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Vermont’s Bag Balm ointment goes corporate

By Lisa Rathke
Published October 1, 2014 9:01pm ET
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Vermont’s Bag Balm ointment goes corporate
FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 photo, Bag Balm products sit clustered at the company's headquarters in Lyndonville, Vt. The 115-year-old family business was sold in September 2014 to a group of investors who are promising to expand the brand, but not change the formula. Bag Balm began as a staple for dairy farmers treating the inflamed udders of cows, but over the generations, the salve has been used for everything from sunburns to the paws of dogs searching the World Trade Center's rubble after 9/11. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File) | Toby Talbot

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s locally produced, quirkily used Bag Balm ointment long ago moved beyond the bovine, but now it’s going corporate.

The 115-year-old family business was sold last week to a group of investors who are promising to expand the brand, but not change the formula of the gooey, yellow-green ointment.

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