Business Feature

City Market/Onion River Co-OpPublished in the Champlain Business Journal, Oct. 2010
In the always-competitive and ever-evolving Vermont food sector, locally owned grocery stores and markets need to find creative ways to survive amongst the larger grocery store chains. Though fads and new marketing twists will always come and go in retail, sustainability will come down to keeping prices competitive, offering better personal service and convenience and finding a way to stand out amongst the competitors.

Published in the Champlain Business Journal, Oct. 2010
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently instituted two new regulations in order to better control and more easily penalize possible lead paint violations. Since the start of the year, several new legal tools have been set in place to make it easier for regulators to
enforce lead paint laws.

Powers MarketPublished in the Champlain, Rutland, Battenkill and Valley Business Journals, Oct. 2010
Just as fall foliage, maple syrup, covered bridges and big red barns are engrained into the fabric which is Vermont, country stores are as recognizable a symbol as any in the landscape of the Green Mountain State. Country stores also remain a unique and vital part of the state's traditional economy, while also striving to remain relevant in a culture of online shopping and convenience stores.

Chester PD's Paul Larochelle: Joe Milliken photoPublished in the Green Mountain Outlook, Mar. 24, 2010 The evidence is in, as several Green Mountain Union High School science students recently witnessed a fascinating forensic demonstration conducted by officer Paul Larochelle of the Chester Police Department.

Wine display: assorted colorsPublished in Green Mountain Outlook, Dec. 16, 2009With a unique retail space located the Basketville Store in Putney, the Putney Mountain Winery is a fantastic, artisinal winery that specializes in hand-crafted, fruit wines created from fruit locally grown on Vermont family farms.

A Brand New Outlook: Green Mountain Outlook Co-Editors Robert F. Smith and Joe MillikenPublished in The Green Mountain Outlook, Oct. 28, 2009
As our new masthead makes clear, The Messenger has become The Green Mountain Outlook, therefore we feel our loyal readers and advertisers deserve an explanation for the change in our name. Starting a new newspaper can be a crazy business at any time, and especially in this economy!

Vermont Teacher of the Year Craig DivisPublished in The Messenger, September 23, 2009
Craig Divis, a history teacher and tennis coach at Bellows Falls Union High School, was recently honored as “Vermont Teacher of the Year” by the State Board of Education.
Divis was recently presented the award at Bellows Falls Union High School by Commissioner of Education Armando Vilaseca, after their monthly board meeting.

The work of Bolotin Stonewall CreationsPublished in The Messenger, September 9, 2009
Scott and Laurie Bolotin, owners of Morningstar Perennials on Darby Hill in Rockingham, started their own home perennial gardens and dried flower farm in 1986 and over the years have grown to include over cultivating more than 500 varieties of hardy perennials, shrubs and trees, including many uncommon and hard-to-find varieties.

SAPA TV interviewPublished in The Messenger, August 26, 2009 Located at Springfield High School, Springfield Area Public Access Corporation or SAPA TV is a not-for-profit public television channel currently celebrating their tenth year of operation. SAPA TV provides video production and training services for area residents and social service agencies that are interested in producing programs to inform and serve their local communities.

VT Food Venture Center..Published in The Message For The Week
Have you ever tasted one of your family recipes and thought, “Ya know, I should market this stuff?” Well guess what, that notion is not as far–fetched as you might think. In fact, many Vermont residents have been doing just that at the Vermont Food Venture Center (VFVC) for nearly 15 years.