An entrepreneur turns the pages from English major to startup executive to marketing pro to bookstore owner By Jerry Goldberg/The Commons WILMINGTON—ROBERT FROST wrote in 1920: “Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.” In 2011,…
An academic discovers his entrepreneurial spirit, and a full-tilt Brattleboro web software development business blossoms By Jerry Goldberg/The Commons BRATTLEBORO—I THOUGHT I’d mastered our community’s center. The shops. Eateries. Banks. The quite-outstanding food co-op. The iconoclastic Latchis complex. The bookending…
By Jerry Goldberg/The Commons BRATTLEBORO—THERE ARE two kinds of people in the world: those who dream big and go for it, and those who don’t. And when the big dream is so full of love and compassion and a desire…
For one would-be newspaper reporter, the medium indeed became the message — and it's digital By Jerry Goldberg/The Commons BRATTLEBORO—Call me awestruck, but if there’s ever been a more alluring business name than Cultural Intrigue around our fair town, I…
By age 6, he was already fascinated with dairy farming and the folks doing it. At 56, that fascination thrives — in the executive suite. By Jerry Goldberg/The Commons BRATTLEBORO—JOHN MEYER and I met in late 2005 when I was…
The Education and Training Consortium Action Team, is focused on researching and developing strategies to create a “National knowledge center for creation, development and sharing of systems based ideas and solutions for resilient design, sustainable communities, green building products, services,…
What is your primary work at BuildingGreen? My title is officially “Research Analyst,” which is vague enough to allow me to wear a couple different hats! Mainly, I work on the contract side of the company, serving a project management…
On Thursday, July 21st, INSTIG8 hosted Global Round Table Leadership (GRTL at http://globalroundtableleadership.com) for a workshop on Shared Leadership for Entrepreneurs. What a great evening! Lori Hanau and Jodi Clark facilitated the event and introduced their framework to participants. It was…
July 7, 2016 For immediate release Contacts: Adam Grinold 802.257.7731 Bill Colvin 802.442.0713 x1 Wayne Granquist 802.824.4186 UPDATE :: SOUTHERN VERMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ZONE The Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone Committee was authorized by the legislature in May, 2015 and…
Job Title: Project Director – Southern Vermont Economy Reports to: Executive Director Program Objectives & Requirements The Southern Vermont Economy Project Director will provide operational responsibility for implementation of the Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI) project to be undertaken by…