New Business
2010
July
Law Office of Dennis Hill
Dennis Hill has opened a law office at 333 Dorset St., South Burlington. Hill, of Essex Junction, has been practicing law since 1978 and was previously associated with law firms in Williston and Essex Junction. Areas of practice include but are not limited to real estate, wills, probate, estates and personal injury.
Redeye Media
David Traver Adolphus has opened Redeye Media in Bennington. He operated RedEye Photography in Burlington through 2001. The new business provides specialized writing and photography. Adolphus is an associate editor at the Hemmings Motor News family of magazines
Keller Williams Realty Green Mountain Properties
Brian Armstrong and Adam Hergenrother have established Keller Williams Realty Green Mountain Properties at 302 Mountain View Drive, Third Floor, Colchester. Keller Williams Realty Inc. is a real estate franchise operation that began franchising in 1990 and has 679 offices in the U.S. and Canada. This the first Keller Williams franchise in Vermont. Armstrong has 10 years’ experience as a principal broker and sales manager for a Century 21 franchise in Vermont. He is a member of the Vermont Association of Realtors and Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors. Hergenrother was a broker with a Vermont Re/Max franchise, and is a Certified Eco-Broker and a Certified Distressed Property Expert. He received the Rising Star Award from the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce.
Dark Star Law Group
Christine Mathias and Tom Mason have established Dark Star Law Group, a law firm aimed at providing lower-cost legal services by using free online communications and research tools and offering flat fee legal services. Mathias and Mason have worked at non-profit legal service organizations in the Northeast. They spent several months volunteering at Legal Services Law Line of Vermont in Burlington, where they found that budget constraints and eligibilty requirements left many low-income litigants without legal assistance. Web site: www.darkstarlawgroup.com. Phone: (802) 503-0153.
J & J’s Corner Market
J & J’s Corner Market is the new name of the former Walt’s Game Room, 12 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski. John and Jocelyn Barton have converted the space to a full-service grocery store, open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m, Monday to Saturday. Phone: (802) 654-8003.
Heritage Aviation
Heritage Aviation, a newly established sister company to Heritage Flight, both located at the Burlington International Airport, is a 24-hour general aviation facility providing ground handling, fueling, and other aviation support services to transient and locally based domestic and international aircraft. The new 79,000-square-foot facility includes a rooftop observation deck, movie theater, quiet rooms, hangar space and U.S. Customs on site. It also houses a lounge featuring furnishings by Vermont artisans, a well-equipped gym, game room, flight planning and snooze rooms. The building uses solar and wind energy, rainwater collection and reuse, and features one of the largest green roofs in New England. •
June 2010
Richmond Market & Beverage
Mike Comeau, the owner of The Richmond Corner Market, has opened Richmond Market & Beverage, an 11,000-square-foot, full-service grocery story, next to Richmond Home Supply. The focus is on groceries and fresh local foods. Richmond Beverage, a Vermont liquor store, will be housed in the new market, along with flowers from Crimson Poppy in Richmond and goods from other food purveyors in the community. Employment projections are for an estimated 60 combined full- and part-time positions. The smaller Corner Market employed eight.
Ace Hardware
Gordon Winters announced the opening of Milton Ace, his third Ace Hardware store — at 380 U.S. Route 7 South in Milton. The new store joins Winters’ other retail outlets, Champlain Ace, St. Albans Ace, and his longtime family business, Swanton Lumber Company.
May
Bob-White Systems
Steven Judge, a dairy farmer in Royalton, has launched Bob-White Systems, providing the equipment and technology for micro-dairy operations to produce locally pasteurized milk that can be sustained by the communities in which the micro-dairy farmer lives. Judge has developed micro, low-impact pasteurizers and bulk tanks, and from this has created additional equipment such as portable milking machines and vacuum pumps. The company also offers service and consulting necessary for customers to learn to use the equipment and how to take the milk to market. 228 Chelsea St., South Royalton.
www.bobwhitesystems.com.
Yankee Candle
University Mall announced the opening of Yankee Candle, its fourth store in Vermont. Christine Laforest is the store manager.
Ross Environmental Associates Inc.
Bob Ross, president of Ross Environmental Associates Inc. of Stowe, announced that the company has opened an office in Newport to serve clients in the northeast region of the state and in northern New Hampshire. Bruce Hamilton, P.E., has joined the firm and will manage the Newport office. Hamilton is director of facilities for the North Country Hospital. 5072 U.S. Route 5; 334-9982. •
April
Perfect Painters
Lisa and Lorraine Alexander have opened Perfect Painters in Colchester. The sisters have been painting for more than 20 years and are fully licensed and insured. They offer free estimates throughout Vermont. Services consist of interior and exterior painting and deck cleaning and staining for residential and light commercial customers. 922-4626; 922-6776; www.PerfectPaintersVT.com.
John Raphael
The Family Table
John Raphael of Belvidere announced the opening of The Family Table in Jeffersonville. The chef-owner’s restaurant is on Vermont 15 in the space formerly occupied by Jana’s Cupboard. Raphael undertook a complete renovation of the interior to provide a warm and inviting atmosphere. The Family Table is open from Thursday through Monday for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lunch selections include hearty salads and sandwiches such as Raphael’s signature shaved rib-eye with braised portobello mushrooms and caramelized onions. The dinner menu features appetizers such as blackened shrimp with mango dipping sauce and entrées such as Raphael’s buttermilk fried chicken and maple- and herb-brined pork chop with garlic mashed potatoes. An award-winning chef, Raphael is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University and spent over 10 years in Rhode Island. 644-8920. •
March
Gallery 160
Photographers Scott and Kelly Funk have opened Gallery 160 in Richmond, housed in the couple’s Victorian home on East Main Street. Scott’s pictures are large, mostly printed on canvas. He offers his originals as limited editions of one or two prints. Kelly’s work, which is smaller and more intimate, depicts the natural world in a portraiture-like style. Works are exhibited in rescued frames. Hours are “by chance or appointment.” 434-6434.
