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…
Is it Gilmore Girls, or is it Vermont?
One of the most popular real estate websites in the world – Rent.com– recently reached out to our own Rachel Shields Ebersole for some advice on how to give your…
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…
BCTV Interviews Us about GROW SoVermont at Gallery Walk
During the torrential downpour that kicked on June's Gallery Walk, Brattleboro Community Television stopped by our newcomers mixer to learn more about BDCC's GROW SoVermont program. They also interviewed the…
“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…
Ledgewood Heights Playground, a 2023 SoVT Vital Project, cuts the ribbon
Above: Children play on the new playground at Ledgewood Heights. Photo by Kristopher Radder for the Brattleboro Reformer. Last month, Brattleboro Housing Partnerships cut the ribbon on a new playground…
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,…