Business

Old mill a natural fit for brewpub

“Everything just feels right,” says Valley Craft Ales owner
WILMINGTON - Valley Craft Ales partners Justin Maturo and Brian Holt say the enthusiasm shown toward their business in the first weeks of its existence has exceeded their expectations. The pair, who are joined in...

Chamber Gala honors business owners and community members

WILMINGTON - On Monday, December 5, the Southern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, joined by the Deerfield Valley business community, celebrated the close of 2022 with their annual Chamber Gala and Awards Ceremony at Haystack Golf Course’s Stack Restaurant.
The event welcomed over 90...

Lasell University students in Professor Young-Tae Kim’s sport marketing course pose for a photo at Fenway Park after presenting to Red Sox Foundation executives.

Local student pitches program to nonprofit

NEWTON, MA - Kaie Quigley, a Lasell University student from West Wardsboro, VT, shared an event marketing proposal with Red Sox Foundation executives at Fenway Park. Quigley presented “Red for Threads,” a professional clothing drive program focused on increased awareness of young adult...

Manager John Langran in the new market section of Jezebel’s Eatery in Wilmington. Lauren Harkawik

Hankering for some haggis? Village market has it for you

WILMINGTON - If you haven’t been to Jezebel’s Eatery in a while, it looks different, and in addition to its restaurant menu, now has a whole lot of goods for sale. The front of the restaurant is now a market filled with products from Europe.
Front of house manager John Langran, who runs...

Historic country store up for sale

WILMINGTON - The 1836 Country Store, which has operated in Wilmington for 56 years, is for sale. The listing price for the store, which in its totality includes two apartments and the space that houses Jezebel’s Eatery, is $1,295,000.
C S Wurzberger inherited the store after her father,...

State still top maple producer

VERMONT - Vermont continues to lead the nation by a commanding margin as the top maple-producing state. Total Vermont maple syrup production in 2022 was 2.55 million gallons, an 800,000-gallon increase over the prior year and about half of the US production of maple syrup.
To celebrate a...

Dan Yates, left, and Bob Stevens.

Several awards given out at BDCC, SeVEDS annual meeting

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies boards of trustees, members, and staff hosted this year’s annual meeting on Thursday, September 15, at the future site of Grateful Greens in the BDCC Building. The in-person...

Dan Yates, left, was named Vermont’s Outstanding Community Banker. He is seen here with Tom Wallin, center, and Fred Moriarty at the awards presentation.

Yates recognized for his service to community

BRATTLEBORO – Dan Yates, president of Brattleboro Savings & Loan, has received the prestigious 2022 Vermont Outstanding Community Banker of the Year award by the Vermont Bankers Association. The award was created to recognize leaders who exemplify the best of community banking and an...

Company seeks public input on cellular dead zones throughout region

DOVER - A company called Cell Coverage Mapping is attempting to identify cellular dead zones around the region, and they’re seeking the public’s help in doing so.
The company has officially partnered with Dover to identify dead zones in the town. In April, they sent letters to first...

New fund is “Justice Forward”

VERMONT - The Vermont Community Loan Fund has launched the Justice Forward Fund, a new financing and business assistance resource for Black, Indigenous, and Vermonters of color.
A special purpose credit program, the JFF provides low-/no-cost loans and free-to-the-borrower business...