For the past several years, the Burlington Business Association has been working in partnership with the City of Burlington to determine how Downtown Improvement District (DID) funds can best serve the needs of our downtown businesses and now we need your input. To help the business community explore the best ways to use these DID […]
On Thursday February 15, the Burlington Business Association (BBA) in cooperation with AARP Vermont, Vermont Digger, and Local Motion hosted the 2018 Mayoral Candidate Forum at the waterfront’s Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. The open-door event featuring Mayor Miro Weinberger, Carina Driscoll and Infinite Culcleasure, gave Burlington residents and the local business community the […]
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 […]
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, […]
BBA’s Executive Director, Kelly Devine joined Mayor Miro Weinberger, and City officials and community leaders, to officially reopen the entire northern section of the Burlington Bike Path at Leddy Park the morning of Dec. 20th. Over three miles of the beloved Bike Path, from North Beach to the Winooski River Bridge, underwent major rehabilitation during […]
The BBA’s Annual Business Summit will take place on January 11th, 2018. Members of the Burlington business community are invited to join us to learn about the developments in transportation that are shaping the way cities are thinking about the future. We will be joined by Keynote speaker, Jeff Olson, Principal at Alta Planning & […]
After deliberations that lasted into the early morning hours Tuesday, the City Council selected a newly created bid from Schurz Communications/ ZRF as their preferred choice for Burlington Telecom. Schurz’s bid included elements of the previously eliminated Schurz bid while also incorporating parts of the ZRF partnership. The new bid is a cash offer for […]
Burlington, VT – The Burlington Business Association (BBA) is excited to announce an expansion of the downtown holiday lighting project, which had a successful first year in 2016. In its first year, lights were installed on street lamps that line College Street, from South Winooski to St. Paul Street. 2017 will see the addition of […]
The BBA is working again this year with local retailers to spread the word about Small Business Saturday, which will take place on Nov. 25. BBA Members are invited to stop by our office and pick up some Small Business Saturday “Swag”, including tote bags, welcome mats, posters, balloons and more! Decorate your store and […]