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Vermont’s public schools started providing free meals for all students during the pandemic. Last spring, the Vermont legislature created the Universal School Meals Program and funded it for this school year. Lawmakers now have a chance to make that change permanent. It would help everyone involved in the system — parents, students, administrators, food service staff and local farmers. (Paid Post)

When Ellen Bisett DeRiggi bought the White House Inn in Wilmington, she and her business partner planned an extensive renovation. But when they applied for a small business loan, it got held up. DeRiggi couldn’t afford to miss the summer season. She found help through VEDA, an economic development lender that assists growing Vermont businesses bridge financing gaps. (Paid Post)

In November, locally owned Black Cap Coffee & Bakery took over the historic train station in downtown Waterbury — the former home of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters’ flagship café. It now houses a bustling bakery where an ambitious 25-year-old baker and her staff churn out a dizzying array of pastries, along with creative lattes and breakfast and lunch sandwiches. (Paid Post)

As Montpelier homeowner Jean Lowell got older, she wanted to find accessible housing close to her daughter and granddaughter. Instead, she found a state incentive program that helped her add an accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, to her property. Now the state is offering homeowners like her up to $50,000 to do what she did. (Paid Post)

Before Emily Calhoon moved to Burlington in August 2020, she started applying for jobs. Her first choice employer? City Market, Onion River Co-op. Calhoon had...