Business
Vineyarders shook the sand out of their towels one last time this week before returning to work and school, and now comes the time to look back and count the numbers. No doubt boosted by endless hot and sunny days, it was a good summer, most Island businesses report.
When Eric Johnson and his wife, Leslie, were trying to come up with a name for their new frozen yogurt shop, they were sure of one thing.
William (Bill) Gruetzmacher, a Vineyard homeowner and a Vineyard summer resident since 1983, has just joined the Bank of Martha’s Vineyard, a division of Sovereign Bank, as vice president and business banking relationship manager. He will be responsible for coverage of businesses on Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod and will have offices in both Vineyard Haven and Hyannis.
Business leaders around the Island are feeling bullish following the Fourth of July weekend, which was marked by a jump in hotel room rentals, jam-packed stores and restaurants and the largest number of people traveling to the Vineyard by ferry in at least six years.
Many agreed it was no doubt due to the picture-perfect summer weather that prevailed all weekend.
As the nation celebrates its independence this July Fourth, Louie and Beth Larsen, along with the rest of the crew at The Net Result, will be busy marking the silver anniversary of their well-known Vineyard Haven fish market.
Richard L. Taylor, professor of business, law and ethics at Suffolk University in Boston, will be speaking at Union Chapel on Sunday, July 4 at 10 a.m. The title of his talk is The Declaration of Independence: A 21st Century Perspective.