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When it comes to challenging Democrat Terry McAuliffe's business chops, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has found a new venture to criticize: Franklin Pellets, a manufacturing outfit in Hampton Roads backed by an investment group that includes McAuliffe and some of his buddies.

Franklin Pellets was looking to take over a failing paper company in the Hampton in 2012, Virginia Attorney Roads area of Virginia with hopes of turning leftover wood from the timber industry General Cuccinelli actually played a key role in helping into pellets that could be used for renewable energy. The company has yet to Franklin Pellets, a produce the pellets, however, prompting Cuccinelli to charge that it is another manufacturing outfit in Steve Contorno Hampton Roads backed by an Staff writer - GreenTech Automotive, McAuliffe's Mississippi electric car company that has not investment group that includes Virginia politics Democratic gubernatorial begun production. nominee Terry McAuliffe, The Washington Examiner arrange a deal with the state to ✉ Email Author But in 2012, Cuccinelli actually played a key role in helping Franklin Pellets arrange a rent space with the Virginia Port Authority. (Photo: Graeme E @scontorno deal with the state. The attorney general signed off on a contract in September 2012 Jennings/Examiner)

D Steve on FB that allowed ecoFUELS Pellet Storage, the sister company of Franklin Pellets, to rent space with the Virginia Port Authority, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by The Washington Examiner. Popular in Local

D.C. sets tourism Sign Up for the Daily E-dition newsletter! 1 record with 19m visitors in 2012 As attorney general, Cuccinelli's office provides counsel to Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on contracts.

Survey: 15 percent of McDonnell also approved the lease. 2 Metro workers scared to report safety problems The contract allows ecoFUELS Pellet Storage to rent a 650,000-square-foot space on port property for the next 20 years. EcoFUELS Pellet Storage is a subsidiary of ecoFUELS, which is also a parent company to Fairfax County Franklin Pellets. Franklin Pellets is expected to handle the manufacturing side of the business while ecoFUELS 3 supervisors eyeing food tax is in charge of distribution.

D.C. teen arrested The Tidewater News reported over the weekend the Franklin Pellets has not yet begun production, though 4 after pursuit in Northern Virginia McAuliffe and others involved with the deal said there are plans to proceed. It's similar to what Virginians have heard from GreenTech Automotive, which has not yet met the lofty job creation projections McAuliffe Bill Bolling rips into 5 Ken Cuccinelli and promised. Terry McAuliffe tax plans [email protected]

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