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Public comment sought on planned ban on importing untreated firewood
A proposed Rule Governing the Importation of Untreated Firewood into the State of Vermont has been filed with the Secretary of State, and two hearings are scheduled to accept public comment. The purpose of the rule is to protect forest health by slowing the long-distance movement of wood-borne invasive forest pests, such as Asian longhorned […]
Start your own business workshop in Springfield; Business students seek competition judges
Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8 at Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton Square, in the 1st floor conference room. Space is limited. To register for the […]
Grafton company breaks ground on production facility, store
Springfield Regional Development Corp. has announced that it has received financing of $877,504 from the Vermont Economic Development Authority to construct a 6,000-square-foot building in Windsor’s Artisans Park, of Route 5. The new facility will be the home of Blake Hill Farm Products Inc. as the production facility for Blake Hill Preserves’ marmalades, conserves, preserves […]
SBA honors lenders for increased aid to VT entrepreneurs; GMP adds electric vehicle charging station
More than 100 lenders from financial institutions throughout Vermont gathered at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier last Thursday for the Small Business Administration’s Annual Meeting and Awards event. The event recognized the leading SBA lenders based on total SBA loan volume by dollars and numbers of SBA backed loans made during fiscal year Oct. 1, 2014 […]
Gauntlet thrown down for 2016 Overture gingerbread contest
© 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC One feature of this year’s Overture to Christmas was the “business” category of the annual gingerbread house competition. The Chester Telegraph preheated the oven and mixed up some spicy dough only to find that our gingerbread Yosemite Fire House was the only entry in that category. Now, we like winning […]
Rolling over retirement funds into an IRA has myriad benefits
By Ronald J. Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Changing jobs can be a tumultuous experience. Even under the best of circumstances, making a career move requires a series of tough decisions, not the least of which is what to do with the funds in your old employer-sponsored retirement plan. Some people choose to roll over […]
Klezos noted as Respiratory Therapist of Year; S. Vermont arts mag teams with travel app to boost tourism
Friends and co-workers gathered on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Springfield Hospital to recognize Rosalind Klezos, RRT, as the 2015 Respiratory Therapist of the Year. Cathi Kugler, RRT, said, “Roz makes a huge difference every day. Sometimes I think she walks out not knowing what a difference she makes, and I hope this plaque lets her […]
Merchants Bank to match WARMTH donations
Merchants Bank, with branches in Springfield, Bellows Falls and Manchester, is partnering with WARMTH again this year to help low income Vermonters across the state with paying for heat this winter. WARMTH is a statewide emergency-based program – administered by Community Action Agencies – that utilizes privately donated funds to help keep low-income households from […]
Iberdrola letter to Grafton outlines 2016 timeline for wind project; says it won’t build on a ‘nay’ vote
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC In a letter to Grafton residents sent just before Thanksgiving, Iberdrola Renewables, the Spanish energy company that hopes to build a wind farm with 28, 492-foot-high turbines in Grafton and Windham, has outlined its plans for next year that include a timeline on proceeding with the project and […]
SMCS adds Mountain Valley Medical to its community network
Springfield Medical Care Systems is in the process of adding Mountain Valley Medical Clinic in Londonderry as a community health center site within the SMCS federally qualified health center network. Mountain Valley Medical Center will serve the Vermont towns of Jamaica, Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, South Londonderry, Stratton, Wardsboro, West Townshend, West Wardsboro, Weston and Windham. “MVMC […]
Marketer recognized for efforts; electric vehicles can charge up in Manchester
Kim Dixon of Waterbury-based Insights LLC was recently recognized as the 2015 Small Business Marketing Solution Provider of the Year – Northeast, by online marketing company Constant Contact Inc. Dixon received the award at a conference in Las Vegas in October where she was recognized as 1 of 5 recipients among hundreds of marketing professionals […]
SBA women’s business pitch contest set for Burlington
InnovateHER, a program co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration, is aimed at unearthing products and services that empower women and families through local business competitions that culminate in a live pitch in Washington, D.C. Mercy Connections is hosting a competition from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 255 South Champlain St. #8 […]
Springfield Hospital seeks funds to install solar hot water system
The departments of engineering and development at Springfield Hospital are joining forces to install solar hot water at the hospital, the first ever at a Vermont hospital. Springfield Hospital is recognized as an Energy Star rated hospital – one of 200 in the nation, and one of only two in the state of Vermont. This […]
Pay your savings before you pay your bills
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC Each month you settle down to pay bills. You pay your mortgage lender. You pay the electric company. You pay the trash collector. But do you pay yourself? One of the most basic tenets of sound investing involves the simple habit of “paying yourself first,” in other words, […]
GMP donates $130,000 to WARMTH program
Green Mountain Power is helping to keep Vermonters warm this winter with a $130,000 donation to WARMTH, a program that helps with heating emergencies. Last winter the WARMTH program helped families with heating emergencies more than 5,000 times. Funds are paid directly to the fuel or energy supplier, and each household receives no more than […]
MacLaomainn’s scares up a bundle for Food Bank, Food Shelf
MacLaomainn’s Scottish Pub raised $1,510 for the Vermont Food Bank and three boxes of food for the Food Shelf at Chester-Andover Family Center in its two-day Halloween Haunted House event held last Friday and Saturday. Admission was $1 for children 10 and under, $5 for others or cans of food. In an interview on Saturday […]
Local businesses raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Two local businesses have raised funds for cancer awareness and research in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Lori Brown, owner of Boccaccio’s Hair Salon, 113 Clinton St. in Springfield, came to Springfield Hospital and put pink in everyone’s hair for a $10 donation, returning all the donations to the Springfield Hospital to support the […]
Small business workshops target veterans
A free small business event with the focus on veterans is being held from 8:30 to 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 6 at 14th Star Brewing Co., 133 N. Main St., in St. Albans. It includes two workshops: Financing a Veteran-Owned Business and Doing Business with the Government. Registration and networking begins at 8:30 a.m. The […]
Before investing, understand your emotions and biases
By Kevin Theissen Skygate Financial Group LLC One of the most well-known investors of the 20th century, Benjamin Graham, said, “The investor’s chief problem — and even his worst enemy — is likely to be himself.” What Graham understood — and modern research is catching up to — is the idea that we all have […]
Workshop to aid business startups; GMP offers grants for solar charging stations
Starting Your Own Business workshop Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering a four-hour workshop on how to start your own business and write a business plan. The course will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton St., in the first floor […]
