Above: Shaftsbury Select Board member Martha Cornwell speaking at the Southern VT Economy Summit | Photo: Kelly Fletcher Southern Vermont – In our small towns, even one additional informed, focused, and engaged community member can make a difference. But for new…
On July 12th the New Pathways & Best Practices in Community Based Resettlement event provided an opportunity for regional volunteer leaders to learn from national experts in volunteer-supported resettlement, as we build the networks and knowledge to welcome newcomers to our…
Refugee Welcome Collective and @refugeehousingsolutions collaborated with World Learning and its School for International Training to create a video case study highlighting World Learning’s approach to welcoming Afghan newcomers in fall 2021. "Our campus transformed from a campus to a…
In 1949 and 1953, two 1800s houses in Townshend were converted into a hospital connected to nursing home – a quintessential example of Vermont’s penchant for “continuous architecture.” This structure serves as Grace Cottage Family Health and Hospital’s primary care…
On June 13th, human resource and operations professionals from 7 of Southern Vermont’s largest businesses including Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Chroma Technology Corps, Commonwealth Dairy, and The Brattleboro Retreat, participated in a Welcoming Workplaces workshop. This event was the next in…
Project Submission Deadline of September 8th Announced for 2024 Southern Vermont CEDS Update Southern Vermont – A September 8th deadline has been announced for the annual submission of projects to be included in the 2019-2024 Southern Vermont Comprehensive Economic Development…
Above: Julian Johnson Perkins pitches at The White House, Wilmington VT on June 7th Seventeen businesses answered the call for opportunity and submitted registration forms. Quick Pitch events were hosted by BDCC partners in this series, the Great Falls Regional…
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) has just launched Business Sense, a training series consisting of six modules that provide essential tools and information resources to entrepreneurs and small business owners. The no-frills series aims to help businesses not only…
Nearly 300 attendees, representing a wide range of community stakeholders – business owners, community leaders, and elected officials – joined with state, local and regional economic and community development professionals at the Hermitage Club in Wilmington on May 23 for…
Photo credit to Kristopher Radder, Brattleboro Reformer; BDCC Staff Wilmington, VT — Hundreds of Southern Vermont's municipal, business, and other community leaders came together at the 2023 Southern Vermont Economy Summit on Tuesday, May 23, at the Hermitage Club at…