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The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) has announced new appointments to the Board of Directors for a three year term. The new board members are: John S. Alberici, President, Contractors Casualty Company; Tina Truax McCuin,Vice President and Captive Insurance Consultant, Banknorth Investment Management Group, N.A.; and Michael K. Smith, Executive Vice President, Yankee Captive Management, Inc. They join continuing directors Richard McCarthy (Chair), Title Industry Assurance Company RRG; Jon Harkavy, Risk Services, LLC; Brian Donovan, Steel Tank Insurance Company; Robert L. Sweezey, Gencon Insurance Company of Vermont; and Andrew Sargeant, Vermont Insurance Management, Inc.
“With more than 340 members, VCIA is a widely respected voice for the captive insurance industry” stated VCIA Board Chair Richard McCarthy.
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Lang Associates, Vermont’s premiere Real Estate firm, takes
great pleasure in welcoming the addition of Geri M. Barrows to its sales team. Barrows
brings 13 years of legal and real estate experience to her new position.
A native Vermonter, Barrows resides in Colchester with her husband Corey and their three
children--Danny, Brittany & Brooke.
Prior to joining Lang, Barrows worked for
Kolok Development at Marble Island. She can be reached at (802) 846-7834; email
[email protected], or by visiting her at Lang’s South Burlington office,
located at 550 Hinesburg Road.
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The Vermont Tax Practitioners Association (VTPA) will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, October 15th from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Best Western Hotel (formerly the Holiday Inn) just off Exit 10 of I-89 in Waterbury, Vt.
The morning session will be on “Retirement Planning” and will be presented a representative of the Internal Revenue Service in the Taxpayer Education & Communication Division. The presentation will examine the issue from the perspective of both sole proprietors and plan trustees.
The afternoon session will be on “Tax Planning for Education” and will be given by Laurence Beinert of Mansfield Tax Services. He will discuss tax related methods of funding education as well as the various education tax credits and related issues.
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"If you build it, they will come," was a plea baseball's "Shoeless Joe" Jackson whispered to Kevin Costner in the movie, "Field of Dreams".
The phrase is being dusted off by Brattleboro, Vermont area natives David and Chris McCauley, who are merging the Raymond S. Roberts auto
dealership with Auto Mall on Putney Road to create a General Motors facility housing all five GM franchises.
It is apt in the historic sense and draws parallels with the movie
because it beckons customers of the age-old R.S. Roberts dealership to
join the new company in a modern age of auto retailing.
On October 18th The New Auto Mall will include Chevrolet, Pontiac,
Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and Chevy Medium Duty Trucks, along with the
beginnings of a new, stand-alone service facility, boasted to be the
largest and most modern in the region. This merger creates one of only a
few full product GM dealerships in the United States, according to William
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As federal agencies across the government begin operations today under
a short-term continuing budget resolution, the U.S. Small Business Administration implemented a $500,000 limit on most guaranteed loans – a step that will leave the vast majority of its small business credit customers unaffected.
“This is not a step that we take lightly, but after weighing the facts, this is the best solution to the strict limits placed on our total loan authority by the continuing resolution,” said SBA Administrator Hector V. Barreto. “Fully 87 percent of 7(a) loans made to small businesses in 2002 are under $500,000. The alternatives are frequent program shutdowns within days of the passage of each continuing resolution until our 2003 budget is passed.”
Previous Administrators have capped 7(a) loans at $500,000 for limited periods, once in 1995 and again in 1997.
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State Agriculture officials announced October 1, 2002, that they have denied the
application by Vermont Egg Farm (VEF) for a proposed expansion that
would have more than doubled the size of its Highgate facility.
In an 8-page finding, the Department cited a number of concerns in denying
the expansion, primarily centering on manure management and its direct
relationship to the potential return of the fly problem that plagued
the facility in its early years of operation.
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Following a fourteen year period of vacancy, Pioneer Environmental Associates, LLC, a Vermont-based consulting firm specializing in water resources planning and permitting work, has purchased the former Hannah’s Market building in Vergennes, VT. The purchase of the property has been facilitated by Ed and Bev Biello of Panton VT, who negotiated with the prior owners to sell the property and who maintained contact with the sellers throughout the process. Mr. Biello stated, “This deal is a very happy ending to a long period of neglect with this property. The building now has local ownership who will be more caring about the building and the community.” Representative Connie Houston, R-Ferrisburgh and Courtney Houston, Realtor of Lang Associates, assisted all parties in completing the transaction. According to Rep.
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Paul, Frank & Collins is pleased to announce Gail E. Haefner’s inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Ms. Haefner joins six of her colleagues,
John Sartore, Michael Frye, Alan Port, Crocker Bennett, Allan Paul and Peter
Collins, in this widely respected publication.
The Best Lawyers in America is based on an exhaustive peer-review
survey of other leading attorneys.
Ms. Haefner concentrates her practice on
Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and Intellectual Property Law. She received her B.A. from the University of
Michigan in 1978 and her J.D. from Cornell Law School in 1985.
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The Grafton Homestead, LLC, in Grafton, Vermont has recently expanded its space for guest accommodations, according to Manager Jennifer Karpin. Karpin reports that the Grafton Homestead, which opened in the Summer of 2001, has experienced sufficient bookings this year to
warrant the need for an additional guest room, called the Morning Glory room. “With a cheerful yet subtle morning glory theme, this room’s first floor location and private bath make it a good choice for our older guests or those who have difficulty climbing stairs,” says Karpin.
The Grafton Homestead’s Guest Suite remains most popular with visitors who enjoy its spaciousness and privacy. Over 1000 square feet, the Suite
includes a bedroom, living room, bath and full kitchen, all comfortably furnished with country antiques, upstairs in a circa 1800 historic cape.
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Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC) has revamped their website, www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, focusing on e-commerce for consumers. The new site features over 80 gourmet chocolate products, ranging from boxes of truffles to Belgian chocolate bars, hot chocolate to dessert sauces. Consumers experience a streamlined shopping experience with unprecedented flexibility in navigating the site.
Website visitors can take a virtual factory tour, as well as learn about cocoa bean harvesting and roasting. Users can also recommend recipes or products to friends with just a few clicks. Other features include a calendar of when to give chocolates, chocolate tips & terms, factory tour information, company news & history, corporate gift program information, and a list of retail stores that carry Lake Champlain Chocolates. Wholesalers and hotels can also directly request information.
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Throughout the busy foliage season those who serve
tourists are faced with last minute travelers looking for a place to stay.
The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing launched a new tool in mid-September that will assist the tourism industry in connecting travelers and lodging properties. This simple, online system allows any lodging establishment in the state to post and update their current room availability throughout the day.
As of September 26, as many as 150 Vermont lodging properties were logging on daily to enter the current room availability. "We think it's
very exciting to have this service, which lets travelers and innkeepers find each other immediately. It really works; it's a wonderful idea," said Jennifer Karpin, manager at The Grafton Homestead.
The listings are immediately available to staff at Vermont Information and Welcome Centers, Regional Marketing Organizations, chambers of
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