Business Notes: March 6, 2016
Springfield, Vt. — The River Valley Workforce Investment Board will host the fifth annual River Valley Employment Fair on April 27, from 2-5 p.m., at Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road, Springfield, Vt. The fair is aimed at connecting local job seekers with seasonal and permanent jobs in the area and to showcase resources and training programs designed to help job seekers, a news release from the Workforce Investment Board...
People in Business: Jan 24, 2016
Jessica Willis, of Springfield, Vt., has been promoted to director, business strategy and marketing operations, at Maponics, the White River Junction-based spatial data company that specializes in mapping areas and populations of interest. Willis, who previously served as marketing director, will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of Maponics’ brand marketing strategy and tactical planning. She will report...
People in Business: Jan. 17, 2016
Hillary Halleck, of Newport, director of human resources at Red River Computer Co., in Claremont, was recently honored as 2015 HR Practitioner of the Year by the River Valley Human Resources Association. The award was recently presented at the association’s annual meeting, held in Quechee. “Hillary is a consummate HR professional who encourages collaboration, diversity and candor,” said the award nomination by her colleague Dan McGee....
Canam Completes Buy Of Nearby Jewell Site
Claremont — Steel fabricator Canam Bridges on River Road has completed purchase of the nearby building owned by Jewell Transport, which is moving its trucking facility about a half-mile south this spring to a new building now under construction in the Syd Clarke Industrial Park. Canam General Manager Robert Richard said last week the purchase of the 70,000-square-foot Jewell building, which is on a parcel that borders Canam’s...
Midwest Flooding Forcing Evacuations
St. Louis — Floodwater was starting to recede at some water-logged Midwestern communities Thursday, but hundreds of homes were damaged, hundreds more remained evacuated, and getting through St. Louis by car, boat or train was increasingly difficult. The Mississippi River neared record levels at many places, and a tributary, the Meramec River, surged 4 feet beyond previous records before finally starting to fall. The rare wintertime...
