BRISTOL — By Kevin Harper’s reckoning, Bristol has lost a lot of good jobs because there’s nowhere in town for businesses to grow beyond a certain size. In 2019, Harper reached out to a number of companies that had started out in Bristol — some in the Bristol Works business complex he co-owns — but then outgrew the town and moved on: Aqua Vitea, Autumn Harp, Bee’s Wrap, Danforth Pewter, NRG, Silver Maple Construction, Vermont Coffee Company. Collectively, Harper determined at the time, they employed more th … (read more)
