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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — The Select Board on Monday approved expansion of the downtown area that could benefit from federal historic preservation tax credits and state grants for designated Vermont downtowns. The area was extended to the east along both sides of Main Street from the Valentine Street intersection to the intersection with Pleasant Street. The key feature and principal reason for the proposal is the former Bennington High School building, which is being renovated and repurposed by a developer who purchased the prominent structure at...

BENNINGTON – A recent report to the Select Board on building and zoning permits included a flurry of business-related projects underway, possibly signaling a reviving local economy.

Related Company:  Rendering courtesy Brattleboro Savings & Loan Vermont Business Magazine The DeWitt Block, a long-empty piece of Flat Street’s history in downtown Brattleboro, is being given a new life. Standing next to the Brattleboro Transportation Center, the former Sanel Auto Parts store was constructed over 100 years ago as a grocery warehouse and, though it has received interest from investors over the years, a good match for its potential hadn’t materialized until now. “This building has been vacant for a long time,” says Skye Morse, a partner and investment director at M&...

Sun, 04/25/2021 - 2:51pm -- tim The University of Vermont Firestone Medical Research Building is under construction. PC Construction is the general contractor. Designed by Black River Design, Architects in collaboration with Payette. Courtesy Photo. by Bruce Edwards, Vermont Business Magazine How tough was last year for some of the state’s commercial contractors? For PC Construction, one of the largest, it was a year when the company took a significant hit – the direct result of the now year-old pandemic. “Our revenue was off 30 percent, which approximated about $130 million,” said J...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — The pending closure of the Energizer industrial facility this year could mean both a sad ending and a hopeful beginning for Bennington. The company announced in October 2019 that it would wind down battery manufacturing operations here and consolidate those in Portage, Wisc., in 2021. The business, located off Gate and Scott streets, originated as a Union Carbide battery facility in 1942. Over the years, it employed thousands — at times during the 1970s having about 700 workers, and employing about 90 when the shutdo...