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Northern New England Region/Northeast Division Top
National Red Cross Rankings
The American Red Cross Blood Services, Northern New England Region is proud to report that on October 1 the Northeast Division, of which the Region is a part, was named Division of the Year out of seven divisions by American Red Cross Biomedical Services. These annual rankings placed the Division as first in the country for the 2008 fiscal year; the ranking was based on a combination of metrics including red blood cell, type O blood and platelet collections; attention to quality and cost efficiency. The Division was also honored with the following distinctions:
" 1st in Red Blood Cell Collections
" 1st in Type O Collections
" 1st in Quality Performance
" 2nd in Expense Management
" 3rd in Platelet Collections
The Northern New England Region was also singled out among the 36 regions in the country for the following accomplishments:
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Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender Named CEO of the Year
Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender Named CEO of the Year
National Award Honors Corporate Responsibility Achievements
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Shareheat and WARMTH
Chittenden Bank recently committed a $20,000 donation to Shareheat and a $20,000 donation to WARMTH emergency home heating assistance programs.
For over 20 years, Shareheat has provided emergency home heating assistance to residents within CVPS's service territory. Funds are raised from the general public and matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000 by CVPS shareholders. Since 1987, Shareheat has raised over $2.8 million to prevent Vermonters from going cold during the heating season.. Hoping to ensure no one goes cold for lack of heating funds, CVPS has kicked off its 2008-2009 Shareheat campaign with a $100,000 pledge.
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State Awards $40,000 to Town of Hartford for Growth Planning
Hartford Receives Growth Center Award To Plan For Future Development
WHITE RIVER JCT., Vt. - The state has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Town of Hartford to help the town plan for Growth Center designation, a move that would help streamline future development and create jobs and housing opportunities.
"I'm very pleased that Hartford won this grant, and that it might someday benefit this project," said Governor Jim Douglas, who presented the check to town officials after watching a presentation on a proposed redevelopment project on Prospect Street in White River Junction. "This is why I signed the Growth Center bill, to encourage communities to create more compact and dense mixed use development in appropriate areas."
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Week Ending October 25, 2008
There were 1,190 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, an increase of 389 from the week before. Altogether 6,905 new and continuing claims were filed, 363 more than a week ago and 2,009 more than a year earlier. In addition, the Department processed 1,161 claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008, a decrease of 36 from last week.
The Unemployment Weekly Report can be found at: http://www.vtlmi.info/
Previously released Unemployment Weekly Reports and other UI reports can be found at: http://www.vtlmi.info/lmipub.htm#uc
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VEDA BOARD APPROVES $55.5 MILLION
IN BUSINESS PROJECT FINANCING
Burlington, VT - The Board of Directors of the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA)
approved $55.5 million in financing to support development projects throughout Vermont totaling $64.1
million.
"The Authority is please to approve investments in a variety of projects that will strengthen businesses,
institutions and communities, resulting in the creation of more good-paying jobs for Vermonters," said Jo
Bradley, VEDA's Chief Executive Officer.
Among the approved projects are:
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Vermont Electric Power Company Honored
with the
Project Management Institute's 2008 Distinguished Project Award
Denver, Colorado, USA (Oct 30, 2008) Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO), the nation's first ever "transmission only" company, has been honored by Project Management Institute (PMI) for earning "The PMI Distinguished Project Award", in recognition of VELCOs project management approach for the first project executed under VELCOs larger reliability program, the Northwest Vermont Reliability Project (NRP), a coordinated series of initiatives designed to provide reliable electrical transmission service to the state of Vermont and the New England Region. The PMI Distinguished Project Award rewards successful projects that have advanced project management concepts, techniques, practices or theories through the effective application of project management principles.
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Brighter Planet Adds Two Committed Environmentalists to Growing Team
Carolyn Barnwell Joins as Communications and Outreach Coordinator; Matthew Kling as Science Analyst
(Middlebury, VT) - October 29, 2008 - Brighter Planet, a company that helps people take smarter steps for a healthy environment, announced today two key additions to its growing company. Carolyn Barnwell has joined Brighter Planet as the communications and outreach coordinator while Matthew Kling will serve as science analyst. Both Barnwell and Kling will support the company in its work to provide conservation advice and offset carbon emissions through the funding and support of renewable energy projects.
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Champlain Housing Trust Receives Grant from TD Charitable Foundation
October 29, 2008 - Burlington, VT - On the opening day of the Champlain Housing Trust's annual Community Campaign, the organization and the TD Charitable Foundation announced a $15,000 grant award. Now in its third year, the "Housing for Everyone" grant competition made a total of $1.5 million in donations to 48 affordable housing groups from Maine to Florida, including three grants in Vermont.
"We are thrilled to make this contribution to the Champlain Housing Trust," said Phil Daniels, President, TD Banknorth in Vermont. "They are an invaluable asset to the communities of northwestern Vermont, and provide programs and services that are as needed now as ever."
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Entergy Reports Third Quarter Earnings
New Orleans, La. (October 28, 2008) - Entergy
Corporation (NYSE:ETR) today reported third quarter 2008 as-reported earnings of
$470.3 million, or $2.41 per share, and operational earnings of $487.3 million,
or $2.50 per share, compared with as-reported and operational earnings of $461.2
million, or $2.30 per share, for third quarter 2007.
Consolidated
Earnings Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures
Third Quarter
and Year-to-Date
2008 vs. 2007
(Per share in
U.S.
$)
Third Quarter
Year-to-Date
2008
2007
Change
2008
2007
Change
As-Reported
Earnings
2.41
2.30
0.11
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Vermont Life Named Among Most Improved Magazines
Coveted honor among three awards presented to Vermont Life by International Regional Magazine Association
MONTPELIER - A revitalized Vermont Life magazine has been named among the most improved magazines in the United States and Canada by the International Regional Magazine Association (IRMA).
Judges for the 45-member association called Vermont Life "much improved in design and in editorial, but most significantly in its focus. Throughout there is a palpable sense of the readers' interests and concerns."
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Competitive Computing Awarded GSA Schedule 70 Contract
Award
COLCHESTER, VT - Competitive Computing (C2), a recognized leader in strategic
IT solutions for business, government and higher education institutes, has announced that they
were awarded a Schedule 70 contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the
procurement arm of the federal government. The GSA Schedule is the preferred vehicle for
government buyers; product and service providers who have contracts on the GSA Schedule are
more likely to be selected by government purchasing agents.
"The use of the GSA Schedule has become an essential practice among government contracting
companies," Melissa Dever, VP of Engineering, C2 commented. "C2 has been a leading provider of
application development and infrastructure solutions for State Government for nearly 10 years,