Vermont's Fuse included in Inc. magazine’s top 5000 fastest growing private companies

Wed Sep 8 2010
Fuse, a marketing firm based in Burlington, has been named to the Inc. 5000 by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation (www.inc.com/inc5000/profile/fuse). There are more than 27 million businesses registered in the US.

Vermont predicts colorful foliage season

Wed Sep 8 2010
Vermont tourism officials are expecting another brilliant foliage season this year and encourage visitors to take advantage of midweek deals being offered through the fall.

CSJ receives $10,000 from Davis Foundation

Wed Sep 8 2010
The College of St. Joseph in Rutland has received a grant from the Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation for its pioneer STEPS (Students Taking an Effective Path to Success) program. The foundation, based in Greenwich, CT, gave the college $10,000 to further its work in the STEPS program. This is the second $10,000 grant the college has received from the Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation, which provides charitable funding to organizations that aid in the development of the lives of children and young adults.

Nominations being accepted for RRCC Business Person of the Year 2010

Wed Sep 8 2010
The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce is currently soliciting nominations for the RRCC Business Person of the Year 2010. This award is given out annually to a deserving member of the business community. If you would like to nominate a local business man, woman or couple you feel is deserving of this recognition; please email us at rrccvt@aol.com. Nominations will be accepted until September 22, 2010.

Payment processor's former president settles with attorney general

Wed Sep 8 2010
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office, six other states and the Federal Trade Commission have settled court claims that the former president of a Florida payment processor violated federal and state laws law by debiting, or attempting to debit, more than $200 million from consumers’ bank accounts on behalf of fraudulent telemarketers and Internet-based merchants. The settling defendant is Derrelle Janey, who served as president of Your Money Access, LLC (“YMA”) from 2003 to 2006.

Environmental Court awards permits to Sheffield wind project

Wed Sep 8 2010
Vermont Wind LLC, which is developing a 40-megawatt, 16-turbine project near I-91 on Granby Mountain in Sheffield, has received its final permits from the Vermont Environmental Court. The Vermont Supreme Court ruled in favor of the project in February 2009, upholding the Vermont Public Service Board's issuing of a certificate of public good for the project. Some abutters and even Governor Douglas have opposed the project. The company will pay Sheffield $520,000 a year.

Welch calls on FDA to investigate "natural" syrup product

Wed Sep 8 2010
Representative Peter Welch on Wednesday called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate a new syrup product that appears to violate FDA labeling rules. The “All Natural Syrup” marketed by Log Cabin Syrup, a division of Pinnacle Foods LLC, appears to include ingredients the FDA does not allow in products labeled as “natural.”

Vermont College of Fine Arts ranked first by Poets & Writer

Wed Sep 8 2010
Just two years after achieving independence, Vermont College of Fine Arts’ (VCFA) MFA writing programs have been ranked first among programs of their kind by Poets & Writers, the leading creative writing publication in the U.S. This honor comes on the heels of several other major achievements for VCFA, including achieving accreditation as a degree-granting institution in record time.

Vermont Butter & Cheese wins second place overall at the American Cheese Society

Wed Sep 8 2010
Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery announced today that their Bonne Bouche won second place overall at the American Cheese Society’s annual cheese competition in Seattle WA. The reserve champion award was among six ribbons that the company received for their creamery’s crème fraiche, cultured butter, quark, feta, and Coupole. With record breaking entries, Bonne Bouche was judged among 1,462 cheeses made in North America.

Vermont Chamber annual luncheon and gala dinner, September 21

Wed Sep 8 2010
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual meeting luncheon, revolving around the upcoming election, followed by its annual awards gala and dinner. Both events will be September 21 at Sugarbush Resort. Vermont Chamber Annual Meeting Luncheon The Stakes are High: Predicting Vermont's Political Future

This Month's Issue

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    So here it is, the beginning of August, and we are no closer to knowing who will be the Democratic gubernatorial nominee than we were a year ago.

    Well, we are a little closer. It would be quite the upset if state Senator Susan Bartlett wins the nomination in the August 24 primary. She performed well in many of the forums and debates but failed to translate that into the contributions and supporters necessary to build a get-out-the-vote operation.

  • College_Enrollment_0810.jpg

    With the exception of Middlebury College, none of Vermont’s higher education institutions ranks as “highly selective,” so all must aggressively market themselves in order to lure paying customers.

  • Solar_0810.jpg

    Tax credits and other incentives are spurring a solar-energy boom in Vermont, with more than half-a-dozen commercial projects underway or nearing construction in various parts of the state.

    Even with this spate of development, however, solar will account for only a tiny fraction of Vermont's electricity supply. But the sprouting of solar farms does point to a future in which this type of renewable energy might play a significant role in a state not noted for brilliant sunshine.

  • VELCO_QA_0810.jpg

    Christopher L Dutton was named president and chief executive officer of Vermont Electric Power Company on April 12, following a vote by Vermont Electric Power Company’s board of directors.

    Dutton, 61, succeeded John J Donleavy who resigned April 10. VELCO is the state’s provider of electric transmission service. Dutton has served on the VELCO Board of Directors since 1997.

    Dutton served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Power from 1997-2008; after having held various management positions within GMP.

  • grosolar_profile_0810.jpg

    America's oil crisis in the Seventies shone a spotlight on the growing need for renewable energy sources, including water, sunlight and wind. The need inspired two starry-eyed mechanical engineers who graduated Cornell University in 1982.

    Unfortunately, they graduated just in time to see Ronald Reagan remove the solar panels from the White House roof and eviscerate the country's alternative energy programs. The careers they wanted disappeared like the sun on a cloudy day.

  • Addison_Report_0810.jpg

    Sometimes having a balanced portfolio or a balanced economy isn’t enough. Plummeting portfolios, failed mortgages, cutbacks in employment and consequent reductions in sales and further cutbacks on a national scale have hit Addison County, as well.

    While conditions are too uncertain to call the county’s economy “recovered,” this year it seems to be having a positive convalescence. In sector after sector, there have been positive signs, raising hopes if not expectations.

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    Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, the counties of Caledonia, Orleans and Essex, are traditionally the weakest economic region in the state, but this year there are signs that the bottom of a very bad economic trough has been reached and economic factors are returning to more normal conditions. Employment is growing, albeit with a still-high unemployment rate, tourism is strong, the localvore agricultural sector is surging and other sectors, including manufacturing and real estate sales, are holding their own.

  • Hydro_Quebec_0810.jpg

    Vermont utilities’ pending 26-year power deal with Hydro Quebec looks likely to proceed, given the absence of opposition from environmental groups in the state.

    That position of at least tacit acceptance contrasts with the protests heard in the 1980s when HQ was negotiating a contract with Central Vermont Public Service and Green Mountain Power. That agreement was ultimately approved, but Burlington voters rejected a similar deal due to concerns about the impact of HQ’s dams on native peoples and the environment of northern Quebec.

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