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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 — Issue 390

Equine Sport, Ltd.

RAWSONVILLE — Junction Routes 30 and 100, Rawsonville, VT 05115; 800-282-6665

• Website: equipesport.com

• Facebook: facebook.com/EquipeSport

• Instagram: instagram.com/equipesportvt

• Founded: Domestic profit corporation, incorporated in Vermont in 1989. Company owns trade name “Best Bootfitting.”

• Employees: 12

• Annual revenue: Est. $1.8 million

• Products/services: Four-season outdoor sports shops and online store, with equipment for skiing, riding, cross country skiing, telemarking, snowshoeing, kayaking, and hiking.

Rawsonville Marketplace, Ltd.

8701 Vermont Route 30, Rawsonville, VT 05115; 802-297-0427

• Website: rawsonvillemarketplace.com

• Facebook: facebook.com/rawsonvillemarketplace

• Founded: Domestic profit corporation, incorporated in Vermont in 2014

• Employees:

• Annual revenue:

• Products/services: Gasoline station/convenience store.

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