Business
South Mountain Company of West Tisbury has been accepted for membership in Amicus — a national solar buying cooperative. Amicus is an association of independently owned solar companies that have joined forces to provide their customers with better industry pricing for products and services.
The Vineyard Haven restaurant that rose from the ashes of a Main street fire five years ago has been placed on the market for sale. The bistro reopened in October 2012 and closed last month. The asking price is $1.25 million.
The Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank plans a second off-Island location in the former TD Bank building on Palmer avenue. Pending regulator approval, the branch will open in May.
As the Stop & Shop presses its expansion plan in front of the Martha's Vineyard Commission, focus shifts to a potential redesign of the town-owned parking lot adjacent to the store.
The financially-strapped Vineyard Nursing Association has signed an agreement to sell its operations on both Islands to Cape Cod Healthcare, a large consortium that owns a visiting nurse agency.
Louisa Hufstader, editor and sole staff member of Patch Martha’s Vineyard, was one of many employees laid off nationwide, according to reports from several news outlets. She was informed early Wednesday in a conference call.