Newcomers Survey for Recently Relocated Employees
Do you have new employees who’ve recently relocated to the area? We’d love to hear from them about their experience as a newcomer, and to find ways to help them…
GROW SoVermont Declares March “Invite a New Vermonter to Dinner” Month
Know someone who is new to Vermont? Willing to host a new person you don’t know yet? Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) invites you to invite them to dinner during…
Southern Vermont’s 2024 Vital Projects Announced
Above: WheelPad’s manufacturing facility renovation and site redevelopment, which will allow for in-state construction of modular accessible home additions, along with worker housing and a workforce training program, has been…
Southern Vermont CEDS effort seeking applications for ‘priority projects’
September 27th: BENNINGTON — Crafting of the latest version of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for southern Vermont is underway, and organizers are seeking project submissions. On Wednesday (September…
“We can make a life better, even if only for a moment”: Reflections from 2024 Emerging Leader Kris Plante
Vernon resident Kris Plante, finance manager at Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and board member of the Women’s Freedom Center, has been named a 2024 Southern Vermont Emerging Leader, along with…
What does it take to conserve land? An outing with the Southern Vermont Young Professionals and Bull Creek Common Lands
Last year, Vermont set a goal to have 50 percent of the state set aside as permanently conserved lands by 2050. At a Raymond Bemis Community Forest hike in Athens…
Newcomers Find Community IRL through the Brattleboro Facebook Page
Photo and profile by Jackie Alachnowicz Devon and Marissa recently relocated to Brattleboro from Burlington, VT, and they're thrilled with their decision! They find Brattleboro to be an excellent place to live,…
SoVT Get on Board Participants Feel Better Equipped to Participate in Local Government, Lead Projects, and More
Four months after the inaugural SoVT Get on Board cohort wrapped up, participants are joining commissions, starting community initiatives, and continuing the good work they were already doing with more…
Reddit Convinces Teacher to Take a Job in Brattleboro
A teacher in Philadelphia recently received a job offer in Windham County but had been seeing some negative comments online about Brattleboro. Being in a mixed-race relationship, and knowing Vermont’s…
New Rockingham Residents Receive a Warm Welcome at Meet and Greet Event
The room was practically glowing with all the love for Bellows Falls that was shared in a recent Rockingham Newcomers Meet and Greet. The event was hosted by the Rockingham…