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...
SCORE Stories: Painting Her Dream
Patty Castellini was born to be an artist. The road has not been easy, but thanks to her tenacity, talent and SCORE counselors, she is well on her way to success. Castellini was raised in Lancaster, N.H., right near the Canadian border. After graduating from the regional high school, uncertain about what she wanted to do, she moved to Lebanon with friends, where together they considered joining the Peace Corps. Instead, one of her...
SCORE Stories: Printing Her Dream
Patty Castellini was born to be an artist. The road has not been easy, but thanks to her tenacity, talent and SCORE counselors, she is well on her way to success. Castellini was raised in Lancaster, N.H., right near the Canadian border. After graduating from the regional high school, uncertain about what she wanted to do, she moved to Lebanon with friends, where together they considered joining the Peace Corps. Instead, one of her...
Are You Saving Enough For Retirement?
Saving for retirement is no easy task, but a new study says you don’t need to be a Powerball winner to put away enough cash for old age. According to the study by Fidelity Investments, 45 percent of those surveyed in 2015 were on track to cover essential expenses during their retirement, up from 38 percent in 2013. Although that’s still less than half the population, the percentage is heading in the right direction. One reason: People...
SCORE Stories: Painting the Town Red
A case of the corporate blues and being in the right place at the right time was all Tom Evans and Shawn Hickey needed to make a career change and join the millions of Americans who chance it every day and open a small business. Though neither had the innate entrepreneurial urge to break away from the somewhat predictable 9-to-5 corporate America lifestyle, both recognized an opportunity when it was squarely in front of them. Evans...
