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MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2013
50th Annual Awards Dinner April 11, 2013 Waterville Elks Banquet & Conference Center Distinguished Community Service Award
Highlights in this Issue: P. 2: From the President’s Chair P. 2: BVP Year in Review P. 4: Member Events’ Calendar P. 5: Upcoming Business Workshops P. 8: Biz Spotlight: Somerset Stone Center
Scott Bullock, MaineGeneral Health
Elias A. Joseph Award Shawn Michaud, Valley Distributors
Peter Schutte, Color Graphics, LLC
March 27, 2013 Colby College Field House
Business of the Year
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Business Person of the Year
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Outstanding Professional Bert Languet, Golden Pond Wealth Management
Rising Star Award Megan Williams, Hardy Girls Healthy Women
Customer Service Stardom Award Michelle LePage, Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Community Service Project of the Year Waterville Opera House
2013-14 Map & Guide Now Available! If you would like to display these at your place of business, please let us know. Email Robyn at biz.dev@midmain echamber.com with the number of maps you would like and we will prepare them for you to pick up at our office. Thank you!
50 ELM STREET, WATERVILLE, ME 04901 • TEL: (207) 873-3315 • FAX: (207) 877-0087 info@midmainechamber.com • www.midmainechamber.com Brad Fisher, Chair of the Board • Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO
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From the President’s Chair Mid-Maine Chamber is working closely with area workBowdoin force partners to develop a Photography process for inventorying all of those organizations/ agencies that have their hands in improving our regional workforce. Once we’ve completed that, we will be reaching out to you via survey to get a more in-depth look at our members’ workforce needs. We hear timeafter-time that many of our businesses struggle to find qualified workers. We will delve into what that exactly means: which skills are lacking? Armed with a inventory of resources (who’s doing what with which clientele and demographic) plus a clear picture of what you, our members, are seeking in a qualified workforce, we hope to be able to connect the two and better prepare workers to enter or return to the workforce. The Chamber has been a strong advocate for and financial supporter of WorkReady as well as area high school and college internship programs and JMG/career prep classes at area high schools. Many of you have participated in tours, mock interviews, and classroom speeches. We will continue to work on these efforts, while trying to strengthen our efforts by becoming a stronger resource and improving communication about what’s available to our businesses — after all, the whole point is to help you succeed and grow.
- Kimberly Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to Elm City Photo for our Board of Directors’ headshots and to Bowdoin Photography for our staff headshots. You guys make us all look great!
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Business Visitation Program Year in Review By Bruce Harrington cused around one company that had large growth, balanced by two smaller companies Growth Council visits a number of business- with large workforce reductions, and all es within the region each year to learn more other companies remaining flat or up slightabout the business climate, recent growth, ly. The economy has been struggling since future expansion plans, and issues or conlate 2008 – so just over four years. Only cerns voiced by our business community. 45% of businesses surveyed reported an The data collected through these visits is increase in business in five years, which compiled and analyzed annually, and the indicates that just shy of half of the busiresults are provided to the business commu- nesses are doing better now than they were nity through this newsletter. The chamber before the financial crisis occurred. Only uses these results, along with specific com- 50% of businesses reported an increase in ments received during the interviews, to help business in three years, so about half of the shape the programs of work for the various businesses surveyed are doing better than chamber committees throughout the year. they were a year into the crisis. And 65% of The 2012 survey consisted of 24 separate businesses reported an increase in the past visits completed over the course of the year. year, which indicates that the impact of the The greatest issue cited as impacting crisis may be ending and businesses are growth of those businesses interviewed was starting to do better. This is further reflected, the economy. Despite the poor economy, the as 35% of the businesses surveyed are plansample of businesses reported a growth in ning to expand in the next 1-2 years, and full time equivalent employees (FTEs) of 85% of the businesses surveyed feel that 9.3% over the past three years. This is foContinued on page 3
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Business Visitation Program Continued from page 2 their business has what it needs to survive the next three years. Mid-Maine was cited as a good place to do business by most of the businesses surveyed. The top reason that businesses plan to stay in the region is because their customer base is in the region, and most of the businesses need to be near their customers. The businesses cited the business network in the area, and the collaboration amongst businesses and support services as being the top business asset in the region, and the Mid-Maine Chamber being the second most noted business asset in the region. Not surprisingly the usual subjects were mentioned during the interview. Energy costs were cited as being important for 60% of the businesses surveyed; however, the definition of energy ranged from fuel for fleets of vehicles to
heating for large or multiple locations, and overall electricity costs. The local workforce was seen as adequate by 60% of the businesses surveyed; skills lacking were cited as basic math and English, interviewing skills, and showing up to work on time and willingness to work. High speed Internet was cited as being important to 90% of those surveyed, and 90% of those surveyed indicated that they had the Internet needed to meet their demands. Quality of life and place was mentioned throughout the survey as an asset and reason to do business and to live in the region. For further detail, contact Darryl Sterling at the Central Maine Growth Council: dsterling@centralmaine.org or 680-7300.
