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ICE Out Vermont Alliance, a coalition of over 40 community, religious, and activist groups from across Vermont, is inviting all Vermonters to attend a statewide peaceful demonstration in St. Albans and a nonviolent sit-in at the St. Albans Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Offices on May 8, 2026. The Alliance demands that CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately cease their illegal conduct and adhere to human rights, moral rights, and constitutional law. 

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Brewers Festival is returning to Burlington’s Waterfront Park on July 17-18, 2026, for its 33rd year. Hosted by the Vermont Brewers Association, the festival will feature three tasting sessions, 40 world-class breweries and more than 200 specialty offerings against the backdrop of Lake Champlain. New for 2026: For the first time, the festival is introducing an exclusive VIP Experience Ticket ($115) for Session 1 on Friday, July 17.

The Williston/Richmond Rotary Club is hosting the 5th annual Memorial Day Observance on Monday May 25, 2026, at 9:00 AM. This event will be held in the War Memorial Park in Williston between the Town Hall and Town Hall Annex. We welcome the community to join us as we honor veterans who sacrificed for our safety and freedom. The program will include music, inspiration from club and community members as well as verbal recognition of deceased veterans from our community and veterans who are honored with an engraved brick on the patio of War Memorial Park. Light refreshments will follow.

Vermont Business Magazine The White River Craft Center (WRCC) invites the community to celebrate 25 years of creativity, learning, and connection at a daylong anniversary event on Saturday, June 13. What began as a place to uplift young people through hands-on making in trade and craft continues as a vibrant community hub where creatives, learners, and neighbors come together. This milestone celebration honors that history while looking ahead to the next chapter of the Craft Center. The day will feature an open house with studio tours, artist demonstrations, hands-on activities, and opportunities to connect with the artists and people who shape the Craft Center today. Visitors can explore working studios—including woodworking, weaving, photography, and more—and experience the energy of a space rooted in making and shared creativity.

Vermont Business Magazine Fatal car crashes in Vermont plunged 15.9%, that's 10 fewer deadly crashes to push the total from 63 down to 53. A new 50-state analysis from Anidjar & Levine ranks Vermont #2 for the steepest fatal crash decline in America.

Vermont Business Magazine In celebration of International Jazz Day, the Flynn today announced Around Town programming for the 2026 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, with free performances taking place across Burlington from June 3–7. Around Town is the festival’s umbrella for free, public-facing local programming during the 43rd annual Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Venues and organizations throughout the city produce programming, from Church Street and City Hall Park to neighborhood stages and independent venues. This year’s Around Town includes Downtown Jazz — presented by Burlington City Arts in partnership with the Church Street Marketplace — alongside independently programmed events at venues including Venetian Soda Lounge, Zero Gravity Biergarten, Lucky You, The 126, American Flatbread, Skinny Pancake, and others.

by Jules Older On April 25th, Vermont Business Magazine published my article, Older on AI. In it, I opined that AI is not a passing fad or flash in the pan. Rather, it is something new, extremely powerful and life-changing … in the way that the typewriter, the camera, television and the internet were, and still are, life-changing. Then, I summarized my view of Artificial Intelligence in eight short words: It’s dangerous, It’s useful, It’s here to stay.

Vermont Business Magazine Local health organizations and bicycle advocates are encouraging St Johnsbury residents to try bicycling to work on National Bike to Work Day. On Friday, May 15, ride your bike to work or wherever you are going and enjoy a free breakfast at the St Johnsbury Welcome Center (51 Depot Square). Breakfast and coffee will be served from 5:30am to 9:00 am, hosted by Ticket to Ride, a new local bicycle advocacy group. St Johnsbury businesses are invited to participate and to encourage their staff to join the celebration.

Vermont Business Magazine The Miss Vermont Scholarship Organization (MVSO) is proud to announce that two new state titleholders were selected this past weekend at the annual Miss Vermont Scholarship Competition held in Stowe at the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center.  Miss Vermont 2026 is Hannah Roque and Miss Vermont’s Teen is Zoey Clopton. Hannah is a native of Middlebury and a graduate of St. Michael’s College with a degree in English and Secondary Education. She is the daughter of Miss Vermont 1996 Nikki Juvan. This is the first time the daughter of a former Miss Vermont has captured the state title.

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont initial weekly unemployment claims increased by more than 300 last week to their second highest total this year. For the week ending April 25, 2026, the Vermont Department of Labor reported that there were 759 new claims, up 348 from the previous week but down 19 from last year at this time. New claims had leveled off at under 400 after the holiday season, other than one spike in February. The end of the winter tourism season typically brings a flurry of layoffs. Meanwhile, the stock market was generally positive this week, and news from the Middle East was generally quieter.

Vermont Business Magazine Airport leaders, pilots, aviation businesses, educators, students, and community partners from across Vermont gathered at the State House in Montpelier this week for Aviation Day, a statewide effort to share information and build awareness around the role aviation plays in communities throughout Vermont. Participants from airports across the state spent the day meeting with legislators, offering presentations, and engaging in informal conversations about how aviation supports a range of everyday needs. Discussions included topics such as emergency response, medical transport, education and workforce development, tourism, and general transportation access.

Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, today announced the delivery of more than $1 million in federal funding, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Rural Development (RD), to support Vermont farmers and small businesses. This announcement follows a months-long effort by the senator and partners to release the federal funds.  The funding, provided through USDA-RD’s Rural Business Development Grants, will support eight projects in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom (NEK) and deliver technical assistance and counseling to small businesses, farmers, and agricultural producers, in addition to creating 120 new jobs.