Vermont’s economic performance coming out of the recession is among the best, if not the best, in New England, Fed economist Robert
          
  
            Brattleboro’s Canal and Main building recognized as national smart growth role model
      
        
        
        
        
          
  
            
      
        
The Canal and Main building in Brattleboro combines commercial space for the Brattleboro Food Co-op on its lower floors with affordable and market rate rental housing above. The synergy this project generated for the city’s downtown was recognized yesterday in Washington, DC when EPA aw