Congratulations to Hampton Inn’s Nicole Desjardins who was recently sworn in as Ward 3 school board member in Augusta! Waterville Police Department welcomes new patrol officers, Cameron Huggins and Scott Dumas. After 10 years with Hardy Girls Healthy Women, 7 as president, Megan Williams will be wrapping up her tenure at the end of June. In the next 5 months she will be working alongside the board to support a smooth transition process as well as continue to maintain the great programs and initiatives with which they are currently engaged.
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A heartfelt thank you to Townsquare Media for providing a professional emcee free of charge to the Chamber and our Business After Hours hosts monthly. We appreciate your generosity!
est honor bestowed on a municipal Clerk by MTCCA. Great work & congratulations, Patti!
retire in April after 30 yrs. as KVCC's president. Dr. Woodlee will continue to serve as part-time Academic Officer for the system.
City of Waterville is proud to announce that the Maine Town & Clerk’s Association (MTCCA) has awarded its City Clerk, Patti Dubois, her Master Municipal Clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC). IIMC is a professional, nonprofit asso. that promotes continuing eduRichard Hopper, a higher education specialist cation & certification through university & college-based institutes and provides networkwith the World Bank, has been named ing solutions, services & benefits to its memKVCC's next president. A Fulbright scholar bers worldwide. Patti is the past pres. & a & resident of Westport Island, Dr. Hopper received a Doctor of Education from the Har- current instructor for MTCCA. In Sept. 2012, she was also honored as the recipient of the vard University Graduate School of Education. He will assume his new post on April 22, “Clerk of the Year” award. She was selected 2013, succeeding Barbara Woodlee who will for this award by her peers and it is the highVoted The #1 Electrical Contractor For Greater Waterville Area for 2011!
Legislation Tracker Concerned about the workings of state government? Want to keep track of legislation during the 125th Legislature’s Second Regular session? The State’s Web site let’s you do just that. Track the progress and scheduling online at: maine.gov/legis/lio/publications.htm
MaineGeneral Health is pleased to welcome Danielle Louder as the Wellness Coordinator II. Danielle will be responsible for leading efforts to enhance worksite health opportunities among small employers throughout the region, as well as coordinating the efforts of Healthy People of the Kennebec Valley. Congratulations to Sergeant Bill Bonney for being promoted as the next Detective, & to Officer Brian Gardiner for being promoted to Patrol Sergeant of Waterville Police Dept. Matt Jancovic, has been named Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Oxford Networks. Previously Jancovic served as the VP of Marketing for the MEbased technology company. Welcome to Larry Colson who began his duties as a Laborer with Waterville Public Works in Nov.
