Business
Nelson Mechanical Design Inc. of Vineyard Haven was recently selected 2010 Contractor of the Year in a national survey by the Penton Media Group, a publishing firm that serves 50,000 mechanical contractors across the United States. Penton publishes Contractor Magazine, Green Mechanical Contractor, Radiant Living, and Heating, Plumbing and Air Conditioning Engineering.
JetBlue Airways, the low-cost airline with a reputation for quality customer service, announced on Thursday morning that it will begin daily nonstop service between Martha’s Vineyard and New York city this summer.
“During the peak days we’ll operate more than one trip a day,” said JetBlue chief executive officer Dave Barger after a press conference held at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport.
South Mountain Company's high-performance building engineer Marc Rosenbaum gave a presentation on Innovative Mechanical Systems for Low Heating Load Buildings at the fifth annual North American Passive House conference in Portland, Ore. Passive House is a German standard that was designed to make the world's most energy efficient buildings.
His case studies included a recent South Mountain deep-energy retrofit of a century-old carriage house for the Woods Hole Research Center.
Every day feels like Christmas to Johnny Earle. Perhaps it’s because he was voted America’s number one young entrepreneur by Business Week in 2008, or because what began as a hobby has turned into a million-dollar business, or maybe it’s because he makes money while he’s sleeping, through his online store.
But really, it’s because he gets to do what he loves.
Think you know the Vineyard? This spring you will have the opportunity to test that knowledge with How Green is Your Vineyard? A board game that will include up to 1,800 questions in six categories: conservation, agriculture, history, commerce, arts and culture and odds and ends.
Businesses and organizations can participate by purchasing a space on the board and contributing questions to the game.
It’s All in the Grout
Martha’s Vineyard Tile Company owners, Annie and Jeremy Bradshaw, are adding a new dimension to their tile business through television with a half-hour show devoted to the use of tile in homes and businesses. Tile Trends, hosted by Annie Bradshaw and Guinevere Cramer, begins airing Nov. 20 on MVTV channel 13 and can be seen on demand on MVTV.org.