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The one and only sweet spot to do business

By
Howard Fairman
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 — Issue 494

PUTNEY — Vermont is said to be unfriendly to business and jobs. Not Brattleboro.

Saving the Long Falls Paperboard mill (formerly Neenah) demonstrates yet again Brattleboro's solving the puzzle of economic development, with at least 15 reported public and private partners.

Look around Brattleboro. Do you see many empty storefronts? Do you see any empty factories falling down? Look around Vermont. What do you see?

“The one and only Brattleboro” is the one and only sweet spot to do business in and with Vermont.

But why don't Brattleboro economic-development websites chronicle their successes to attract more?

Voices

We’ve become a business with a community problem

By
Hannah Sorila

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...

What has the U.S. done?

By
Kate Kenner

GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...

Keeping faith in ‘interesting times’

By
The Beloved Community VT

The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...

Election results: obvious, but still shocking

By
M.N. Scherbatskoy

WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...

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Brattleboro indefinitely postpones annual meeting

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 — Issue 557

The Selectboard has confirmed that Annual Representative Town Meeting (ARTM) is postponed indefinitely. As the board watches the COVID-19 restrictions unfold and tries to find a way to hold ARTM - ideally before the new fiscal year begins July 1 - Town Manager Peter Elwell cautioned the town to keep a slow and steady approach. Traditionally, 140 Town Meeting members gather on the floor on the third Saturday in March, along with the board, town and school system staff, other...

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For Democrats, an underwhelming legislative session

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019 — Issue 511

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Taking pride

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 — Issue 717

Throughout June, Bellows Falls will once more become a destination for the LGBTQ+ community in New England and beyond for a number of events commemorating Pride Month in June. Susan MacNeil, a member of the committee organizing the celebration, says that the local events are designed to echo the days of the historic Andrews Inn, which was in business from 1973 to 1984. “Located in the downtown Windham Hotel building, the gay community sought out the town as a place...

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