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February 1-3: Visit Pine View Homes at the 25th Annual Manufactured Home Show where it will have 2 beautiful homes on display inside the Augusta Civic Center. Hours: 1st12-7PM; 2nd 10AM-7PM; 3rd 9AM-3PM. Call 1-800-464 February 6: Unity College is hosting Maine’s -7463 for FREE tickets. largest environmental career fair from 10AM1PM in the Tozier Gymnasium on the Unity Campus. The environmental career recruitment February 2: Waterville’s Annual Winter Carnival at Quarry Road Recreation Area. event is free and open to the general public, The family-friendly event will offer with a vari- though focused on recruitment of recent or anety of activities for outdoor enthusiasts of all ticipated college graduates from across New interests, ages, and abilities from 10AM-2PM. England. Sponsored by the Unity College CaFMI: Matt Skehan at 680-4744. reer Resource Center, it is expected to attract February 2: “Making Magic Happen" at over 60 employers. FMI: Spell Bound - A Gamer's Paradise. Through948-9271 or out the day Spellbound will be selling artwork crc@unity.edu. and more... art prints, custom-altered cards, instructional DVD's, books, magazines -- from February 9: 20th Annual Fairfield Chocolate over 30 Sci-Fi/Fantasy artists. In addition there Festival from 10AM-4PM. Roughly 30 venwill be silent auctions for some of the more dors offer a wide array of goods and crafts, and unique sci-fi/fantasy art pieces as well as vari- each vendor spotlights at least one chocolate ous tournaments. FMI & pictures of items: offering. The event includes music, food, door www.facebook.com/makingmagichappen prizes, children’s activities and more. February 5: WorkReady 55+ will begin its winter program. FMI: Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education at 873-5754. February 5: Getting Started with Constant Contact Email at the Waterville Public Library from 3—5 PM FMI: Tracy O’Clair at http://tocmedia-gsct-feb-5-2013eorg.eventbrite.com/# Recently, Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa said that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners released 2 reports showing improvements in Maine's national ranking for auto and homeowners rates. The studies place ME in the top 10 lowest in the country. For homeowners insurance, ME ranked 9th in 2010 (most recent data) compared to 11th in 2009. For personal auto insurance, ME ranked 5th in 2010, improved from 6th in 2009. Good News!
February 9: Miss Wizard! Hardy Girls Healthy Women meet physics professor Lisa Lessard and learn how everything in the universe affects every other thing from the cosmos to the weather! Science can be fun, too! From dropping eggs to floating boats, girls will learn hands on how everything interacts! Location: 3rd floor Mudd Building, Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. February 9-10: Maine Pond Hockey Classic on Johnson Pond at Colby College. This is a fund-raising event for Alfond Youth Center. FMI: http://www.mainepondhockey.org/. February 13: Friends Night Out Jewelry and Chocolate at Stained Glass Express. Make dichroic glass jewelry pendant and earrings. Appetizers and refreshments provided. $60. FMI & to register: 872-9305.
February 14 & 15 at 7:30pm My Funny Valentine A cabaret of Broadway's best love songs performed by a cast of Opera House favorites, including Kristen Thomas, Birdie Katz, Dan Kennedy, and special guests from ME State Music Theatre. Tickets: $15 includes a chocolate bar! February 19: Intermediate/Advanced Glass-working; Stained Glass Express from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM. Come to the studio to finish your projects and get advice on new, more advanced techniques. Offered in the workshop format. Instructor can provide support on projects using stained glass, fused glass and mosaics. 5 session class. Final class: Mar. 19. http://www.stainedglassexpress.com March 13: Thomas College 2013 Career fair from 9:30AM1:30PM in the Mahaney Gym at Thomas College. Looking for employees or interns? FMI or to register: www.thomas.edu/careerfair or Diane Anderson Careerhelp@thomas.edu or call 859-1464. March 20: Augusta CareerCenter & Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve have teamed up to secure the Augusta Armory for a Veterans Job Fair (general public also welcome) from 10AM-3PM. No charge for a table. If you're a business needing assistance with licensing, permitting & regulatory issues, please call the state’s Red Tape Hotline at 624-7486.
