Business Notes: March 13, 2016
Wilder — Steve Davis, owner of VerMod, the Wilder-based manufacturer of energy-efficient modular homes, has purchased the 20,000-square-foot building on Route 5 that his company has leased for two years. Terms of the deal were not announced. VerMod secured financing for the purchase with support from the Green Mountain Economic Development Corp., the Vermont Small Business Development Center, the Vermont Economic Development...
Business Notes: Feb. 21, 2016
Lebanon — Adimab LLC, the Lebanon-based biomedical firm that discovers and develops antibody-based pharmaceuticals has reported isolating “a broad panel of neutralizing anti-Ebola virus antibodies” from a survivor of the recent outbreak in Zaire. The discovery, published online in the journal Science, “describes the first in-depth view into the human antibody response to Ebola virus,” Laura Walker, senior scientist at Adimab and an...
People in Business: Feb. 14, 2016
Nicolaas Bekker, of Lyme, has been named a vice president and Norwich branch manager for Ledyard National Bank. Bekker has nearly 20 years of customer service experience, first in the hospitality industry and then in banking. He was born and raised in the Netherlands and earned a master’s degree in film and television studies from the University of Amsterdam. He began his banking career in Fairfield County, Conn., after moving to the...
Business Notes: Jan. 31, 2016
Norwich — The Bike Hub, which sold and repaired bicycles and related gear from its shop on Route 5 adjacent to Fogg’s Hardware and Building Supply, closed its doors on Jan. 23. Owner Bill McFadden posted the news on the store’s Facebook page, announcing “we will still be around honoring a few commitments but it is the end of The BikeHub in its current form.” “Over the years, The Bike Hub — my staff, my vendors, my community event...
Former Allechante Location Has New Eatery: Norwich Square Cafe
Norwich — A new cafe and bistro has opened in the space previously occupied by Allechante, filling a gap in town left when its sole cafe closed more than a year ago. Norwich Square Cafe is owned and operated by Lebanon residents Priscilla Gosselin, her son, Brent Gosselin, and his wife, Fausta Gosselin. Priscilla Gosselin, who has been behind the push to restore fountains in Lebanon, formerly co-owned the Bean Gallery cafe in Lebanon,...
