Business

    Bedford continues to look for ways to promote its artisan community.

    Close to 50 people turned out for a presentation on establishing an Artisan Trail in the Bedford area.
    “Bedford is ready for this,” said Brigitte Peterson, who introduced the program. Peterson works for Bedford County.
    “I am the procurement department,” she said when asked what her job is. “Right now I am trying to procure an Artisan Trail.”

    The timing was perfect for Ron and Jennifer Siver.

    The couple were relocating to the area and were looking for a business opportunity. Karen Gorneau, meanwhile, was looking for a buyer for the Artisan Cafe. Gorneau has rheumatoid arthritis and needed to spend less time on her feet than running the business would allow.
    “We came here, walked in the door and we were sold,” Ron commented, noting that their first impression of the place was how bright and cheerful it was.

    A group of local business and government representatives gathered at the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER) near New London, Friday for a breakfast presentation on the Bedford One Program. The program got started as an effort to provide local industry tours for county high school students.

    “Region 2000 provides lots of jobs,” said Michael Moorshead, formerly vice president of Barr Laboratories (now Teva). Moorshead serves on the steering committee that guides Bedford One.

    James and Ashley Fincher hope their business venture will be a success.

    It’s called Hope’s Diner, taking its name from their 13-month-old daughter and it occupies the building most recently used by Marcello’s.