New Business

2001

December

O'Donnell Law Group PLC

John W. O'Donnell will conduct the intellectual property portion of his legal practice through the O'Donnell Law Group PLC in Burlington. O'Donnell's practice will concentrate on patents, trademarks and copyrights. He will remain taxation, business law and estate planning counsel to Bergeron, Paradis & Fitzpatrick LLP in Burlington and Essex Junction. Phone: 658-6242.

Ample Pantry Provisioning

Skip Smith and Laurie Adams have opened Ample Pantry Provisioning, a custom food and beverage provisioning service in Stowe. The service enables Stowe residents, second-home owners and vacationers to purchase food and beverage needs online, by fax or phone. Ample Pantry delivers orders to the home or rental unit. Phone: 253-9494.

Hettena Wright & Horton CPAs, PC

Judy Hettena Wright, CPA, PFS, and Christopher Horton, CPA, have formed Hettena Wright & Horton CPAs, PC in Williston to offer professional accounting services including financial, retirement and estate planning, income tax preparation, financial statement preparation, IRS representation, accounting system set-up, bookkeeping and payroll services. Hettena Wright has practiced public accounting for 14 years, specializing in financial, retirement and estate planning, and individual, trust and estate taxation. Horton has practiced public and private accounting for 14 years, specializing in individual taxation and business management and taxation. Phone: 865-2777.

Tall Girl Marketing

Eileen Dudley has opened Tall Girl Marketing, a marketing company in Burlington concentrating on brand development, graphic design, copywriting, Web development, affinity marketing, and events planning and management. Dudley has more than 10 years' marketing experience, most recently as marketing manager at Green Mountain Power Corp. Phone: 864-0661.

RTI Management Technologies

Robert Boyd has opened RTI Management Technologies in Essex Junction. RTI offers customized training in organizational improvement. Services include training in the tools for continuing improvement, facilitated improvement workouts, and seminars and techniques for personal and professional improvement. Phone: 878-4017.

Skyline North Displays

Skyline North Displays, a distributor of trade show solutions, has opened a satellite office in Shelburne headed by Susan Levy, a design consultant. Levy has several years' experience organizing and coordinating trade shows. Skyline's range of services include rental inventory, asset management, and booth designs and displays. Phone: 985-5425.

November

Sensible Media Solutions

Bob Bennett has opened Sensible Solutions Mediation, a full-service professional mediation company in Williston. His practice offers mediation services at sites throughout Chittenden County and embraces civil disputes, real estate, landlord-tenant and workplace issues, divorce, and family relations. Bennett entered the mediation field after three decades as a sales professional.

October

JDA Financial Services, LLC

John Davis & Associates, CPA, PLC, has formed a strategic alliance with Allmerica Financial/Northeast Planning Associates Inc. based in Massachusetts. Under this arrangement, John Davis & Associates has formed a separate entity, JDA Financial Services, LLC, through which clients will have access to comprehensive financial planning, investment advisory services, and a full array of financial products and services available through the Allmerica Financial companies. Phone: 658-1881.

Athletic Club of Vermont

Kelly K. Short has opened the Athletic Club of Vermont at 62 Pearl Street in Essex Junction. A former Vermont state bodybuilding champion, Short managed and co-owned a fitness center before opening the Athletic Club, which is furnished with strength-training machines, free weights, StairMasters, and an aerobic room for spinning, kickboxing, aerobics, yoga, bootcamp and ski conditioning. Phone: 288-9612.

Vermont Home Interiors

Vermont Home Interiors has opened in Taft Corners Shopping Centers in Williston, offering free in-home consultations and measurements, furniture, area rugs, fabric, wallpaper, upholstery, and window coverings and treatment. Lauie Pelcher, a long-time interior designer, is owner. Phone:879-6767.

Inner Waves Physical Therapy and Healing Arts

Mindy L. Cohen, M.S.P.T, has opened Inner Waves Physical Therapy and Healing Arts in Burlington to help clients heal and grow by integrating traditional physical therapy and complementary health care while encouraging self-responsibility and self-awareness. Services include craniosacral therapy, lymph drainage therapy, resonant kinesiology and functional exercise design Phone: 862-8806. _·

September

Caleidoscope

Caleidoscope Communications, a new telephone sales and consulting firm in Burlington, offers a wide range of quality voice, data, video and Internet services. The company is an authorized Verizon agent with headquarters in Vermont. Trained and certified in advanced voice and data products, Caleidoscope agents specialize in serving small- to medium-sized businesses and branch offices. Loretta Roby is president and chief executive officer. _·

August

Sterling Valley Systems Inc.

Former employees of innotopia.com formed Sterling Valley Systems Inc. in Stowe to continue supporting innotopia.com's current client base and build upon technology to offer on-line travel reservations solutions. Trevor Crist is co-founder of the former innotopia.com Inc. and president of Sterling Valley. Phone: 253-2905.

