Business Notes: Jan 17, 2016
Windsor — The building formerly known as the Inn at Windsor, which had been owned by the Mascoma Savings Bank since 2014, when the bank foreclosed on the property, finally has a new owner: Steve Heim, a Boston real estate investor and residential contractor who specializes in renovating historic homes. Heim said he acquired the 1-acre property on Apothecary Lane adjacent to the Masconic Lodge and across from the Windsor Diner recently...
Food Company Is Windsor Bound
Windsor — This town on the banks of the Connecticut River used to be known for manufacturing and mechanics. Now it is becoming a home of the sweet and savory. Blake Hill Preserves, a maker of specialty preserves based in Grafton, Vt., next year will move its production plant to Artisans Park on Route 5 in Windsor, joining a cluster of other Vermont food and beverage producers that are helping to transform this former factory town....
Seldon Bought By Vegas Firm
Windsor — Seldon Technologies, the water filtration device maker that closed suddenly in September and laid off all 32 employees, has been acquired by Las Vegas-based water filtration company Carbon Block Technologies. Carbon Block, which makes carbon block filters and drinking water treatment systems, bought Seldon’s assets and patents in a sealed-bid auction on Dec. 3, and is looking to incorporate Seldon’s water filtration...
Juniper Hill Inn Under Contract
Windsor — The owners of the Sumner Mansion Inn in Hartland have contracted to purchase the closed Juniper Hill Inn in Windsor and plan to renovate the property over the fall and winter, in time for spring re-opening. Ken Lucci and his sister Brenda Bradley, who bought Sumner Mansion only last year, plan to operate the two bed-and-breakfasts — which are just 31/2 miles apart — with shared staff in a bid to expand accommodations for the...
People in Business: Nov. 1, 2015
Daphne Lowe, of Woodstock, a broker with Williamson Group Sotheby’s International Realty, was recently awarded the local Realtor of the Year award by the Windsor County Board of Realtors. Lowe, who also serves as president of the Windsor County Board of Realtors executive board, was recognized at the Vermont Realtors Achievement Awards dinner in Burlington on Oct. 7. She will be presented with an official award plaque at the Windsor...
