Practical Ways Towns Can Welcome Newcomers
Getting connected in a new town When someone moves to a new town in Vermont, there are all kinds of ways they interact with the local municipality – getting a…
GROW SoVermont Seeks Local Hosts
Program Welcomes New and Returning Vermonters With Vermont as a top state for relocators three years in a row, our region has seen a significant amount of recent in-migration. GROW…
Nominations Sought for Southern Vermont Emerging Leaders
2024 Marks Eighth Annual Cohort to Be Recognized SOUTHERN VERMONT – Our communities are full of extraordinary individuals who are working to make a difference. Help honor and celebrate the…
Windham Region Priority Projects Announced
Regional Development Projects to be Recommended to the State for Funding Consideration BRATTLEBORO, VT – Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC), the Windham Region’s economic development commission, announces today its Regional…
GROW Program Welcomes Newcomers
BDCC and Local Partners to Participate in Statewide Network BRATTLEBORO, VT – Vermont is aging. We face declining school populations, a dwindling pool of volunteers who keep our communities running,…
Learning and thinking about Vermont’s Local Government: the SoVT Get on Board program continues
“In larger communities and other places in the country… we tend to think of government as this sort of vending machine where it’s like – you put your tax dollars…
Developing Community Capital via Local Leadership: SoVT Get on Board’s Inaugural Session
Vermont communities need volunteers to fill local government positions and spearhead vital community projects. To be effective, those volunteers need resources, support, and training. These facts are the driving force…
5 Rising Stars Named from Southern Vermont
Class of 2023 Recognized by Vermont Business Magazine Southern Vermont – The winners of the Rising Stars recognition award were announced by Vermont Business Magazine this week. 40 winners under…
Helping Communities Move Projects Forward: The Community Assessment and Project Prioritization Process (CAPP)
Above: Halifax community members brainstorm during a breakout session during a community meeting on March 25, 2023| Photo: BDCC Staff Faced with unprecedented funding as part of COVID relief, many…
Southern Vermont “Get on Board” Program Seeks to Engage and Train Emerging Civic Leaders
Above: Shaftsbury Select Board member Martha Cornwell speaking at the Southern VT Economy Summit | Photo: Kelly Fletcher Article by Chris Mays Original article appears at https://www.reformer.com/business/get-on-board-prepares-next-generation-of-leaders/article_8149cc5e-2fae-11ee-b258-0b74f10a7628.html BRATTLEBORO — A…