As the weather warms, Church Street has come alive. There are new businesses, coming events and projects abound. Here is a brief update on some the happenings on our mall.
This spring, the Marketplace saw the opening of 3 new businesses, reducing the already low vacancy rate on the pedestrian mall. Phoenix Books, The Saratoga Olive Oil Company, and City Sports now all call Burlington home. The old Ann Taylor building also saw some use this month, as the Clothing Exchange set-up in the space for a few days.
On May 14, Matt McMahon, Lake Champlain Regional...
That big empty retail space across from the bus station on Church Street? Filled. City Sports, a retailer of athletic gear that originated in Boston, held their Grand Opening Event May 6.
“This is exciting for Burlington,” said Kelly Devine, Executive Director of the BBA. “When BBA Board Member Jeff Nick broke the news at our Holiday Social in December, there were cheers throughout the room. Over the past two years, vacancy on Church Street has dropped to near 0. When Church Street is vibrant, it helps all of our downtown businesses."
On the evening of Tuesday, March 20, several business and community members attended the Public Safety Committee (PSC) meeting to support proposed changes to the City’s Panhandling Ordinance.
Despite numerous testimonies from those in attendance about increasingly aggressive panhandling tactics on the Church Street Marketplace, the PSC did not agree with the proposed changes. By a two to one vote, with only Norm Blais in support, the proposed changes to the ordinance were voted down. Councilor Bram Kranichfeld and outgoing Councilor Emma Mulvaney-Stanek.
Kelly Devine, Executive Director of the BBA, noted that...
Kelly Devine, Executive Director of the Burlington Business Association, discussed economic development on WCAX on Thursday, March 16. Specifically, Devine discussed the benefits of tourisism brings to the area, in addition to hotel revenue. See the video here.
The votes have been cast; the results tallied. Three different Burlington Business Association awards will be presented at the 34th BBA Dinner and Annual Meeting on April 5th at the Hilton, Burlington.
Scott D. Carpenter, District President of KeyBank, will receive the Tim Halvorson Award, which is given to an individual in recognition of outstanding contribution to the economic vitality of Burlington. Carpenter began working for KeyBank’s predecessor, Bank of Boston, in 1991. Since then, he has helped lead Key’s Small Business division, started their Private Banking and Investing Group and earned...
About 1/3 of the Farmer's Market will move out of the and park on onto Saint Paul Street this coming spring, opening up a large section of the northern part of the park for repairs. Since striking a preliminary agreement on the last day of February, the BBA has continued to work with downtown businesses, the city and the Farmer's Market to create and implement a plan to allow some market vendors to set up on Saint Paul, instead of in the park. Most recently, about 15 representatives of the groups met on March 13 to discuss some of...
Mayoral candidates Miro Weinberger and Kurt Wright kicked off the campaign season at the 10th Annual BBA Business Summit at Champlain College on January 5, 2012.Nearly 200 people registered for the event which featured the first debate between the two candidates and a networking breakfast, which the candidates also attended.
During the debate, Wright and Weinberger faced questions related to economic development, sustainability and vitality in Burlington as the city moves forward. They sat on stools at the front of the stadium seated auditorium...
