The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce wraps up another year of Vermont’s Stay To Stay Program this December with over 200 families registered, 50 plus people participating in Zoom meetings and 8 families moving to Southwestern Vermont.

On Thursday, September 23rd at 5:30pm, the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce will dedicate the Chamber Memorial Park and invite the community to join.

Article originally in The Bennington Banner (September 5, 2021) written by Makayla-Courtney McGeeney // Thousands of garlic lovers descended on downtown Bennington on Saturday for Garlic Town, USA. This year’s single-day Labor Day weekend tradition follows the scaled down version of the annual Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb festival that hosted roughly 3,000 attendees in 2020. The reimagined event combined a variety of free activities and entertainment hubs as well as ticketed “cloves” where garlic vendors, artisans and food trucks resided.

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce hosted their second golf tournament, the Spring B2B Golf Classic, on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at the Manchester Country Club in Manchester, Vermont.

On Saturday, September 4th Bennington, Vermont will transform into “Garlic Town, USA” once again in celebration of all things garlic and agriculture!

Bennington has long been an innovation and entrepreneurial community. Whether it’s the small Mason jar — often called a lightning jar — created by Henry Putnam or world-renowned pottery, once featured in the White House, from Bennington Potters, Bennington has often punched above its weight in famous innovation, design and production for generations.

On March 11, 2021 President Biden signed the largest piece of economic legislation in the history of the U.S. Senate. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) has within it over $1.9 trillion in economic relief. We’ll quickly breakdown what the bill does for Vermonters, the State of Vermont, and Vermont businesses.

Betsy Bishop and Charles Martin of the Vermont Chamber joined the Southwestern Vermont Chamber for a Fall 2020 Legislative Update via Zoom on Tuesday, October 28, 2020. Members, which include small businesses, organizations and stakeholders, heard about current COVID efforts, relief funds and what a 2021 Vermont Legislative Session would bring.

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce and partnering organizations were awarded five different COVID-relief marketing grants by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) recently.

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce hosted their inaugural golf tournament, the B2B Golf Classic, on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Mount Anthony Country Club in Bennington, Vermont. What started off as a rainy, cool morning turned to a perfect sunny fall day as over 40 golfers hit the greens for a shotgun start at 12:30pm.

On Saturday, September 5th Bennington, Vermont will become “Garlic Town, USA” for one day in celebration of garlic, agriculture and community. The actual event takes place from 10am-5pm throughout Bennington’s downtown district.

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce distributed its annual State of the Commerce survey to many of its members recently. The purpose of the State of the Commerce Survey is to hear from regional businesses and nonprofits about how they are doing in the current economy, what their current attitudes are in relation to economic vitality, and what new small business trends they see emerging.

It is with heavy hearts that the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce informs the greater Bennington community that the 25th Annual Garlic and Herb Festival traditionally held on Labor Day Weekend will be postponed until Labor Day Weekend of 2021.

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber Board of Directors last Thursday (May 21, 2020) voted unanimously to accept a new logo and design for the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce in a year-long branding process.

The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Hopridge Farms will present the fourth annual Southern Vermont Winter Homebrew Festival on Saturday, March 7th in downtown Bennington, Vermont at the former Brush Building.

In Southwestern Vermont, also known as The Shires of Vermont, residents are never too far without a health clinic of some sort, or knowing someone who is employed by the largest growing industry. Without a 24/7 rescue squad, full-service hospital, and numerous specialty clinics, residents of Bennington County wouldn’t have the quality of health that they do. It’s not just the rolling Green Mountains and maple syrup that keep everyone healthy, it’s on-the-ground and in the community prevention work.

As we gather this holiday season in The Shires of Vermont, we want to provide additional information for those that are inclined to take part in Christmas services throughout the region.

It’s that time of year again to fall in love with Vermont! We love fall and we love when other people can see our humble and majestic state in its best season! Book your trip, take out your new iPhone and capture the great shots around The Shires of Vermont in Southwestern Vermont. Not too far from New York, Massachusetts or New Hampshire, this is a great long weekend destination to make your friends and family drool over your Instagram feed!

Home of the famed Revolutionary War heroes, the Green Mountain Boys, it doesn’t take long to see that there is an explorer’s heart in most citizens of The Shires. Looking for a little adventure yourself, want to get your explorer on?  Check out some of these top spots for the explorer-at-heart!

We thought it would be good provide a list of top 2019 festivals and events this summer in the Shires of Vermont. Here is the 2019 line up for festivals and events in The Shires of Vermont