confirm Peters' ownership of Valkyrie, Friedman [[industry_studios|refused to answer.]]