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Greetings!
Thank you for visiting, staying, working and being a part of the solution to growing prosperity and commerce in Central Vermont.
This issue of BusinessWise is gladly sponsored by:
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Welcome New Members!!!
CIT
Jackie Berry
469 Main St.
Bennington, VT 05201
802-681-7536
CIT- Communication Information Technology provides business class phone systems, voice services, data/internet and IT services. CIT Specializes in customizing solutions to fit your unique business needs. CIT is a Vermont based woman-owned business.
Yankee Farm Credit
Denise Russo
289 Hurricane Ln #202
Williston, VT 05495
802-879-4700
A troubling health and economic crisis or not, your business doesn’t grind to a hault. That’s not an option. You have a family and employees counting on you to make the best decisions for your business. At Yankee Farm Credit, we’re in it for the long haul, especially when times are tough. We’re proud of what we have been able to do to keep our customers working and we have so much more to do.
Hyperbaric Vermont
Dr. Grace Johnstone, DC
250 Main St. Suite 102, Rooms C-E
Montpelier, VT 05602
802-613-3929
Hyperbaric Vermont offers mild hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT is a powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial & immune enhancer. HBOT is used to address the symptoms of many chronic diagnoses and conditions. This makes it a powerful treatment in addressing concussion, non-healing wounds, stroke, lyme disease and degenerative neural conditions such as MS, Parkinson’s, dementia and more. Our facilities in Montpelier & South Burlington are welcoming and comfortable. Contact us to learn more about how HBOT can help you or a loved one.
Town of Berlin
Berlin Public Works
108 Shed Rd.
Berlin, VT 05602
802-229-2529
While the Town of Berlin is now and is expected to remain a predominantly rural community, it contains a large commercial and industrial center in the area east of Interstate 89 and north of Scott Hill Road and Airport Road. The Town desires to enhance its current role as a regional economic center. The Town is working to continue to attract commercial, office, and industrial development in appropriate locations that will provide employment opportunities, enhance the Town’s tax base, and not generate excessive service requirements.
2021 Annual Meeting
Business After-Next:
What will your workforce look like in the future,
after the pandemic?
Was Held on Thursday, January 28, 2021
on VirBELA virtual Platform
Here is the recording of our Guest Speaker, LTC (Ret.) Daniel Daoust
Platinum Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
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Valentine's Day
is just around the corner!
Central Vermont Chamber members would like to wish you and yours a Happy Valentine's day with this digital flipbook. In this book, you will find some great deals for your loved ones as well as many wishes for a Happy Valentine's Day!
American Red Cross Blood Drives
at The Chamber
Monday, Feb. 8 & Monday, Feb. 22
963 Paine Turnpike N., Berlin
The need is constant, the gratification is instant. Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs life-saving blood. Schedule your donation today to help save lives! Along with feeling good about saving lives, donors also get a $5 Amazon gift card for donating anytime in the month of February!
Chamber Member Spotlight
Every week, the Chamber spotlights a member with a video interview on their business. Below are some of the spotlights we have done so far....
Jamie Bolduc of Bolduc Metal Recycling
Dee Lamberton of A Quilter's Garden
John Farr of Green Mountain Harvest
Scott Hutchins of Hutch Bros. Concrete
DJ Hardaker & Kate Aylward of Emslie's The Florist
Congratulations
& Kyle McDonald
Beneficiaries of the January
50/50 Raffle to Benefit
Capstone Community Action

