Lacie Austin, Author at Valley News

Erin Cilley looks out the window from behind the register during a brief period of down time at Erin’s General Store in West Fairlee, Vt., on Friday, April 29, 2022. The store was closed for several months before it reopened under Cilley’s ownership in September 2020, and she said that time was hard in a small community where a general store can serve as a central space. Cilley worries about what the impact to the community would be if the store were to close because of rising inflation. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Inflation has a big impact on small businesses in the Fairlee area

by Lacie Austin Valley News CorrespondentMay 1, 2022

WEST FAIRLEE — Erin Cilley bought B&B Cash Market in 2020 at the height of the pandemic to fulfill a desire to own her own business.Commercial activity in town is sparse, and the small shop is the community’s only purveyor of food and household…

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Inflation has a big impact on small businesses in the Fairlee area

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