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Upcoming Business Workshops By Tammy Rabideau Power of Email Marketing: Tuesday, February 26, 1–2:30PM Email is the most cost-effective, targeted, trackable, and efficient way to build and maintain relationships for all types of business and organizations. In this session participants will discover how communicating with customers regularly can help a small business stay connected, and generate increased referrals, repeat sales, and unwavering customer loyalty. Facilitator: Tracy O’Clair, TOCmedia. To register: http://tocmedia-poem-feb-26 -2013-eorg.eventbrite.com/ Getting Started with Constant Contact: Tuesday, February 5, 3–5PM or Thursday, March 28, 10:30AM-12:30PM (need only attend one session) This will be a live, guided demonstration on the tools and features inside Constant Contact’s email marketing system. In this practical two hour session, you will learn the basics so you can get going with your own email marketing. Facilitator: Tracy O’Clair, TOCmedia. To register: 2/5 session: http://tocmedia-gsct-feb-5-2013eorg.eventbrite.com/ or 3/28 session: http://tocmedia-gsct-mar-27-2013eorg.eventbrite.com/ Strategies for Business Growth: Wednesday, February 13, 10:30AM–12PM Some businesses might grow on their own, but most take intentional actions by the owner. Learn how to position your business for growth and take steps to make it happen. Instructor: Janet Roderick, Maine SBDC Certified Business Counselor. To register: http://watervillelibrarybus7.eventbrite.com/ Marketing Strategy Development: Tuesday, March 12, 1– 2:30PM Marketing is more than advertising. Every business should have a marketing strategy to help you reach your target market effectively, efficiently and inexpensively. We’ll discuss how to develop your marketing strategy. Instructor: Janet Roderick, Maine SBDC Certified Business Counselor. To register: http://watervillelibrarybus8.eventbrite.com/ Understanding Your Business Numbers: Thursday, April 11, 10:30AM–12PM You do your bookkeeping, regularly recording transactions, but are you getting useful information back? In this workshop we’ll review the most common financial statements, where the numbers come from, what they mean and how they can help you manage your business. Instructor: Janet Roderick, Maine SBDC Certified Business Counselor. To register: http://watervillelibrarybus9.eventbrite.com/ QuickBooks Intermediate: Tuesday, May 14, 1–4PM This session will address your most pressing QuickBooks questions. It will also cover: Tricky Transactions, Working with Reports, Advanced Features, Tips and Tricks. Please be ready with your specific questions and issues. This seminar is designed for those who have been using QuickBooks for at least 6 months. Instructor: Janet Roderick, Maine SBDC Certified Business Counselor. http://watervillelibrarybus10.eventbrite.com/ Waterville Public Library Business & Career Center will host the following business workshops at 73 Elm Street, Waterville. Pre-registration is necessary and all workshops are free to participants. FMI: Tammy Rabideau at 680.2611, trabideau@watervillelibrary.org or visit http://www.watervillelibrary.org/departments/business/.
Griffin Associates/SII Investments Co. Inc. P.O. Box 743 Waterville, ME 04903-0743 872-8689 Fax: 692-2132 Owner: Larry Griffin ldmgriffin@yahoo.com End Zone 26 Elm Street Waterville, ME 04901 861-4435 Rita Menoudarakos ritam@unityhouseofpizza.net www.facebook.com/pages/The-EndZone/170696923069497 NewsSimply Corp. 1 Union Street Portland, ME 04101 400-4141 Primary Contact: Debbie Pierce www.newssimply.com New Life Church —U.P.C.I. One Trafton Road Waterville, ME 04901 John & Marilyn Towne 509-9126 jpatricktowne@yahoo.com OTT Communications 56 Campus Drive New Gloucester, ME 04260 615-3119 Sales Rep: Richard Boghossian Richard.boghossian@ottcommunications.c om www.ottcommunications.com
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Exclusive Health Insurance Options for Maine Small Businesses! I
n January 2007, Maine State Chamber Purchasing Alliance (MSCPA) began offering a suite of health insurance plans to Maine’s small business community. The program began with five coverage plans in the suite of options and has grown to twelve plans starting in 2013. Known as “Chamber BlueOptions,” this program is offered to small businesses with 2-50 employees, as well as self-employed individuals, exclusively to members of a local or regional chamber of commerce. This program provides meaningful benefits to members of local and regional chambers statewide who would otherwise not have access to these exclusive offerings. Each year the offerings are carefully considered to ensure the plans are responding to the needs of the market. Starting in January of 2013, Maine State Chamber Purchasing Alliance will offer twelve plans. Included are six preferred provider organization (PPO) plans with different deductibles and coinsurance levels, two HMO’s, and four health Savings Account (HSA) plans. Typically, a small business owner will offer employees one - or at the most two – options and at least 75% of eligible employees must participate to qualify for group coverage. Chamber BlueOptions offers up to twelve plan options for each employee to choose from with only 60% of eligible employees being required for group coverage. In addition, the program offers employers with 15-50 employees an opportunity to qualify for a 3% discount on annual premiums if they undertake certain wellness activities. This program is a collaborative effort between the Maine State Chamber Purchasing Alliance, Inc., local and regional chambers in Maine, Anthem and its authorized producers or agents statewide. In the last year, this collaborative worked hard to restructure the enrollment process and now completing its sixth year, MSCPA’s enrollment is more impressive and encouraging than ever. With nearly 500 businesses currently enrolled in the plan, Chamber BlueOptions covers more than 4,000 individuals. Most interesting is the number of enrolled businesses that were previously uninsured at more than 30%. We are also pleased to announce that we recently launched a new and improved Chamber BlueOptions micro site that offers many more resources to the local/regional chamber’s as well as those enrolled in the Chamber BlueOptions plan. For more information on the Chamber BlueOptions health plan, please contact Amy Downing, program coordinator, at (207)623-4568 ext. 104 or adowning@mainechamber.org, or go to http://www.mainechamber.org/mx/hm.asp? id=blueoptions. Chamber BlueOptions is available to Mid-Maine Chamber members. See below for a list of Mid-Maine Chamber member insurance agents that currently offer this plan: Cross Insurance: 623-4791 GHM Insurance Agency: 873-5101 Higgins & Bolduc Agency: 465-2531 NWBG: 623-1110 Prime Financial: 877-9450 USI Insurance: 872-5571
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Upcoming Events February 13: Business After Hours 5:30-7 PM Waterville Opera House & Golden Pond Wealth Management 1 Common Street, Waterville February 14: Business Breakfast Series 7:15-9 AM Thomas College The Maine Bureau of Insurance—How they can help you. Michael Mayette, property/casualty division supervisor, will provide an overview of Bureau’s regulatory role and address insurance issues and questions that have an impact on small business. March 6: Leading Women’s Luncheon 11:30AM-1PM O'Brien's Event Center This is a quarterly series of female speakers presenting their path to success & their struggles along the way. Speaking at the luncheon will be Carolann Ouellette, director of Maine Office of Tourism. Men and Women are welcome. Cost is $20 for members who register ahead of time, $25 registration at the door, and $25 general admission. Reservation required & includes a luncheon buffet.
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It’s a good time to update your labor law posters! To download from the Department of Labor’s Web site, visit: http://www.maine.gov/labor/posters.
Want more information on the progress of the Lockwood Mills project and Hathaway? Check out this recent article in MaineBiz: SAPPI Fine Paper in Skowhegan, and Verso http://www.mainebiz.biz/apps/pbcs.dll/article Paper's Androscoggin Mill in Jay. ?AID=/20130107/CURRENTEDITION/3010 49998/0/NEWS. Somerset Stone Center is proud to announce it has added a new location at 1078 KMD in Play 18 holes of golf at the best courses in the Wednesday Trivia Nights are back at The Oakland (former Olde New England Home country! Schedule your tee time today for the China Din-ah from 6:30-8PM. and Hearth). Along with the great line of NEW Virtual Golf Program at the Alfond products they have always offered, they will Youth Center. Hours: Tues. & Thurs. T-Mobile will be hiring 375 new people in now carry a wide variety of home heating 10AM-2PM & 6-9PM. FMI: 873-0684. 2013, about 30 to 45 people per month! options, grills, outdoor furniture, bird feeders, Wow! flags/poles and tankless water heaters. The China Din-ah Winter Specials for February: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: Southern Angel Properties is proud to be In 2012 alone, Electricity Maine enrolled $5 6 oz. Burger/ hand cut French Fry Special the first Waterville participant in Efficiency 200,000 customers and SAVED these cusw/purchase of any beverage! Available 4PM Maine's new Multi Family Efficiency Protomers more than to close (no substitutions). gram. This program consists of a thorough $14 MILLION on energy audit followed by recommendations their power supply KVCC is 1 of 3 ME colleges and universities designed to save based on what they working with Cianbro to offer its employees a 20% or more on paid in 2011. All of that money was put back