National Private Duty Association
The National Private Duty Association (NPDA), an association of providers of private-pay home care, announced the formation of a Vermont chapter. Officers of the Vermont chapter are Rachel Lee Cummings of Armistead Caregiver Services in Shelburne, president; Patrice Thabault of Home Instead Senior Care in South Burlington, vice president; Marylou Morrisette of At Home Senior Care in Rutland, treasurer; and Catherine Holdway of the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties in Colchester, secretary. www.privatedutyhomecare.org. •
February
John Anthony Designer Jewelry
John Anthony Designer announced that he has opened a retail location at 130 Church St., Burlington, downstairs from his custom design studio at 128 Church St. The new space was formerly the home of Vermont Folk Instruments. As part of his expansion, Anthony added a partner, Heather Ballou, whose responsibilities will encompass marketing, public relations, and day-to-day business operations. The new shop has all LED track lighting, and all other lighting is CFL lamps or fluorescent, keeping energy costs down and emissions low. Much of the material incorporated into the fit-up of the space was purchased from Recycle Building Materials on Pine Street or re-used from the studio space upstairs. 660-9086.
Vermont Clothing Co.
Vermont Clothing Co. of St. Albans announced the opening of a store in University Mall, its second Burlington area store. The store carries all the manufacturer’s “green” lines of clothing, a new “cow power” line featuring T-shirts packaged in milk cartons, and a line of outerwear, sweaters, hats, and mittens.
www.vermontclothingcompany.com.
Sola Salons Burlington
Phil and Julie Tonks have opened Sola Salons at Taft Corners in Williston. Sola features 16 salon studios, each in its own private enclosed space housing an independent salon business. The studios take up half of the building; the other half is occupied by Massage Envy. Salons that have rented space are: Veronica Platt and Heather Ingham, d/b/a Studio Ten (662-1505); Amanda Dufour, d/b/a Amanda Dufour (662-1477); Sandra Brown, d/b/a Starr Styles (662-1449); Sarah Bove, d/b/a Sarah Bove (662-1455); and Kristi Blacklock, d/b/a Shear Bliss (372-1234). The Tonkses also own a winery in East Calais. Sola Salons has operations in 50 cities across the United States.
Terry Precision Cycles
Liz Robert, former CEO of Vermont Teddy Bear, has moved most of the operations of her newly acquired company, Terry Precision Cycles, to Burlington. The Rochester, N.Y., company specializes in bicycles for women and is a direct marketer of women’s cycling apparel and accessories. Offices are at 47 Maple St.; the warehouse is at 7 Ambrose Place, off Home Avenue. The company employs 12 people, with more planned, and is leasing 10,500 square feet of commercial space. •
January
Vermont Clothing Co.
Vermont Clothing Co. of St. Albans announced the opening of a store in University Mall, its second Burlington area store. The store carries all the manufacturer’s “green” lines of clothing, a new “cow power” line featuring T-shirts packaged in milk cartons, and a line of outerwear, sweaters, hats, and mittens. www.vermontclothingcompany.com.
O.N.E. Pepper Grill
Sam Lai, the owner of China Express and a restaurateur for 17 years, announced the opening of O.N.E. Pepper Grill in Burlington’s Old North End. The menu — for eat-in or carry out — features wings, Mexican dishes, burgers, salads, and specials such as grilled rib eye, strip steaks, and shrimp dishes. Hours are 11 a.m. to
10 p.m. daily. Deliveries (to the New and Old North End, UVM, downtown Burlington, and Winooski Falls Way) from 4 to 10 pm. 260 North St. 658-8800.
Urban Moonshine
Jovial King announced the opening of Urban Moonshine in Burlington and the launching of its line of organic bitters. Long a mainstay of the beverage world, bitters have a long history, having been used as aperitif, digestif, cocktail mixer (particularly in Manhattans and old-fashioneds), stomach remedy, and a classic hangover cure. Urban Moonshine offers three flavors: original, citrus, and maple. The company also makes handcrafted organic tonics: Immunity, Immune Zoom, Longevity, and Chocolate Love. King has studied herbal medicine for many years and uses only organically grown or ethically wildcrafted herbs.
www.urbanmoonshine.com.
Maple Leaf Management Group
Barbara C. Wilson, Ed.D., and Michael F. Luck, Ph.D., have established Maple Leaf Management Group, a full-service fund-raising and executive search consulting firm. Wilson, a multi-lingual consultant, is the founder and president of the firm and the senior consultant specializing in feasibility studies, board development, mediation, and executive search and CEO evaluations. Luck, the executive consultant, has more than 35 years’ experience in the field of institutional advancement, spanning health care, education and nonprofit institutions. 42 Maple Leaf Road, Underhill; 899-3517; (518) 391-5714;
(518) 694-1722; mapleleafmg.com;
dicho@aol.com; info@mapleleafmg.com
HANDS
Megan Humphrey announced the creation of HANDS (Helping and Nurturing Diverse Seniors), a nonprofit with a mission to provide nutritional and social opportunities for older adults and reduce isolation for them. This is accomplished mainly through a nondenominational holiday dinner for seniors on Christmas Day. HANDS works with other nonprofits to coordinate the arrangements. 864-7528;
handsvt@gmail.org; www.handsvt.org. •