Middlebury kennel eyed for cannabis business

Childhood friends Max Eingorn, Ronald Williams and Zachary Tyson had often talked about going into business together.

After taking two years off because of the pandemic, the Vermont Maple Sugar Makers’ Association has brought back its popular maple open house weekend events.

Twenty-two years after founding Animal Farm Butter in Orwell and making it into one of the most celebrated farmstead butter operations in the country, Diane St. Clair has passed the torch to a new generation.

When Bud’s Beans came up for sale, Daniel Gutierrez and Grace Futral figured it would make sense for them to buy it and consolidate their percolating coffee empire under one roof.

Bristol voters on Town Meeting Day overwhelmingly approved a measure that will permit licensed cannabis retailers to operate in town.

The Addison County Chamber of Commerce and the Addison County Economic Development Corp. have planned a series of business webinars in 2022.

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

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 Middlebury.

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 more and more essential.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 capacity to become a major incubator for small startup beverage companies.

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.