BERLIN – The board of directors for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Blue Cross VT) announced that Beth-Ann Roberts, MBA, has been selected as the organization’s next president and CEO, effective January 10, 2026. Roberts will join Blue Cross VT as CEO-elect on November 10, ensuring a smooth[Read More…]
Business Briefs
Unemployment rate declines to 2.5% in August, 1Q area wages fall
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Department of Labor released data on the Vermont economy September 19, for the time period covering August 2025. According to household data, the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for August was 2.5 percent. This reflects a decrease of one-tenth of one percentage point from the prior month’s[Read More…]
Vermont energy professionals graduate from business coaching program
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF), in collaboration with Efficiency Vermont and Vermont Gas Systems, recently graduated the inaugural cohort of Tools of the Trade– Business Fundamentals for Energy Pros, a business coaching program designed to support weatherization and clean energy contractors across the state. The inaugural cohort included seven[Read More…]
Village store remains in now local hands
CABOT – Michael DeLacy was nine years old when his parents, Donald and Mary Lou DeLacy, bought land on Urban Road in Cabot in 1978 when it was still a wooded lot. In his own words, “I’ve been coming up here ever since,” said DeLacy. In a recent interview with[Read More…]
Back Stairs at Harry’s Hardware opens
CABOT – Harry’s Hardware has opened an upstairs space, called The Back Stairs, for community use. The Back Stairs is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The space has high-speed internet with Ethernet and Wi-Fi. Guests enter through Harry’s Hardware, where food and drinks can be[Read More…]
Vittles closes for good, Friday, Sept. 12
HARDWICK – In a social media post on Tuesday last week, Karen Whitcomb, the owner of Vittles in the Hardwick Inn, announced she would be closing the establishment that had been serving breakfast and lunch since Memorial Day 2024. “It’s with a heavy heart that I share with you that[Read More…]
Comcast’s Xfinity, business services now available
GREENSBORO – After years of residential internet service available only from the telephone company as DSL or wirelessly, residents in parts of Greensboro now have a choice of two broadband internet service providers (ISPs) with the addition of Comcast to NEK Broadband. On September 4. Comcast announced the completion of[Read More…]
Vermonters Still Recovering from Covid-19 Job Losses
AREA COUNTIES – The Public Assets Institute, in its recent brief, showed that Washington and Orleans are among the counties that have yet to recover from loss of jobs during Covid-19. Caledonia and Lamoille have both reportedly recovered, according to the institute. Vermont still maintains the 3rd lowest unemployment rates[Read More…]
Prophecy Chocolate Grand Re-Opening, August 3
MORRISVILLE – The Prophecy Cafe will be re-opening its doors at its new location in Morrisville with a celebration on August 3 and 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to the new seating area. After that, the cafe will be open every Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to[Read More…]
VEC Shares Power Planning Considerations
JOHNSON − Affordability, diversity, and synergy are the principles that guide Vermont Electric Co-op when buying wholesale electricity, VEC Power Planning Analyst Dan Potter said during a recent webinar focusing on VEC’s power supply purchasing strategies. The webinar is available for review at youtu.be/babbxkxzTjE As VEC considers its purchases of power[Read More…]
News & Citizen Available at Retail, Public Spots
STOWE – The News and Citizen, distributed free throughout Lamoille County and in neighboring Caledonia and Orleans County towns, announced last week that the paper will no longer be delivered to U.S. Post Office boxes. The change was made “with you, the reader, in mind,” wrote the paper’s parent[Read More…]
