Two research-and-development people work year-round at the company's mill, a one-story facility about the size of a suburban supermarket nestled in a valley in Vermont's Green Mountains.

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Before Andersen hits the trails, he downloads digital maps of his destination--usually New Hampshire's White Mountains or Vermont's Green Mountains--to his iPad and iPhone.

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