HallerLee Human > Resources Consulting LLC

Dean E. Haller and Mary M. Lee created HallerLee Human Resources Consulting LLC, a human resources consulting firm serving employers throughout the tri-state area, focusing on small- and medium-sized businesses. Services include comprehensive assessments in the functional areas of human resources, in-depth analysis of the organizations' posture relative to their regulatory compliance, development of recruitment and retention strategies, performance management systems, and creative employee relations. Haller, who has more than 25 years' experience in human resources, was vice president of administration at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters in Waterbury before going on to open his own human resoursces business, Diamond Human Resources Consulting LLC. Lee has more than 16 years' experience in human resources. She was director of human resources for Burton Snowboards in Londonderry. Phone: 899-1736.

$uper Dollar +

Lisa Landry has opened the $uper Dollar + at Tenneybrook Square, 3762 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. The Super Dollar + is a convenience/dollar store offering a range of items from hardware supplies and makeup to food staples and music selections. Phone: 985-8920

Two Dogs Marketing

Marcy Nisenholtz opened Two Dogs Marketing in Morrisville, providing outsource marketing services to growing companies in Vermont. The company offers copy writing for advertising, Web sites and brochures, marketing planning and implementation, and public relation services. Nisenholtz has more than 12 years of marketing and advertising experience. She was director of marketing for innotopia.com, where she was responsible for the national development and evolution of the company's effort to sell on-line travel reservations. Phone: 888-6649.

Orthodontic Practice

Dr. Daniel Beisiegel DDS, MS opened an orthodontic practice at 354 Mountain View Dr., Suite 100, Colchester. The office was designed with a Vermont theme and fashioned with the latest in orthodontic technology to provide a comprehensive, patient-friendly environment. Phone: 658-4447.

The Vermont Environmental Consortium Inc.

A new partnership comprising representatives from private industry, government agencies and educational institutions has formed a non-profit organization to develop sustainable growth in Vermont's environmental science and technology sectors. The Vermont Environmental Consortium Inc. is the brainchild of Peter Murray of Clean Earth Technology, Denise Beliveau of the Vermont Department of Economic Development, and Susan Murray of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The consortium was established to explore domestic and international business opportunities for its members. Primary initial overseas target markets are South America and the Far East. Membership is open to Vermont individuals and organizations involved in environmental science, technology, engineering and manufacturing. Phone: 877-889-7678.

July

Vermont Fields

Jeff Blanchard, a former executive of IDX Systems, has opened Vermont Fields in Essex Junction, a wholesale distributor of organic beef, lamb and pork in Vermont. The company is partnered with farmers around the state who pasture-raise as opposed to feedlot-raise their livestock and practice sustainable agriculture, which does not degrade the quality of the land. The first stores to offer Vermont Field's products are Healthy Living in South Burlington and Onion River Co-op in Burlington. Phone: 802-879-4388.

TelJet

TelJet in Burlington is an Internet service provider focused on the data and Internet needs of businesses. Custom telecommuting programs and private networks are available. The company provides off-site data storage devices and a co-location in TelJet's data center. Greg Kelly is chief executive officer and president. Phone: 802-864-3000, ext. 120.

The Physical Therapy Center of Vermont

With more than 50 years of clinical and managerial experience, Mary Steiger PT and Jane Kaufman PT have opened The Physical Therapy Center of Vermont, with the primary office and treatment center in the Sports and Fitness Edge in Williston. Satellite offices are located at Twin Oaks Sports and Fitness in South Burlington and The Racquet's Edge in Essex Junction. Services include aquatic rehabilitation and a tiered treatment option with a goal of independent fitness training. Kaufman is a former director of physical therapy at the former Center Hospital of Vermont. Steiger was chief of physical therapy at St. Mary's Hospital in New Jersey. Phone: 802-862-1358.

June

KnowledgeWave Training Inc.

SymQuest Group Inc. in South Burlington formed KnowledgeWave Training Inc. as an independent education and training subsidiary company. SymQuest President Larry Sudbay is KnowledgeWave's CEO. President Jennifer Manley and Vice President Lynne Herbert are the subsidiary's managing partners. KnowledgeWave will concentrate on fulfilling the market's demand for innovative, expert computer education and training. SymQuest's education staff, programs and course offerings will remain the same under KnowledgeWave. The subsidiary serves businesses throughout Vermont and neighboring regions with state-of-the-art computer education. KnowledgeWave's staff has been training business people under SymQuest since 1984 in certification courses for technical professionals and desktop application classes for general office users. Phone: 658-9821.

