Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice Is Business of the Year New London — Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice has been named 2016 business of the year by the Lake Sunapee Region Chamber of Commerce. “I am so pleased. I can’t think of a more deserving organization to receive this award than our local VNA, which touches so many lives every day,” said Sara Colson, the chamber’s executive director. The award honors a local business...
No Snow, No Snow Business: Slow Start to Winter at Least Allows for Maintenance and Repairs
Enfield — On a gray, overcast afternoon last week Whaleback Mountain was bare. Rocks poked out of the mud, the water of Stony Brook at the mountain’s base rushed with the torrent of a spring thaw. Ski chairlifts dangled motionless from their lines. “I’ve been in the ski business since my youth in the late ’50s and early ’60s. I’ve seen some pretty lean years,” said Gerd Riess, mountain manager at Whaleback. He recalled “one year back...
Business Notes: Dec. 13, 2015
White River Junction — With an eye on becoming part of the downtown village’s artsy vibe, fashion designer F.H. Clothing Co. has opened its first “satellite shop” on Gates Street across from Northern Stage, offering a boutique selection of clothing, jewelry and even books. Designer and entrepreneur Joan Ecker, who owns and runs Quechee-based F.H. Clothing — also known as Fat Hat Clothing — along with her daughters, Jenn and Sara, said...
Business Notes: Nov. 8, 2015
Enfield — The Enfield Village Association will host Enfield’s “Small Business Saturday” event on Nov 28 as part of a national initiative to get consumers to shop at local businesses rather than large chain stores. As part of the event, the association will run a raffle in which shoppers will collect stamps at each business they visit on that day. A winner will be selected from completed cards. Businesses that will be open on Nov. 28...
Savor the Flavors
Falling on the first gorgeous spring day after a winter that wouldn’t quit, Flavors of the Valley was “definitely competing” with the weather, said coordinator Emily Gardner. Nonetheless, the annual tasting expo for local food drew about 900 people. The crowd at the April 12 event at Hartford High School included a group of Dartmouth students who arrived by bicycle and “a lot of 20- and 30-year-olds looking to get into the buy-local...
