Vermont Business Magazine Southern Vermont community and business leaders: time is running out to register for the 9th annual Southern VT Economy Summit, taking place at Mount Snow in Dover, VT, on May 12.
Join hosts Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC) for this annual event, which brings together local, regional, state, and national presenters for a powerful day of ideas and action.
The agenda for the event, and a link to register, can be found at www.sovermontzone.com/summit.
The theme of this year’s Summit is “Envision. Act. Grow!” Attendees are urged to lean into these imperatives as they work together to tackle our region’s biggest challenges.
Sarah Waring, the Executive Director of the Northern Border Regional Commission, is this year’s keynote speaker. Waring will discuss the important role that Federal agencies play in supporting economic and community development in rural communities. She’ll also explore the importance of having a regional perspective and how we, as community leaders, can continue to envision and work towards growth for our region in an economic and funding environment marked by instability and change.
Breakout sessions at the event are centered around the objectives of the 2024 SoVermont Zone Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS): addressing critical population needs, empowering businesses to thrive long-term, helping foster resilient, adaptable communities, and promoting regional economic development cooperation.
The day will end with sessions that encourage attendees to take action from the connections they make at the Summit. From a resource room full of technical assistance providers (for businesses and municipalities alike) to roundtable conversations about the important role that arts and culture play in our regional economy, and how regional business coalitions are empowering our rural businesses, we hope you’ll leave the Summit with a plan to put new ideas into action in your community, and a network to help you succeed!
BDCC and BCRC host the Summit on behalf of the Southern Vermont Economic Development Zone. The Summit is part of the Southern Vermont Economy Project, which helps build capacity, expertise and resources in the Zone, with support from the USDA Rural Community Development Initiative.
The Summit is made possible in part by this year’s Summit Sponsor Brattleboro Savings and Loan, keynote sponsor MSK Engineers and session and special event sponsors Vermont State University ROAD to Success Program, the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the STRIVE program, M&T Bank, the UVM/Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships, VELCO, Weston and Sampson Engineers, Community College of Vermont, Vermont Community Foundation, The Richards Group, Vermont Economic Development Authority, Efficiency Vermont, Deerfield Valley Fiber, the Vermont Community Loan Fund, Stevens and Associates, M&S Development, Merritt & Merritt, Green Mountain Power, the Better Business Bureau of New England, Minuteman Press (Brattleboro), Vermont News Media, Front Porch Forum, and Landmark College. Find a full list of sponsors at the Summit website, www.sovermontzone.com/summit.
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies
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