The drawing was held on Friday, January 29th, raising a total of $460 from 46 raffle ticket purchases. Mr. McDonald's ticket was the lucky winner of half the pot of money, $230! The Chamber and Capstone Community Action will split the remaining $230. As the Coaching Operation Coordinator at Capstone, Mr. McDonald graciously donated his winnings back to Capstone's Emergency Heating Program! Thank you Kyle! Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket this month! Stay tuned for the next 50/50 raffle in March!
This issue of BusinessWise is gladly sponsored by:
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Beaulieu Place Conference Rooms
Open for Meetings & Events
The conference rooms at the Central VT Chamber offices, also known as Beaulieu Place, are available for meetings and events again!
Two conference rooms separated by a fold away wall can host meetings and events from just a few people to over 40. Centrally located in a prime space just off exit 7 from I-89, with free parking, coffee/tea, LCD projector, speakerphone and more, what more could you ask for in a conference room space?!
For more information on these meeting rooms and rates, click here.
We are leaving it up to the discretion of users to monitor attendance and social distancing while meeting at Beaulieu Place.
Don't hesitate as dates are filling up quickly and reserved on a first come, first served basis.
Reserve your next meeting or event by calling 229-5711 or email [email protected]. We look forward to hosting you in our great space!
Help Us Work For You!
Are you looking for more ways to promote your products, services, sales and deals? Let your Chamber membership work for you!
Send the Chamber images and information on your goods and services so we can share on our social media campaign and among our networks.
Send to [email protected] so we can help you make the most of your Chamber membership!

Be sure to Like, Follow and Share our facebook page facebook.com/centralvermontchamber
MEMBER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Got job openings?
Members, please send us the link to employment opportunities at your business and we will post it to our growing online list!
Barre Opera House
The Second Century Campaign
There's Still Time to Sponsor A Seat!
When the Covid-19 virus hit in March, The Barre Opera House's regular programming and, consequently, all its revenue streams came to a screeching halt. So, too, did fundraising their capital campaign, which was to be completed by April 2021, in order to begin work in the summer. Projects included repainting the theater, replacing antiquated rigging system and installing new seating. Despite having to raise the remaining third of the $1 million needed, the Opera House got down to business and began project work in early spring of last year. They are now at 90% of their campaign fundraising goal and, at this point, are relying on the generosity of their patrons - folks like you who value their shows and use the theater - to carry them to the finish line. We hope you will help! Donors who contribute $350+ will have the opportunity to have their names or the name of another designee engraved on a brass plaque on one of their new seats! Click here for more information and to make your donations today!
Montpelier Alive Announces
Love Your Neighbor Food Pantry Fundraiser
Support the Montpelier Food Pantry and save at your favorite stores on February 19th and 20th with the Love Your Neighbor Pass. Donate $25 to the Food Pantry and get 20% off at participating Montpelier stores. Get your pass starting Monday, February 8th at Bear Pond Books, Capitol Stationers, and Woodbury Mountain Toys. Learn more at montpelieralive.org/love
Lost Nation Theater Presents
Love Letters Made Easy-
A comedy by Jeanne Beckwith
Friday, February 12, 7pm
Live Streamed Online
Free (Donations Gladly Accepted)
Live-streamed from LNT's stage within Montpelier City Hall Arts Center, Lost Nation Theater celebrates valentines with a sweet gift for theater and comedy lovers.
Love can be a slippery-slope, even for the most experienced! Navigate loves promise, perils and pitfalls in this "just plain fun, charming & delightful romp"- Jim Lowe, The Times Argus.
Pre-registration required to receive link. Click here for more information and registration link.
Share Your Thoughts on the Future of Vermont
The challenges facing Vermont call on us to unite to build a better future. The Vermont Council on Rural Development, a neutral facilitator of public process, is excited to share the first draft of the Vermont Proposition: an effort to set non-partisan priorities for statewide action. The Proposition draft, based on input from thousands of Vermonters, shares a set of ideas to drive common action and advance a successful future for our communities, environment and economy. 
Now, VCRD is looking to you to help strengthen the Proposition. What’s missing? What could be improved? What do we need to do to be successful for the next generation? To learn more about the initiative, see the current draft, and share your thoughts, visit www.futureofvermont.org.
This issue of BusinessWise is gladly sponsored by:
To see your business featured here, email [email protected].
Get Your News Out There!

If you have an upcoming event, product promotion, or congratulations you would like to share, please send your press releases to The Chamber at [email protected] so we can update others on news and happenings with your business.
Show Your Chamber Pride!

When you advertise your business in the local media, be sure to include that you are a proud member of the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce!
Thank you,
Central Vermont Chamber
802-229-5711