ClassBook leaving Castleton?

Albany Start-Up NY company Classbook.com gets acquired
Castleton firm being bought was accepted into state program
By Larry Rulison Published 9:13 pm, Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Classbook.com, an online educational textbook publisher based in Castleton that is part of the University at Albany's Start-Up NY program, has been acquired by the school book giant Follett Corp.
Terms of the deal were not revealed.
Anthony Pfister, Classbook.com's CEO, was not in the office Wednesday and did not immediately return a message left on his voice mail.
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Top Republican open to gas tax increase

The incoming Republican leader of the Senate Transportation Committee said Sunday an increase is up for consideration, as "we have to look at all the options."

"I don't think we take anything off the table at this point," John Thune said on "Fox News Sunday."

Prices at the pump are at the lowest point in years -- the nationwide average has tumbled more than a dollar in the last year, reaching $2.20 on Monday.

The feds currently collect 18.4 cents in tax per gallon of gasoline.

Sales Of Bulletproof Blankets Beat Maker's 'Wildest Expectations'

The Huffington Post | By Kevin Short
Posted: 06/12/2014 8:10 am EDT Updated: 06/12/2014 10:59 am EDT

The alarming rate of school shootings across the country appears to have added an unsettling new item to parents' list of "back to school" items: bulletproof armor for their children. Among such items, the Bodyguard Blanket, a portable, bulletproof covering for children, has seen its sales exceed its manufacturer's expectations in less than two weeks on the market.

Stan Schone, managing partner at manufacturer ProTecht, told The Huffington Post that consumer response to the product has "far exceeded our wildest expectations" in the 10 days that the blanket has been available for purchase.

"If mass shootings weren't such an integrated part of our culture, you'd think this was an SNL skit or an Onion article," Caroline Moss of Business Insider wrote of the product.

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