Vail Design Group

Linda Vail opened Vail Design Group in Colchester. The firm offers a full-range of interior design services for corporate, hospitality, healthcare and professional clients. Offerings include programming, space planning, contract documents, project coordination, furniture and furnishings. Vail, president of the design group, returns to Vermont after spending the past five years in the Carribean designing, building and operating the Hacienda Tamarindo Hotel. Phone: 655-3940. Fax: 655-6567. Email: VailDesign@aol.com.

Moeo Inc.

Moeo Inc. opened in Burlington with the introduction of its first product, Mojo, an text-messaging program that enables users to transmit instantly text messages to friends and coworkers on digital phones from any Web site using Moeo’s embedded software applications. Moeo creates wireless products for media and entertainment companies, carriers, consumer products companies and retailers. The company has another office in Los Angeles. Phone: 865-2665. Fax: 865-0488.

May

Savory Solutions

Savory Solutions, a personal chef service, opened in Milton. Rodney Wright is the owner and head chef. Savory Solutions customizes in service and menus to fit its clients’ situation. The personal chef service starts with a comprehensive interview to determine food preferences, as well as any dietary requirements. Savory Solutions will purchase the groceries and prepare the approved menu.

Burlington Consulting Group

Burlington Consulting Group opened with Kathryn Berk, Ph.D., and Roland Livingston helping organizations design and implement human systems strategies that enhance relationships among staff and achieve greater cooperation between departments. The company works with clients to assist them with major reorganizations, corporate culture change, and organizational effectiveness. Consulting efforts include professional coaching and assessment, organization development, leadership training and transition management.

April

Radio Deli

WKDR radio personalities Louie Manno and Jim Condon have opened Radio Deli at 77 Pearl St. in Burlington. The owners, who have been in radio for the past 20 years, teamed up with Pasquale Amedore, a thirty year chef who's worked at Cafe Shelburne. Radio Deli offers deli fare and groceries; catering and free delivery to senior housing projects; and the house specialty pizzoolies, a calzone-like dish filled with meats and vegetables.

Luna Marketing, LLC

Linda Allen and Kelle Parks, former marketing executives with ResoDirect of South Burlington, launched Luna Marketing, LLC. Allen was executive vice president of sales & marketing and Parks was director of sales at ResoDirect. The two have 27 years of sales and marketing experience in media and entertainment. They have worked on major projects for A&E Networks, NBC, CBS, MTV/VH-1, Rand McNally, U.S. News & World Report and The New York Times. _·

March

There were no new businesses listed for March 2001

February

New England District of Encompass Mechanical Services

The mechanical division of Encompass Services Corp. has formed a new district consisting of four operations in the New England and New York markets. The New England District of Encompass Mechanical Services is a full-service, mechanical contractor providing plumbing, piping, sheet metal, mechanical insulation, 24-hour demand service and maintenance contract sales. Randall Kimball, former president of Vermont Mechanical Inc. in South Burlington, is president of the New England district, which includes Vermont Mechanical's existing offices in South Burlington and Pembroke, N.H., as well as the offices of Colonial Air in Hartford, Conn., and the newly formed office of Encompass in Albany, N.Y. Vermont Mechanical and Colonial Air were purchased by Encompass. P.O. Box 728, Williston. 862-5900. 862- 2219 (fax). www.encompserv.com.

SendAMERICA.com

The Vermont Teddy Bear Co. in Shelburne announced the launch of a corporate affiliate, a gift delivery Web site, SendAMERICA.com, hoping to take advantage of Vermont Teddy Bear's long experience in the gift delivery service business. SendAMERICA offers hand-crafted, American-made gift items from 20 states. Gift items on the site are organized by state of origin to emphasize their states' artistry, character, heritage and history. The site also features profiles highlighting the companies, artists and craftspeople behind each item. Liz Robert is CEO of The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., 6655 Shelburne Rd., Shelburne. 985-3001. 985-1304 (fax).

January

Mansfield Physical Therapy

Jim Cummings has opened Mansfield Physical Therapy, an out-patient clinic offering services including orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, extremity rehabilitation, exercise training, spinal care, industrial rehabilitation and treatment of chronic pain syndrome. Cummings, a University of Vermont graduate, has more than 10 years of experience as a physical therapist and is a board-certified clinical specialist in orthopedics . 7 Essex Way, Suite 105, Essex. 879-8300.

Computer Care

Ron and Ann Lewis, owners of Computer Care in Colchester, announced the launch of a spin-off division, Software4NonProfits.com, and its first product, Really Good Auction Software, a database program designed to enhance the fund-raising efforts. The software is an outcome of Lewis' involvement in several not-for-profit organizations such as Rotary International and First Night Burlington. 51 Holy Cross Rd., Colchester. 888-664-7427. 651-9302 (fax).http://www.software4nonprofits.com.