Business


  • Sign up now for agricultural business coaching

    Registration is now open for the 2022 Business Coaching Sessions, offered by University of Vermont (UVM) Extension for Vermont farm, forest and maple businesses.

  • More Kick Start money available for business startups

    More Kick Start money available for business startups

    The Better Middlebury Partnership is making $35,000 in unused Kick Start grants available to a new round of applicants seeking to open businesses in vacant storefronts in downtown…

  • Rigney joins Community Barn to lead HR branch

    As small businesses grapple with labor shortages, recruiting needs, rising benefit costs and retaining employees, the ability to access human resources support in a cost-effective manner is becoming…

  • Bristol to weigh in on retail cannabis

    Bristol to weigh in on retail cannabis

    If voters approve the measure on March 1, retail sales of cannabis (most often referred to as marijuana) could begin in the town as early as October.

  • CVE to purchase Essex business

    Middlebury’s Champlain Valley Equipment this week closed on a deal to buy Essex Equipment’s Kubota Dealership. The transfer wrapped up on Feb. 15.

  • ACEDC approves new members

    At the Annual Meeting of the Addison County Economic Development Corporation on Nov. 12, the membership approved four new members to the Board of Directors.

  • Prescott tapped as MNFC general manager

    Prescott tapped as MNFC general manager

    Greg Prescott will take over as general manager of Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op in late March.

  • New canning facility could add 25 jobs at Aqua ViTea

    New canning facility could add 25 jobs at Aqua ViTea

    Beverage maker Aqua ViTea is looking to substantially increase its canning capabilities, allowing it to hit a new gear in its kombucha production while also giving it the…

  • Danforth seeks more space, newer technology

    Danforth seeks more space, newer technology

    Danforth Pewter is seeking a $425,000 grant through the Vermont Capital Investment Program that would allow it to grow its Seymour Street campus and acquire a laser engraver.

  • Businesses urged to tighten COVID precautions

    Businesses urged to tighten COVID precautions

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) is suggesting ways that Vermont businesses can mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace during the…

  • ACEDC announces new staff hires

    ACEDC announces new staff hires

    The Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) has announced the addition of two new staff members: Project and Grant Manager Dana Hanley and Office Manager Barbara Richardson.

  • Middlebury secondhand boutique struts its style

    Middlebury secondhand boutique struts its style

    Picture this: A model pauses to pose at a corner on Main Street in downtown Middlebury.

  • Greentree Real Estate welcomes Lincoln native back home

    Greentree Real Estate welcomes Lincoln native back home

    Bianca Perta has joined the ranks of Monkton’s Greentree Real Estate.

  • City vendors happy with this year’s market

    City vendors happy with this year’s market

    The Vergennes Farmers Market returned to its former downtown home this summer, and market co-director Christopher Reck said that location is a major reason why vendors enjoyed showing…

  • Radcliff, Zidovsky join Langrock, Sperry & Wool

    Radcliff, Zidovsky join Langrock, Sperry & Wool

    Wendy E. Radcliff and Matthew A. Zidovsky have joined Langrock Sperry & Wool LLP as the Middlebury law firm’s newest associates.

  • Marketing firm relocates to Vergennes

    Marketing firm relocates to Vergennes

    Direct Design Inc., an award-winning full-service marketing firm founded in 1989, has moved from Burlington to Vergennes.