Although the digital age may seem in its infancy, many Vermont small business owners are learning that they have already had to update their online presence to adapt to the evolving expectations of modern customers.
One such Vermont company that recognized a need to update its website and other online resources is Morrisville’s popular eatery The Bees Knees.
Lamoille County is home to 375 farms — according to the DC-based Environmental Working Group — and not one food co-op. Residents seeking to own a stake in their farm-fresh food have to purchase a CSA, or head to co-ops in Hardwick or Montpelier. That may change soon, thanks to a feasibility study approved last Friday. Morristown could have a member-owned co-op as soon as next summer if the plan proves economically sustainable, says the town’s community development coordinator, Tricia Follert.
This article points out the effects of the economic downturn on Morrisville and points to ways the community is addressing the problems there, including our upcoming Community Visit process to begin in March 2011 and the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project also selected Morrisville to receive services and equipment.
Between summer 2011 and spring 2012, e-Vermont and Morristown's e-Vermont Steering Committee will deliver an array of resources to improve Morristown’s use of the Internet to achieve key community goals and welcome more citizens into the digital culture.
News came recently that one of Vermont's last, truly classic downtown department stores is about to close.
Arthur's in the heart of Morrisville has been a family-owned store for nearly 40 years.
Click the link below to read the article or listen to to the audio as VPR's Lynne McCrea talks with the Owners Arthur and Theresa Breault and Paul Costello of the Vermont Council on Rural Development.
One such Vermont company that recognized a need to update its website and other online resources is Morrisville’s popular eatery The Bees Knees.