Where's Waldo in Waterbury?
Waterbury businesses are in on a secret and they are hoping that folks out and about in town will figure it out. Organized by Bridgeside Books, the Where’s Waldo Local game is a promotion to get people into local businesses, have some fun and give away some Waldo-related prizes.
Recovery fund launches to support flooded small businesses
The Vermont Main Street Flood Relief Fund has begun a fundraising campaign with the aim of extending financial assistance to those Vermont small businesses severely impacted by the recent flooding.
Waterbury businesses roll with flood’s punches
Waterbury’s downtown companies have taken a hit from this week’s flood. But just hours into taking stock of the damage and disruptions, owners and managers are looking ahead and digging in and getting back on their feet. Again.
Dine and dance at Waterbury Arts Fest, July 14-15
The annual Waterbury Arts Fest is the main fundraising event for Waterbury’s nonprofit economic and community development and tourism organization, Revitalizing Waterbury.
Collaborations, connections abound at new Stowe Street gallery, music venue
In a nod to the public artwork that rises up on the exterior of its building, The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall opens on Stowe Street this Friday, June 23, with its inaugural five-artist exhibit, “Art is Candy,” along with the season’s first Music in the Alley concert.
MakerSphere looks to add Moretown workshop
A year ago, MakerSphere put out a survey to gauge community interest in launching a shared workshop for woodworking, metal and glass crafting, and more. Now they have a lease on a Route 2 commercial building that they hope to transform into such a facility.
Company with Vermont ties secures $850M loan for battery manufacturing plant in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Energy announced plans on Friday to loan KORE Power Inc., a battery manufacturing company with offices and a manufacturing facility in Waterbury, $850 million to fund the construction of a new manufacturing facility in Buckeye, Arizona.
Hen of the Wood opens – again – in downtown Waterbury
After nearly three years of renovations, one opening night, and nearly two months of water damage repair from a faulty sprinkler system, award-winning restaurant Hen of the Wood held its second official opening May 31 at its new South Main Street location without a hitch – or drip, as the case may be.
State board approves new local cannabis retail and grower applications
The latest round of license approvals by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board includes two new businesses in Waterbury and Duxbury.
Town waives property taxes for Children’s Literacy Foundation’s new headquarters
The Children's Literacy Foundation's new offices on Vermont Rt. 100 in Waterbury Center will be exempt from property taxes under a recent decision by the Waterbury Board of Civil Authority.
From tour guide to CEO: Ben & Jerry’s scoops up 34-year vet for top job
It's not uncommon for a corporate employee at Ben & Jerry's to have begun their career as a scooper and then move on to a corporate position, many staying for decades. But going from a tour guide to CEO? That's something else.
Revitalizing Waterbury news: Artsfest poster art, community grants, Main Street honors
Revitalizing Waterbury has had multiple announcements in the past week including the selection of art for its first Waterbury Arts Fest commemorative poster, grant awards to local projects, and news of it receiving a sought-after accreditation.
Business Notes | Mid-May 2023
The latest Business Notes has news about Hender’s, Darn Tough, Lawson’s Finest and Barr Hill, Amy’s Armoire and more business highlights from in and around Waterbury.
New shops grow Waterbury’s cannabis retail scene
Waterbury’s newest cannabis dispensary has gotten off the runway with a newly constructed store along the busy Vermont Route 100 corridor in Waterbury Center.
Bridgeside Books picks essay collection for One Town, One Book read
Bridgeside Books kicks off its second One Town, One Book annual reading project with a pile of copies of Williston author Anne Averyt’s collection of essays about life in Vermont titled “Vermont Perspectives.” The announcement comes on the 10th annual national Independent Bookstore Day.
Business Notes | Early April 2023
The latest Business Notes column has an update on masks at local medical facilities, a new state requirement for Vermont construction contractors, and a number of updates from and about companies in our area.
RW honors Whitney Aldrich with O’Dell Award, adds new board members
Revitalizing Waterbury held its annual meeting at Zenbarn on April 4 where it named Whitney Aldrich as the recipient of its annual Kathy O’Dell Community Service Award for 2023 and added new members to its board of directors.
Waterbury Ben & Jerry’s will be open for Free Cone Day, April 3
Just as Mud Season is a season unique to Vermont, Free Cone Day is a local holiday of sorts that Vermonters have celebrated with Ben & Jerry’s for decades.
25-year milestones: New leader, new headquarters for Children’s Literacy Foundation
The Children’s Literacy Foundation has some big transitions underway as it celebrates its 25th anniversary of promoting reading and writing for young children in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Cabot adds stout to create line of Guinness Mac & Cheese flavors
Always looking for new twists on its trademark comfort food, Cabot Creamery Cooperative has taken its mac and cheese in a new direction by adding the flavor of Guinness stout.