A project of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.
A project of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program.
All in Business
Last week, officials at Darn Tough Vermont cut a special sock-lined ribbon to celebrate the company’s expansion as it adds its second manufacturing plant, this one in downtown Waterbury.
Last week marked the fourth Truckin’ Tuesday event of the season at Adams Apple Orchard and Farm Market in Williston. Food trucks and customers packed into the lot of the farm market for an evening of hot food, live music and portable mini golf. The event series is now in its second year. It started June 1 and will continue through Aug. 24 for a total of 14 Tuesdays this summer.
At least two workers have been fired from the Goodwill store in Williston following an employee walkout last month, and working conditions for remaining employees have not improved, according to interviews with three former and current employees.
For many, supporting local economies usually means buying local food, shopping on Main Street, or donating to local causes—but a local group has taken that one step further. To the members of the White River Investment Club, the local economy is not only valuable and worth protecting, but an opportunity for lucrative investment.
The Waterbury Darn Tough facility now stores merchandise for distribution. Photo by Tulley Hescock.
