This year will mark the 40th anniversary for the Burlington Business Association Annual Dinner and Awards! The event will be held on Thursday, April 5th at the Hilton Burlington. The BBA Dinner is special night to a celebrate Burlington’s business community, culminating with the presentation of the BBA awards. These awards honor the innovative […]
The 15th Annual BBA Business Summit brought together industry experts, community leaders, and interested business owners and residents for an in-depth discussion of what transportation innovation will mean for Burlington. Keynote speaker Jeff Olson of Alta Planning and Design called on the nearly 100 attendees at the offices of VEIC, to consider the ways in […]
The Burlington Business Association has partnered with AARP Vermont, Local Motion and VT Digger to host a Mayoral Candidate Forum on Livability, Thursday, February 15th at the ECHO Lake & Science Center. The forum will offer voters the chance to hear Burlington’s mayoral candidates discuss their vision for the future of the Queen City. The event […]
It was announced yesterday, that Macy’s will close their Burlington location in March, as well as around 100 others. While this is dissapointing news, it has been clear for some time that the closure of the Burlington Macy’s was a possibility. Competition from online retailers has forced Macy’s to consolidate its national footprint. “In preparation for news […]
Following the BBA Business Summit event on the morning of Jan. 11th, the BBA and AARP are inviting community members to take part in a meet n’ greet and community dialogue. We’ll be joined by national speaker on transportation, Jeff Olsen, as well as local speakers including Hans van Wees, General Manager of Hotel Vermont, […]
Last night, the City Council voted 11-2 to approve the agreement between the City of Burlington and Schurz Communications for the sale of Burlington Telecom. “Tonight’s tri-partisan City Council vote represents a major step toward final resolution of one of the worst financial crises in our City’s history in a positive and forward-looking manner. The […]