HARDWICK, WALDEN, WOODBURY — NEKCV Sales and Marketing Director Tonya Ozone said the company is ready to connect its first Hardwick customers as its high-speed fiber broadband internet network expands into a small section of town, along with more of Walden and Woodbury. Service may now be available through NEK[Read More…]
Business Briefs
T-Mobile Notifies Town of Wireless Modification
HARDWICK – The zoning office of the Town of Hardwick has notified residents of a petition of T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for a Certificate of Public Good for a de Minimis modification on a wireless Telecommunications facility at 846 Bridgman Hill Road, received on November 12, by mail. The Case No[Read More…]
Diagnostic Analyzer Added to Copley Laboratory
MORRISVILLE – The hub of Copley’s Laboratory has a new look and functionality, with recent cosmetic upgrades and the addition of the Ortho Vitros XL 7600. The diagnostic analyzer provides doctors and clinical providers with information to determine patients’ diagnoses or treatments. The built-in technology provides faster and more accurate[Read More…]
Scott Unveils “Vermont’s Most Promising Jobs”
MONTPELIER — Governor Phil Scott, the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL), and the McClure Foundation announced recently the release of Vermont’s Most Promising Jobs, featuring more than 50 occupations expected to pay a median wage above $30/hour and have at least 300 openings over the next decade. “We have tens[Read More…]
NEK Collaborative Hires Katie Moritz
ST. JOHNSBURY – Local writer Katie Moritz has been hired by the Northeast Kingdom Collaborative (NEKC). Moritz has over a decade of experience in writing and communication. Prior to her position as communication liaison at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH), she was editor of a weekly newspaper, manager of an[Read More…]
Greene Joins Neurologist at Copley
MORRISVILLE – Rachel Greene, family nurse practitioner, has joined the team of Neurologist Jeanmarie Prunty, MD. Greene completed her doctorate in Nursing Practice at the University of Vermont. Prior to Copley, she worked at Central Vermont Medical Center Family Medicine, providing a full spectrum of care to patients of all[Read More…]
Sylvacurl Creates Waste-free Wood Curl Packaging
EAST HARDWICK – Jim and Mary-Ellen Lovinsky began making sustainable wood curl shavings as an alternative to petroleum-based packaging materials in the 1990s. Jim says they were intuitively drawn to the idea of waste-free manufacturing before it became common. Then and now, aspen wood from local loggers is shaved into[Read More…]
Animal Hospital to Close
DANVILLE – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Lisa D. Whitney, who took over the Danville Animal Hospital 18 years ago, recently announced the business will be closing after almost 50 years. Last week office staff said there are no appointments available before the office closes for good on December 24. In[Read More…]
Towne Named CEO of NCHC
ST. JOHNSBURY – The Northern Counties Health Care (NCHC) board of directors has announced that Christopher Towne has been named the permanent chief executive officer of Northern Counties Health Care. Towne has been serving as the interim CEO since September 28, and has been with the organization for 8.5 years.[Read More…]
Copley Hospital Support Staff Unionize
MORRISVILLE – Support staff at Copley Hospital voted to unionize Thursday, Nov. 14. The formation, which came through a decisive 68-44 vote, joins together the hospital’s nearly 150 staff with its almost 100 nurses in the regional United Nurses and Allied Professionals union. “I wanted to form a union to[Read More…]
Jasper Hill Farm’s Bayley Hazen Blue Wins Gold Medal
VISEU, Portugal – Jasper Hill Farm’s Bayley Hazen Blue wins Super Gold Medal and ‘Best American Cheese’ Trophy at the World Cheese Awards out of nearly 5,000 international entries. Nine cheeses from Jasper Hill Farm received medals at this year’s World Cheese Awards, including Gold Medals for Harbison and Vault[Read More…]
PUC Signs off on Consolidated Communications Sale
VERMONT – Consolidated Communications has received the green light from the Vermont Public Utility Commission to proceed with its proposed sale to a private investment company. The $3.1 billion sale to affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation still needs approval from federal regulators, but company[Read More…]
