By Victoria Gaither May local buyers have taken advantage of lower interest rates over the past few years, aiming to stimulate the economy and encourage consumer spending. That’s been a boon for local real estate agents, including White Cap Realty […]
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Commercial renovations breathe new life
By Katy Savage With the increase in real estate, blighted properties in the area are seeing new life. Dumpsters and trucks are gutting the insides of local buildings — some of which have been closed for years. Killington’s former interim […]
Vail to pay $20/hour min. wage
$175 million for staff is 30% more per hour, capital projects announced, too By Karen D. Lorentz Vail Resorts recently announced a $20 per hour minimum wage for all 37 of its North America resorts, effective for the 2022-23 ski-and-ride […]
Unexpected business trends, like microweddings, will they continue?
The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been far-reaching. People from all walks of life have had to confront the pandemic and the changes it wrought, and many of those changes could have some staying power. Wedding industry experts note […]
CEDRR appoints Olivia Lyons as communications and marketing manager
Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) announced Feb. 15 that it has hired Olivia Lyons as its new communications and marketing manager. Most recently, Lyons was a multimedia journalist and chief of the Rutland bureau for WCAX […]
Hartland-based nonprofit supports rural entrepreneurs
By Curt Peterson Five years ago popular Hartland politician and businessman Matt Dunne founded the Center of Rural Innovation (CORI) in a yoga center in downtown Hartland to help rural towns strategize successful development in the tech-driven 21st Century economy. […]
Downtown Rutland welcomed 13 new businesses in 2021
By Ethan Weinstein Amidst the year’s pandemic tumult, business is thriving in Rutland’s downtown. “We’re beginning to see a revived vibrancy,” said Lyle Jepson, executive director of the Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR). “What’s exciting to […]
Killington Resort reinstates mask mandate
“In order to ensure that we can keep doing what we do into the New Year, we need to slow down the spread of Covid-19. With cases surging again in the Northeast, we are reinstating our indoor mask mandate,” Killington […]
EDC wants to make Woodstock a Christmas destination
By Katy Savage The Woodstock Economic Development Commission wants to make Christmas a month-long event in Woodstock. The commissioners discussed making Woodstock a go-to “Christmas town” in 2022 at their meeting on Oct. 7, with the Wassail Parade at the […]
Sotheby’s comes to Killington amid influx of homebuyers
By Katy Savage A new real estate office is coming to Killington as people continue to flock from the cities amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty officially opened its new office in the lobby of Mountain Green […]