seamless pathway to a college degree. It’s energy costs. After into Maine’s economy. Remarkable! offering college credits to workers participatupgrades are coming in select Cianbro trainpleted, property owners can receive rebates Did you know that at the Paper Klip in ing programs. The new for 100% of the audit cost as well as up to Skowhegan (Warren’s Office Supplies) that if initiative increases access 50% of the costs of upgrades, limited to you purchase $99 in HP ink jet cartridges, to higher education for hun$1,400 per unit. Its 7 unit property at 17 Bou- you get a $15 Shell gift card? (Limit of 2 gift dreds at Cianbro & protelle Ave. in Waterville should save nearly card offers per quarter.) Also, if you purvides them with a pathway 50% on energy costs now that its completed. chase $100 of Energizer batteries, you get 2 to an associate, baccalaurehttp://www.efficiencymaine.com for details. FREE Instant Chargers! ate or master's degree. Within 10 years, roughly 40% of ME's 7,300 paper workers will be over 60 years old. To ensure the industry has enough skilled workers as those individuals reach retirement age, 3 of ME's paper companies have partnered with Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC) to offer free tuition & textbooks to 30 students enrolled in an introductory online course in pulp & paper-making technology. The course forms the foundation for the nine courses offered in the college's pulp & paper degree program, the only one of its kind in the Northeast. The companies involved in the project include the UPM mill in Madison,
The Copy & Print Center at the UPS Store can do all your document service work for you: digital printing, color copies, black and white copies, fax, laminating, binding, full service or self-service copies. Oxford Networks recently donated $500 to Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills, a nokill non-profit shelter and adoption agency located in Norway, Maine. Oxford Networks’ employees raised the money during their monthly Wednesday Jeans Day effort, which raises funds for a different ME nonprofit monthly.
Bridges Home Care. a div. of Spectrum Generations, Central Maine’s Area Agency on Aging & Aging & Disability Resource Center, has opened a 2nd office in Wtvl at 58 Elm Street, just above the offices of Nale Elder Law Attorneys. They offer reliable, quality home care for elderly & disabled adults provided by State Certified Personal Support Specialists (PSS) & include help with bathing, dressing, mobility, toileting, meal preparation, grocery shopping, errands, and housekeeping.
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Somerset Stone Center Has A New Location
encourage people to work with their favorite stove shop and then it would provide the stone work. It only made just recently purchased the former Olde New England sense if it could provide the full service and sell the Hearth and Home (ONEH&H) stove shop located at stoves, so that the customer would only have to deal with 1078 Kennedy Memorial Drive in Oakland. Wayne one person, and make it easier for them. The purchase of and Becky Tibbetts, owners of Somerset Stone Centhe stove shop is a great addition to the existing business. ter, purchased ONEH&H as of January 1 to A full line of Old Town canoes and kayaks compliment and add to its existing services. with a full line of accessories such as life jackAlong with the great line of products it has ets, paddles, and carrying racks is also a great always offered, it will now carry a wide variety of home heating opaddition to rounding out the summertime fun for its customers. It curtions, canoes, kayaks, grills, outdoor furniture, bird feeders, flags/ rently has 44 kayaks and canoes in inventory which will be displayed poles and on demand water heaters. outside once the snow is gone. Somerset Stone Center will continue to carry a full line of gas, The main location will be in Oakland for sales and service, but will wood and pellet stoves, fireplaces, and inserts that ONEH&H had in still have some inventory back in Fairfield, until it can provide a yard inventory. It will sell a full line of Regency, Hampton, Napoleon, for pallets of stone and paver products. Breckwell, Empire, Thelin, Timberwolf, and more. "Offering full Somerset Stone Center will try to move installations of our stoves and fireplaces along with all aspects of de- everything over to Oakland this summer signing and installing of our stone work will give the customer a one but there is no actual timeline at this time. stop full service for their heating needs," says Wayne. In the past it Go check out Somerset Stone in Oakland would have customers ask to take care of the whole project, providing and it is not too early to discuss spring the fireplace, installing, and finishing with the stone work. It would projects!
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