Lebanon — Business has been so good at Hannaford in West Lebanon that the supermarket needs more freezer capacity for food storage and parking spaces for traffic.

The construction activity began a couple of weeks ago at the supermarket on Route 12A, with heavy equipment digging up the grass lot adjacent to the Re/Max Upper Valley real estate offices.

The $140,000 project calls for adding a 366-square-foot freezer unit attached at the northeast corner of the building, in addition to making room for 34 more parking spaces on top of the 222 the supermarket already has, according to a building permit on file with Lebanon’s planning and zoning office.

Although the additional parking spaces were approved in the original 2010 site plan for the project, they “were not constructed at the time with the understanding that they would be constructed if determined necessary after the store opened and was operating,” paperwork filed in connection with the permit application noted.

“Based on the past several years that the store has been operating it has been determined that these spaces are needed to accommodate customer and employee parking,” the paperwork said.

Company News

The owners of Claremont Spice and Dry Goods on Tremont Street have opened a second business in an adjacent storefront that most recently was home to a Thyme to Cook. The Kitchen Drawer stocks of variety of mostly American made kitchenware and gadgets, including bakeware, cookie cutters, salt and pepper shakers, graters, cutlery and more in a roughly 250-square-foot space. The stores are open Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call 603-542-9050.

Twin States Storage, at 91 Main St., Claremont, has become a U-Haul dealership, U-Haul Company of New Hampshire Inc. said in a news release. Twin States Storage partners Jerry Santana and David Bonneville will now offer trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pick-up for packing boxes. The business is open seven days a week. For hours and more information, call 603-542-4417 or visit www.uhaul.com.

Upcoming Events

The Vermont Senate Committee on Agriculture is holding public meetings this fall to gather recommendations for improving the state’s rural economy and encouraging the growth or increased productivity of Vermont’s farming industry, forest product industry and rural businesses. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, from 2-4 p.m., at the Hartford Municipal Building, Room 2, 171 Bridge St., White River Junction.

The Upper Valley chapter of SCORE’s fall workshop series begins Thursday. The workshops will be held on Thursdays, from 6-9 p.m., at 20 W. Park St., Lebanon, Suite 316, in the Citizens Bank Building. The series schedule is as follows:

Oct. 12: Start Your Own Business – A primer on developing and managing any small business, this workshop provides critical materials and a step-by-step process for developing a workable business plan.

Oct. 19: Marketing, Planning and Strategy – How to develop a sound marketing strategy and turn it into an affordable marketing plan.

Oct. 26: Business Bookkeeping – An “Accounting 101” overview of basic accounting concepts and the fundamentals of financial statements and how they are prepared.

Nov. 2: Using Quickbooks – How to use the desktop version of Quickbooks financial software to help you plan and run your business.

Nov. 9: Managing Cash Flow for Small Business Success – This seminar focuses on managing your business from a cash-flow perspective. It delves into financial statements and concepts such as working capital, inventory and receivables turnover, debt capacity, and other important financial management matters.

Cost is $40, two for $60. Veterans free. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit www.uppervalley.score.org, email score@valley.net or call 603-448-3491.

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