All Entries in the "Business & Personal Finance" Category
Telegraph donates $300 to Rotary from inaugural ad program
The Chester Telegraph presented a check for $300 to the Chester Rotary on Thursday, Oct. 1 before its First Thursday evening meeting at the Fullerton Inn. The Rotary and The Telegraph had teamed up to promote the 2015 Fall Festival by creating a page within the paper with complete information about the September event that […]
Anesthesiologist joins Springfield Hospital; SMCS earns award
Springfield Hospital welcomes Dr. Xiangtian Hu to the Department of Anesthesiology. Hu earned his Bachelor of Medicine degree at Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. He has earned awards for Best Ten Students, Outstanding Student in Medicine, Top One Percent of University Students, as well as other academic awards. He completed his internship and residency […]
Drew’s officials to talk at First Thursday Rotary
Drew’s All Natural, a food manufacturing business in Chester, will be featured at First Thursday Rotary at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Fullerton Inn, 40 the Common in Chester. General manager Dave Hambright and COO John Cummings will discuss the manufacturing business of Drew’s, its relationship with the parent company and its importance […]
Forum on economic effects of climate change
What’s Next for Vermont’s Climate Change Economy? is addressed in a forum to take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Latchis Theater, 50 Main St., Brattleboro. The forum focuses on the opportunity to create jobs while developing innovative solutions to stem the impact of climate change. Presented by the Brattleboro […]
VEDA secures $1M loan fund for small business growth
Rural entrepreneurs will continue to have access to vital capital through the Vermont Economic Development Authority thanks to a $1 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The loan from USDA’s Intermediary Relending Program will recapitalize VEDA’s Vermont Small Business Development Corp. to provide capital to growing Vermont businesses. “Vermont’s rural businesses, from farms […]
Surgeons earn orthopaedic certifications; hospital golf outing raises funds for medical equipment
Springfield Hospital is congratulating Dr. Kevin Dwyer on his certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and Dr. David Muller on his maintenance of certification by the ABOS. Orthopaedics is a broad-based medical and surgical specialty dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system. These include pediatric […]
DRB green-lights new Jiffy Mart for Chester
By Shawn Cunningham © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC At its Monday Sept. 21 meeting, the Chester Development Review Board gave its approval to an application by Champlain Oil to construct a 4,980-square-foot Jiffy Mart, which would house convenience store, a Subway and a Ramunto’s Pizza Express. The Jiffy Mart would also have four double-sided gas […]
SAPA-TV to hold open house, facilities tour
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, SAPA-TV, Springfield’s cable access TV station, will host an open house, followed by its annual meeting and an award show for community productions. The event will be held at the River Valley Technical Center Cafe, 303-307 South St. in Springfield, starting at 5 p.m. with hors d’oeuvres, socializing and a tour […]
Construction of Dollar General in Chester expected to begin soon
By Cynthia Prairie © 2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC Construction on the 9,100-square-foot Dollar General for Main Street in Chester is expected to begin this fall with the store opening in early 2016. And a sure sign of the impending work are the building permits nailed to wooden frames on the property. A spokesman for the […]
Vermont Chamber of Commerce hosts legislative wrap-up lunch
From noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce presents a 2015 legislative wrap-up on key business issues including new taxes and fees, funding for tourism and economic development marketing, labor mandates and economic growth and a preview of what to expect next year. Learn about the issues, have your […]
Workshop on launching a business, writing a business plan
Vermont Small Business Development Center is offering Starting Your Own Business, a four-hour workshop on how to launch your own business and write a business plan. The course is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Springfield Regional Development Corp., 14 Clinton Square, Springfield, in the 1st floor conference room. […]
Restaurant company executive to speak at Rotary evening event
R.J. Dourney will be the Chester Rotary’s speaker at its next First Thursday Rotary Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Fullerton Inn, 40 the Common in Chester. The topic of Dourney’s talk will be ethics in business. Dourney is a 30-year veteran of the restaurant industry and a talented speaker. He and his […]
Windsor businesses recognized for not selling alcohol to minors
Springfield youth recently presented a certificate of appreciation to a collection of local retailers who passed alcohol compliance checks for not selling alcohol to minors. Springfield High School students Aunna Parker, Hannah Crosby and Lizzy Parker and the Rev. Gerry Piper of the Springfield Prevention Coalition, presented Retailer Recognition certificates to the following Springfield retailers: […]
VTel Wireless launches high speed Internet in eight communities
VTel Wireless, the first 100 percent 4G LTE carrier in America, has launched its high-speed Internet service in the Springfield area including Rockingham, Bellows Falls, Saxtons River, Cambridgeport, Spoonerville, Chester, North Springfield and Baltimore. The network boasts download speeds of up to 50 Mbps, does not require a contract and offers data plans starting at […]
Hot dog lovers raise $7,000 for Boosters, CAFC at annual Stone Hearth Inn event
By Cynthia Prairie ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Awesome Sauce Dog created by Shona Grill of Bellows Falls was named “Top Dog” by the diners during the Stone Hearth Inn’s 4th Annual Hot Dog Cook Off on Sunday. The Free Range restaurant of Chester took away the “Best in Show” award with its Gyro Dog […]
Chester’s Karl named CPBR Realtor of Year
Crown Point Board of Realtors has named Joe Karl of Chester as the 2015 Realtor of the Year. Each year the award is given to the local Realtor who has best exemplifies professionalism, integrity, adherence to the code of ethics and the furtherance of good real estate practices among colleagues and the general public, as […]
After final testimony on traffic and architecture, Chester DRB closes Jiffy Mart hearings
By Shawn Cunningham ©2015 Telegraph Publishing LLC It was dueling experts on traffic and Chester’s architectural character as the Development Board of Review held its final meeting on a Jiffy Mart proposed for the corner of Pleasant and Main streets in Chester on Monday, Aug. 10. The hearing began with board chair Carla Westine acknowledging […]
For 2nd year, Killarney takes home gold for chicken wings at Okemo event
For the second year in a row, the Killarney restaurant in Ludlow has taken home First Place in Okemo Mountain Resort’s annual Chicken Wing Championship, a people’s choice contest held in conjunction with the resort’s Hops in the Hills Beer and Wine Festival. Killarney’s Irish Pub owner Mark Verespy, a Chester resident and firefighter, served […]
SAPA-TV expands hours; re-certification for Kurtin Hattin’s Fine
SAPA-TV expands hours with classic cartoons, movies SAPA TV, Springfield’s public access cable station, has recently expanded its on-air hours with two new programming blocks. Broadcast hours for Channel 8 are now 7 a.m. to approximately 3 a.m., up from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Classic Cartoons block runs from 7 to 8 a.m. […]
Okemo resort awards 10 students college scholarships
O kemo Mountain Resort has awarded 10 $1,000 scholarships to students who have worked at Okemo or who are the dependents of Okemo employees. Criteria used to select the recipients include academic achievement, co-curricular involvement and the composition of an essay. Okemo Mountain Resort Employee Scholarships Timothy Heffernan from East Wallingford. He’s a busser at […]
