Business

Windham Foundation aids 34 nonprofit organizations in the state

GRAFTON— The Windham Foundation works to enhance economic, cultural, and civic life in Vermont. The foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of their most recent round of grants.
A total of 34 Vermont-based nonprofits received a total of $137,100 in financial support. The fall...

Education organizations advocate for ‘Same Dollars Same Rules’

MONTPELIER—A coalition of Vermont education organizations announce the launch of a new campaign, “Same Dollars Same Rules,” aimed at ensuring that all schools receiving public funding in Vermont are held to the same basic standards of safety, transparency, and access.
The campaign is being...

Local Civic Journalism Awards presented to Vermont newsrooms

VERMONT—Local Civic Journalism Awards have been presented to 16 Vermont news organization, a new program designed to steer state and philanthropic dollars to news outlets that inform Vermonters and foster civic engagement.
The recipients represent a broad cross-section of local and...

Colin Owyang appointed superior court judge

MONTPELIER—Gov. Phil Scott announced the appointment of Colin Owyang as superior court judge.
Owyang’s professional experience includes serving as Massachusetts Attorney General (now governor) Maura Healey’s first deputy attorney general and as assistant US attorney in Boston, prosecuting...

Patrick Pezzati, Chandra Hancock, and Carson Arnold outside Turn It Up! in Brattleboro

Longtime manager of Turn It Up! to assume ownership

BRATTLEBORO - Chandra Hancock and Patrick Pezzati opened Turn It Up! in Northampton, MA, on November 24, 1995, selling bargain-priced music and, a bit later, movies. Within two years, a second location opened in Keene, NH and, in the next decade, other locations opened in Hanover, NH, Brattleboro...

Bartleby’s Books owner Lisa Sullivan celebrates her award with family.

Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies present awards to local business owners

BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) & Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies’ (SeVEDS) annual meeting took place on October 23. Boards of trustees, members, staff, and community partners attended the event, which was held at the BDCC Business Park on...

MOOver to implement six used buses

WILMINGTON - The MOOver will be placing six used buses into service starting in early October.
The company has been purchasing high quality used equipment for the past three years. On average, three used buses can be purchased for the price of one new one. Delivery of new vehicles takes...

A deer stands in the Hoot, Toot & Whistle hiking trail earlier this summer.
Photo by Cearra O’Hern

A deer stands in the Hoot, Toot & Whistle hiking trail earlier this summer. Photo by Cearra O’Hern

Wilmington trail still under construction

WILMINGTON - The Wilmington Trail Committee (WTC) would like to inform the public that the construction project for renovating the Hoot, Toot & Whistle Trail will continue through October.
The trail is a cornerstone of the downtown Wilmington community and an important link in the...

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board offers viability program

MONTPELIER - The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board’s (VHCB) viability program offers business planning, succession planning, and technical assistance to enterprises that keep Vermont’s working landscape in production. These include: farm businesses of all sizes and sectors; food businesses...

New ski shop owner wants to create a community hub

By Cearra O’Hern
DOVER — With a smiling sun peeking out of the corner of its sign, the new retail and ski shop Mount Snow Ski Werks hopes to be known as the friendliest retail store along Route 100. Co-owner Dave Buckley said he envisions the store, which opened early last month, to be a...