Members in the News

Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors

Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors A campaign providing emergency food and heating assistance for central Vermonters this winter (Barre, VT) Capstone Community Action’s Fuel Your Neighbors campaign, in partnership with VSECU, exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $300,000 to support emergency food and heating assistance to vulnerable Vermonters, surpassing the […]

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Small Business Member Spotlight: Big Heavy World

Photo: Big Heavy World volunteers, high school students Mollie Allen and Cadence Gentley, interviewed author Shawna Potter on 105.9FM The Radiator in 2020. Shawna Potter is a Baltimore-based musician who gives workshops that offer a better understanding of gender, LGBTQ, and identity-related harassment in public spaces and how to prevent and address it when it […]

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Mar
18

VBSR Champion member GMP’s McClure named a Top 100 Women Impact Leader by Real Leaders Magazine

Mari McClure Honored for Innovation and Positive Social & Environmental Impact Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mari McClure was named one of Real Leaders Magazine Top 100 Women Impact Leaders for 2021.  The 100 CEO’s and leaders on the list were honored because they have delivered results, building a brighter and more […]

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Mar
16

Union Mutual Raises Over $63,000 for Special Olympics Vermont

MONTPELIER – Union Mutual was proudly represented by over 40 employees, independent agency partners, vendors, friends, and family members in a virtual Penguin Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Vermont on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. The Union Mutual Popsicles donned their best summer attire and creative costumes as they “Plunged” into the snow to create snow […]

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Mar
16

Welcome to Montpelier Grant Program

Montpelier Alive and the Montpelier Development Corporation announce the Welcome to Montpelier Program. The Welcome to Montpelier Program provides wraparound support for new Montpelier businesses, including technical support, promotional opportunities, a business mentor, and special funding opportunities.  BIPOC and women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications to join the program opened as of March 1, […]

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Mar
15

VBSR Board Member Launches Healing and Social Justice Enterprise

Plainfield, VT — Rae Carter, a cancer and trauma survivor, announces the launch of EmpowR, a healing and social justice enterprise centered in co-creating personal and cultural transformation. Services and educational programs are designed to empower and affect heart-centered change in our personal lives and cultures to make space for healthier bodies and a more […]

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Small Business Member Spotlight: WANDERNESS

Hullo! I’m Amanda, and I live in Montpelier with my partner and two kiddos. At the end of 2020, I launched a travel-themed candle brand, WANDERNESS. As an avid globetrotter and returned Peace Corps volunteer, I wanted to create a business that celebrated travel. Scent is a powerful trigger of nostalgia, so I decided to build […]

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Mar
04

Statewide Mural Project to Help Communities Create the Change They Want

Montpelier, Vt. – Registration is now open for communities to join the Vermont Mural Project. The Community Engagement Lab, Juniper Creative Arts and the Vermont Folklife Center are partners on the statewide project, which features a collaborative mural-making process to guide communities to build vision statements and action plans that address the social and environmental […]

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Mar
02

Casella Honors Sustainability Leaders

CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS RECOGNIZES SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS Eight customers honored across seven areas of excellence   RUTLAND, VT – (February 25, 2021) Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST) is pleased to announce that eight of its customers were recently honored for their leadership in sustainability at the inaugural Casella Sustainability Leadership Award Ceremony. The customers were […]

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Feb
22

Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports’ New Permanent Home Sugarbush Resort, Warren/Waitsfield

IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT 2020 HAS TAUGHT US, IT IS THAT WE NEED A NEW, FULLY ADAPTIVE SPORTS FACILITY AT MT. ELLEN AT SUGARBUSH NOW MORE THAN EVER.  We are bursting at the seams in our existing 400 sq. ft. space in the base lodge. This new 4,000 sq. ft. adaptive sports facility […]

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