Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity has landed a $150,000 grant from the M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank. 

State Treasurer Mike Pieciak has announced the formation of a Vermont Baby Bonds Advisory Committee that will convene local and national experts to develop a baby bonds pilot program in Vermont.  

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark this week issued a consumer alert to advise Vermonters on protecting their personal data in the wake of 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy filing.  

The state’s newly formed Task Force on the Federal Transition will convene a webinar for Vermont employers on Feb. 6 aimed at reviewing key steps workplaces can take to be prepared for a visit from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel.

The Mad River Valley Rotary Club is partnering with Lawson’s Finest Liquids this month through Dec. 3 to boost the Rotary’s fundraising. 

Vermonters looking for a new job that pays the bills or just eager to meet entrepreneurs and leaders building new businesses can do both at the Vermont Tech Jam on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Hula in Burlington. 

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman has announced that nominations are open for the 2025 National Small Business Week Awards.

On Jan. 1, Vermont’s minimum wage will reach $14 for the first time as the annual increase to the hourly wage standard goes into effect, according to the Vermont Department of Labor. 

In the run-up to Waterbury Arts Fest in two weeks, Revitalizing Waterbury has created a local shopping promotion that will score participants an Arts Fest 2023 commemorative poster.

Officials with CVFiber and NEK Broadband communications union districts have announced plans to merge the two entities this summer. 

In time for an author visit on Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday, Bridgeside Books has named the debut novel “The Wisdom of Winter” by Annie Selyer its 2024 One Town, One Book selection. 

Below are two recent announcements about service opportunities with the state’s Labor Relations Board and the ECO AmeriCorps program. 

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., last week shared an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy that included Unilever’s Ice Cream Manufacturing Decarbonization project has won funding from the Biden Administration’s push to decarbonize energy-intensive industries. 

Revitalizing Waterbury’s Board of Directors recently named Jane Brown as the group’s 2023 Volunteer of the Year. Shared at the organization’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Party, the award recognizes a volunteer who has gone above and beyond their usual role over the past year.  

We have compiled a transcript of the 20-min. on-air announcement of the WDEV sale, broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at 12:35 p.m. Also here is a link to the audio recording.

VermontBiz and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce have announced that Bourne’s Energy is the winner of the annual prestigious and highly anticipated Outstanding Business of the Year Award for 2023.

Nominations are now open for the Vermont Chamber of Commerce’s annual Citizen of the Year award to an outstanding Vermont figure. 

On Monday morning, Dec. 18, as heavy rains that later triggered flooding soaked Central Vermont, a Vermont Chamber of Commerce event took place in Waterbury’s Pilgrim Park that included U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt.

Revitalizing Waterbury has announced the hiring of a new economic development director for Waterbury. 

In what has become a modern holiday tradition, today is dubbed Giving Tuesday across the nation and beyond.