THOUGHTS ON THE BAW & WHY VISITORS LOVE THIS TOWN

A walk around Camelot Village to see the Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival the sights, sounds, and smells of Bennington could not escape me as we celebrated another Bennington Arts Weekend.

ARTS & CULTUREMatt HarringtonAugust 9, 2016thoughts, BAW, Bennington Arts Weekend, Bennington

PROJECT CATALYST & PLEASANT BLOCK PARTY

When the Chamber looks at economic development, which I believe is part of the mission of the Chamber, we should also consider community development.

POLITICSMatt HarringtonJuly 26, 2016Project Catalyst, partnerships, economic

CATALYTIC LEADERSHIP

On last week’s Chamber LIVE show, a series we host on our Facebook Page live every Thursday at noon, I mentioned that growth and development in Bennington would take Catalytic Leadership.

BUSINESSMatt HarringtonJuly 18, 2016CATALYTIC LEADERSHIP, Column, Business

LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP

This past weekend, being in the Americana-Fourth-of-July-mood, I decided to sit down and watch “Lincoln” again.

BUSINESSMatt HarringtonJuly 8, 2016LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP, Column

UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY

When I’m not working at the Chamber, you can often find me speaking at various conferences or organizations on ‘generations in the workplace.’

ARTS & CULTUREMatt HarringtonJune 19, 2016Generations, Workplace, Community

IMPLEMENTING CHANGE

John Kotter, renowned author and change management expert, says that 70% of change initiatives in organizations and businesses fail.

BUSINESSMatt HarringtonJune 13, 2016Implementing Change, Column

CHAMBER LIVE ON FACEBOOK

For the last couple weeks we’ve been playing around with Facebook Page’s newest feature “Facebook Live Stream.”

BUSINESSMatt HarringtonJune 6, 2016Chamber Live, Facebook, Column

HELP US WELCOME AMERICADE TO BENNINGTON

Americade is coming to Bennington. Well, at least for a small part of it.

PLAYMatt HarringtonMay 30, 2016Americade, Family Fun

A REGIONAL CHAMBER?

As many of you may have recently read, the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce is in exploratory mode. Much like the intro to Star Trek, we too are “boldly going.”

POLITICSMatt HarringtonMay 9, 2016regional, chamber, shires

IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

This past week the Chamber helped out The Gamer’s Grotto with their World’s First Operations tournament.

BUSINESSMatt HarringtonApril 25, 2016In Pursuit of Excellence, Business

CAREER WEEK

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company predicts that by 2020, there will be a shortage of 1.5 million college grads, which means employers will continue to place a high premium on better-educated workers.

POLITICSJoe FreyMarch 28, 2016career week, workforce, education

COME SNOW OR COME SHINE, SNOCROSS STORMS INTO BENNINGTON

Last weekend Bennington was Race Number 5 at Willow Park for the East Coast Snocross circuit. Although we saw highs of 60 degrees on those two days, the team at Snocross did not fail to deliver.

PLAYMatt HarringtonMarch 7, 2016Family Fun, SnoCross2016, Wrapup

WELCOME TO BENNINGTON, SNOCROSS!

This upcoming weekend, weather permitting, we have the great privilege to host race number 5 for the East Coast Snocross organization.

PLAYMatt HarringtonFebruary 22, 2016SnoCross2016, Family Fun

A BENNINGTON RHAPSODY

Last year, Yankee Magazine did a great article on the uniqueness of Bennington. This is how they described Bennington, “a jumble of artsy shops and cafés that have a jittery beat-poet buzz, spiced up with some highly regarded museums.”

ARTS & CULTUREMatt HarringtonJanuary 29, 2016Bennington, Arts

BENNINGTON CRAFTSMANSHIP

“What separates us from others?” It’s something that I have long wondered for Bennington.

ARTS & CULTUREMatt HarringtonJanuary 8, 2016Bennington, Craftsmanship