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RuralEdge Helps Vulnerable Communities Weather Multiple Crises

Northern Vermont,
Vermont

NeighborWorks Capital

Many areas are experiencing housing shortages right now, but few are as challenged as northeast Vermont, known as the Northeast Kingdom. A search for short-term or rental housing turns up nothing. No affordable housing, no market housing. Nothing.

Global Village Foods

Quechee,
Vermont

Vermont Flexible Capital Fund

Based in Quechee, Vermont, Afya Brands International, Inc. d/b/a Global Village Foods (GVF) is a specialty food manufacturer of clean-label, allergy-friendly, ready-to-eat meals, bulk entrees and snacks for institutional food service, grocery prepared foods and frozen retail grocery.

Leddynamics

Randolph,
Vermont

Vermont Flexible Capital Fund

Based in Randolph, Vermont, LEDdynamics, Inc. (LED) was founded in 2000 by William McGrath (Bill). The Company develops, manufactures and sells LED light technology, products, software, and systems.

Glavel Inc

Burlington,
Vermont

Vermont Flexible Capital Fund

Founded in 2017 by Rob Conboy, Glavel is a Vermont-based company that specializes in selling a lightweight building material from post-consumer recycled glass known as foam glass gravel. Because cellular glass is derived from recycled glass, it’s petroleum and chemical-free. Glavel began by importing foam glass gravel from Europe, with the plan to introduce the product to the U.S. market, build up a customer base, and eventually open a domestic manufacturing facility—all while helping to solve the country’s glass recycling problem.

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