Watching your step: Amtrak repairs platforms
Passersby in downtown Waterbury may have noticed work at the Waterbury Train Station recently. No, it wasn’t work to prep for a new tenant inside the former cafe space.
Sunny skies ahead: Publicly traded Vermont solar company acquires SunCommon
A decade into its mission to roll out solar panels across Vermont rooftops, Waterbury-based SunCommon has joined forces with a South Burlington publicly traded solar infrastructure company in a $40 million cash and stock deal.
Out of the office: Keurig Dr. Pepper’s Waterbury workers to stay remote
Once a dominant presence in downtown Waterbury, Keurig Dr. Pepper has announced that it will not be reopening its Waterbury offices and approximately 200 workers previously based here will continue to work remotely.
Duxbury child care center looks to purchase its building
The Children's Early Learning Space will host an online public meeting Monday, Aug. 23, as part of the process for it to purchase the property it has leased on Main Street in Duxbury since 2003.
Shaw’s $60,000 grant fed kids all summer and boosted local food businesses
A $60,000 grant to the Waterbury Recreation Department from Shaw’s parent grocery corporation Albertsons not only provided breakfasts and lunches for rec camp kids this summer -- it also gave a bunch of local businesses a welcome boost.
SunCommon to require COVID-19 vaccines for employees
This week SunCommon co-presidents Duane Peterson and James Moore announced to their 200 employees that they must get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus to continue working for the company with few exceptions.
On tap: Two new breweries prepare to join the Waterbury pub scene
After months of updating local zoning regulations to recognize brewpubs in a key section of downtown Waterbury, two more breweries are getting set to open about a block apart.
Parro’s takes aim at firearms sales, training as a draw to Waterbury
There's no shortage of lists and guides online to Vermont's most well-known tourist draws — breweries, mountain biking trails, ski slopes and quaint towns. But recently, a wedding party from Brooklyn's impromptu stop in Waterbury was to visit Vermont's first and only commercial indoor firing range.
New road aims to keep Ben & Jerry’s shipping, visitor traffic apart
A crew from Engelberth Construction, Inc., is busy constructing a new service road at the Ben & Jerry’s factory in Waterbury to separate truck and visitor traffic.
Revitalizing Waterbury awards 2021 Event and Project Sponsorship Grants
The Revitalizing Waterbury Board of Directors has announced 2021 recipients of its Event and Project Sponsorship Grants -- Across Roads Center for the Arts and the Waterbury Farmers Market.
Businesses get energy-efficiency check-ups by Efficiency Vermont
A call to local businesses from the Waterbury Town Energy Plan Committee resulted in 14 Waterbury companies getting free energy-efficiency check-ups from Efficiency Vermont.
Lawson’s wins Deane C. Davis business award
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Business Magazine this week awarded Mad River Valley brewer Lawson’s Finest Liquids with their top business honor for 2020.
After a year in limbo, Darn Tough recruits in Waterbury to boost production
Last Saturday, Darn Tough Socks opened the doors in Waterbury for a weekend job fair in hopes of hiring 60 people to get production at their new location here started by October.
Lawson’s a finalist for prestigious business award
Lawson’s FInest Liquids based in Waitsfield was named one of three finalists by Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce for the 2020 Deane C. Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award.
Gov. Scott teases an early end to COVID-19 restrictions; ‘Creemees for a shot’; Waterbury still logging new cases
Gov. Phil Scott Friday issued a tantalizing challenge to Vermonters weary of COVID-19 precautions: reach 80% vaccinated for those 12 and older and the remaining restrictions will fall immediately.
Artist Ayers gets retail giant to pull copycat design
Chalk up another small victory for the independent artist in the stand against corporate retail giants.
Packing it in: Packing, shipping, printing biz seeks new owner
Pack & Send Plus, a longtime workhorse for Waterbury-based small businesses, artists, and snail-mail enthusiasts alike, is approaching the end of an era as owner and founder Darrick Pitstick looks to sell the business in the coming months.
Free energy-efficiency checkups for businesses May 25-28
Waterbury and Duxbury businesses looking to save energy and money have an opportunity later this month to schedule a free walk-through visit from Efficiency Vermont.
A puzzling trend takes hold during the pandemic
In the past year during the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world including Vermonters have sought new ways to pass time indoors and puzzle-solving naturally became a hit.
Gov. Scott names 3-member Cannabis Control Board
Gov. Phil Scott on Monday announced appointments to the newly created three-member Vermont Cannabis Control Board: James Pepper and Kyle Harris, both of Montpelier, and Julie Hulburd of Colchester.