Longtime Customer Becomes New Café Owner
For years, Nadia Dole had stopped at Vergennes Laundry on her way to visit family in Montreal. She loved the simplicity of the French-style café and bakery on Main Street in Vergennes, and even ...
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Vermont Offers Advantages for Manufacturing Businesses
For a company based in California, an expansion to Vermont was just the right move.
KAD Models and Prototypes, a company founded in California, opened its Randolph arm in 2019, after owner ...
Covid-19 Opens Up Opportunities for Independent Bottler
“Despite Covid-19, we were struck by the support we’ve received,” said Adam Polonski, co-owner of Lost Lantern Spirits, a Vermont-based independent bottler of American whiskey. “From our bank ...
Rural Housing Gets a Boost
LYNDONVILLE—The need for quality and affordable housing in Caledonia county received some assistance this week as landlord Tyler Hebert received the first Re-Housing Recovery Program funds in the
Combating Food Insecurity, One Meal at a Time
Vermont’s commitment to local food runs deep. It’s no surprise then that one of the most successful and innovative programs to combat the one-two punch of closed businesses and increased food ...
Montpelier Granite Works Site Cleans Up
Brownfield clean-up will soon be underway at the former Montpelier Granite Works (MGW) site. This clean-up is made possible by the revolving loan funds (RLF) of the Agency of Commerce & ...
Brownfield cleanup in Bellows Falls new redevelopment opportunity
Governor Phil Scott recently attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at the former site of the Robertson Paper Mill. This ceremony marked the completion of an environmental clean-up effort between ...
Omega Optical Receives Vermont Training Program Grant
Omega Optical, a southern Vermont-based manufacturer, has received a $9,000 Vermont Training Program (VTP) grant from the Vermont Department of Economic Development.
For decades, Omega Optical
Groennfell Meadery works to advance careers through VTP
Groennfell Meadery, a Vermont craft beverage company, recently received a grant totaling $3,237.50 from the Vermont Training Program (VTP).
Groennfell, which means “Green Mountain” in old ...
Benchmark Space Systems wins ThinkVermont Innovation Grant
Benchmark Space Systems, a high-technology business in Burlington, has been awarded a $14,500 ThinkVermont Innovation Grant. This grant program is an initiative that responds to the growth needs ...
VTP: Educating Vermont’s workforce one small business at a time
What do a glove maker, a medical instruments manufacturer, and a smoked meats producer have in common? The obvious answers are that they’re all successful small businesses and they are all ...
Randolph and Newport receive 2019 VOREC community grants
Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) today announced that the Town of Randolph and the City of Newport are the first two recipients of the VOREC ...