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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   Like other big issues facing Vermont, the shortage of housing in the Green Mountain State was understood to be a problem before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. In 2019, the state floated a $37 million bond to address that problem. But the pandemic has worsened the state’s housing shortage, as prices rise, preventing renters from becoming home buyers and apartment-hunters from finding housing. It’s affecting employers who must now contend with whether new workers can relocate — from across the state, or across the country. “W...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — A new retail space and café opens its doors on Main Street on Saturday, bringing the work of designers, makers and entrepreneurs to downtown Bennington. Called W. Collective, the new shop is the creation of Sarah Krinsky and Bri Magnifico, each of whom has experience in the retail clothing business. W. Collective is to be a deliberately offline experience, inviting customers in to see, smell and touch the merchandise. “We’re very tactile people,” Magnifico said on Wednesday, as the two prepared the shop ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — An online Southern Vermont Jobs and Climate Forum highlighted both the economic challenges posed by climate change and the opportunities for innovative business owners who anticipate what a changing climate will foster. Sponsored by the Vermont Council on Rural Development and the Vermont Climate Economy Action Team, the June 24 event included panelists Robert Stevens of Stevens & Associates; Stephanie Lane, executive director of Shires Housing; and Jesse McDougall of Studio Hill Farm in Shaftsbury. The forum was moderate...

1 of 6 CAROLINE BONNIVIER SNYDER — BENNINGTON BANNER Co-owner Linda Foulsham places books on the front tables inside the Bennington Bookshop’s new location in the Putnam Block on South Street in Bennington on Tuesday afternoon. The bookshop, the oldest independent bookstore in Vermont, moved from Main Street last week and opened in its new location on Tuesday. Caroline Bonnivier Snyder CAROLINE BONNIVIER SNYDER — BENNINGTON BANNER Co-owner Linda Foulsham works in the Bennington Bookshop’s new location in the Putnam Block on South Street in Benningto...

BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Savings & Loan welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors at the annual meeting held at the end of April, while at the same time