Bennington Comprehensive Internship Program is excited to announce the start of recruitment season for summer 2018 internships. Internships provide opportunities for businesses to explore new projects, increase capacity, and deepen their engagement with the community.

The best of 2017.  Your top 2017 downloads.  A Year in Review. In memoriam. For Auld Lang Syne.  We all say goodbye to one year and ring in a New Year in our own unique ways.

A new entrepreneurship program, created as a collaboration between several local entities, celebrated the conclusion of its successful first semester on Monday.
 

Executive Director Matt Harrington of Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce located in Bennington, VT was named a Vermont Rising Star...

(CEDS) for the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone has been approved and awarded short term planning funds by the US...

We recently hosted our annual Legislative Luncheon at the Career Development Center with the Vermont Chamber of Commerce...

Trust.  It can be a tricky thing.  We can think we’re building good trust and credibility over time with our daily work...

Last week I had the opportunity to speak to the Hildene Board of Directors.  I shared with them our 2020 Vision and how the Chamber wants to work over the coming years...

Over the past couple weeks in preparation for Garlicfest, I’ve thought a bit more about effective leadership characteristics – perhaps because of all that’s going on in the world... 

The next generation of massive consumers and customers is represented by the Millennial traveler, tourist, shopper and citizen.  They range from the ages of 17 to 37 years old give or take...

This past week someone sent me an old article about my dad, Bob Harrington.  Many may still remember my father who worked for WBTN for over 40 years...

“We could do that…” I pondered at a meeting a month ago as the Regional Economic Development (RED) group met to discuss becoming part of...

LinkedIn's Careers team is working with Chambers of Commerce through the US giving them tools to help their community both in their own job search...

At our Northshire July mixer we announced our partnership and launch of the Shires of Vermont mobile app for travel and tourism: "GOshires VT."

In this episode: Joe gets locked out again, we give Joe a mic and a cameraman to interview both middle schoolers and high schoolers...

The Washington Post reports that the number of Baby Boomers now retiring daily is up to 10,000 (was 6,000 during the recession).  The number of Americans aged 65 or older that aren't in the labor force rose by 800,000 in the fourth quarter of 2016, marking the resumption of a long-standing trend: the exodus of the Baby Boomer (1946-1964) generation from the work force.

Why not, "Dessert First"?  Plan to join us as we help celebrate HolyCow's 1st Anniversary.  The celebration will take place between 5:00pm and 7:00pm. During this 2 hours, you will be able to Spin the Wheel for one of the following discounts:  75%, 50%, 25% or 15%.