Frans van de Ven, owner of van de Ven Construction, builds an equipment shed outside his shop in Hartland, Vt., on, Dec. 10, 2021. He is currently down to four of his normal crew of eight employees and has a full calendar of remodeling and insulating jobs. “If nobody calls, we’ll probably have enough jobs until next Christmas,” said van de Ven. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Frans van de Ven, owner of van de Ven Construction, builds an equipment shed outside his shop in Hartland, Vt., on, Dec. 10, 2021. He is currently down to four of his normal crew of eight employees and has a full calendar of remodeling and insulating jobs. “If nobody calls, we’ll probably have enough jobs until next Christmas,” said van de Ven. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — James M. Patterson