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Defense contractor shuts Brattleboro plant
L3 KEO’s plant in the Brattleboro Exit One Industrial Park closed Monday. Photo by Randolph T. Holhut/The CommonsBRATTLEBORO — A defense contractor has closed its Brattleboro plant, eliminating 15 jobs...
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Wilmington sees potential in former school
Steve Goldfarb, chairman of the Old School Enrichment Council, stands in the gymnasium of the former Twin Valley High School in Wilmington. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerWILMINGTON – As he walked the...
View ArticleGrinold, Jepson & Colvin: Rural economy is alive and kicking
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Adam Grinold, who is executive director of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp.; Lyle Jepson, the executive director of the Rutland Economic Development Corp.;...
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Officials seek ‘right company’ for Brattleboro industrial park
State Commerce and Community Development Secretary Michael Schirling, at center with back to camera, gets a tour of the former L3 KEO facility in Brattleboro on June 29. Photo by Kristopher...
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Colleges join forces in post-Vermont Yankee effort
Alex Wilson, founder of Brattleboro’s BuildingGreen Inc. and the Resilient Design Institute, is leading an “ecovation” effort to grow the region’s economy and help recover from the closure of Vermont...
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Brattleboro looks to ‘instigate’ small-business success
The logo for INSTIG8, a set of programs aimed at boosting entrepreneurship in the Windham County region, sits on a table Thursday at Brattleboro’s Cotton Mill complex, where small-business owners...
View ArticleAdam Grinold: Economic development is about people and communities
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Adam Grinold, who is the executive director of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. I lead an organization that is working to build a vibrant regional economy....
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Brattleboro coffee roaster Mocha Joe’s buys warehouse for $1 million
People celebrate as Pierre and Ellen Capy, owners of Mocha Joe’s, win the auction for the old Cultural Intrigue building in Brattleboro for $1 million on Tuesday. Photo by Kristopher Radder/Brattleboro...
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Cost of municipal infrastructure upgrades for proposed dairy facility outlined
Michael Schirling, the state secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, gets a tour of the building during a visit to Brattleboro in June 2017. File photo by Kristopher Radder...
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Washington-based firm says it’s buying Neenah Paper plant in Brattleboro
Machines at a Neenah Paper mill. A Washington-based company says it has agreed to buy the Neenah Paper plant in Brattleboro by the end of the year and save 100 jobs that were imperiled by the plant’s...
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Public-private partnership will own, operate Brattleboro paper plant
Machines at a Neenah Paper mill. A company based in Washington has joined forces with the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. to complete the purchase of the former Neenah paper plant in Brattleboro....
View ArticleAdam Grinold: Economic development the Vermont way
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Adam Grinold, who is the executive director of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. and the president of Regional Development Corporations of Vermont. For some,...
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Data analysis: Depopulation, workforce issues plague Southern Vermont economy
Mount Snow in Dover will be the site of the May 23 southern Vermont economic summit. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger Population growth and workforce development are pressing concerns in many parts of...
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Biomass could replace natural gas at Brattleboro paper board factory
Machines at a Neenah Paper plant. Supplied photo Long Falls Paperboard, the company that this year bought the former Neenah Paper Inc. plant in Brattleboro, is using a $1 million federal grant to...
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Economic development groups bid for Entergy funds
The Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. (BDCC) and Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) have submitted a proposal to secure $300,000 of the $2 million provided by Entergy to...
View ArticlePanel makes recommendations on distribution of Entergy funding
Editor’s note: This article is by Howard Weiss-Tisman, of the Brattleboro Reformer, in which it was first published Nov. 21, 2014. BRATTLEBORO –The Vermont Economic Progress Council, or VEPC, has made...
View ArticleUMass-Donahue report details impact of Vermont Yankee closing
The permanent shutdown of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will hamper job growth and quell economic activity in the region, a report released late Wednesday concludes. For economic reasons,...
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Solar savings to benefit Brattleboro development group
Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. expects to use utility credits from a new solar array at Exit One Industrial Park to offset electrical costs at business complexes like the Cotton Mill, shown here....
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Communities use Federal Reserve planning grants to help new arrivals
Adam Grinold is executive director of Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. Photo by Mike Faher/VTDigger A group of Brattleboro-area communities will use a recent planning grant from a Federal Reserve...
View ArticleAdam Grinold: With support, businesses can adapt to the new normal
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Adam Grinold, who is the executive director of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. Vermonters have the ability to embrace the reality of living with one foot...
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Southern Vermont Economy Summit juggles post-pandemic optimism and obstacles
Stickers line a table at the annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit at the Mount Snow resort in West Dover. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger WEST DOVER — The in-person return of the annual Southern...
View ArticleMoulton Powden takes job with Brattleboro nonprofit
The Agency of Commerce and Community Development is bracing itself for the departure of its deputy secretary, Patricia Moulton Powden. Moulton Powden has accepted the position of director of workforce...
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