SW Vermont Chamber Hosts Second Annual Heart of The Shires Luncheon with Keynote Speaker Matt Dunne of the Center on Rural Innovation

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its second annual "Heart of The Shires Luncheon," a celebration of nonprofits, community leaders, and social sector organizations. This year’s event will be held at Hildene’s newly constructed Lincoln Hall, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., and will feature Matt Dunne, founder and executive director of the Center on Rural Innovation (CORI), as the keynote speaker

BUSINESS, ARTS & CULTUREMatthew HarringtonNovember 1, 2024homepage, innovation, nonprofit, community, leadership, awards, home page

Former Editor for Cosmopolitan Magazine and Best Selling Author Kate White to Keynote the Chamber’s 2024 Women In Leadership Luncheon

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Berkshire Bank, announced on International Women’s Day 2024 the highly anticipated third annual Women In Leadership Luncheon featuring former Editor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan and NY Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author, Kate White as the keynote.

BUSINESSMatthew HarringtonMarch 12, 2024homepage, advocacy, leadership, women, luncheon, home page

We're Hiring! We need a G.R.O.W. Specialist to Help with Relocation and Retention

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration and coordination with the Shires Young Professionals, is looking for an energetic, passionate and organized individual to lead our GROW program for relocation and retention!

BUSINESSMatthew HarringtonJanuary 19, 2024homepage, job, hire, work, home page

Lucky number 13 for Homebrew Festival as weather holds off in Bennington

Although the day started with a steady rain, by the time the gates opened for the thirteenth Homebrew Festival produced by the Southwestern Vermont Chamber and Hopridge Farms, the weather had turned and the rain had stopped. Cloudy with a high of 50 degrees, the loyal crowd enjoyed a large variety of amateur brew at the festival in downtown Bennington, Vermont this past Saturday. The festival topped out at over 500 attendees, brewers, vendors, sponsors and volunteers.

DRINKMatthew HarringtonMay 9, 2023homepage, home page

The Shires Holiday Inn Tours Raise Over $5,000 For Local Food Programs

“This year, through the generosity of our lodging partners, the Holiday Inn Tours raised a little over $5,000,” comments John Burnham, executive director of the Manchester Business Association and producer of the event. “It was a year of firsts and records being broken. It was the first time offering online ticket sales and sixteen lodging properties participating from Dorset to Bennington. Records were broken in the number of guests welcomed over two consecutive weekends and the most money raised exceeding $5,000 which will go to food cupboards and shelves across the region. We couldn’t have done any of this without the support of our local lodging partners.”

Matthew HarringtonDecember 13, 2022holidays, inn, lodging, charity, homepage, home page