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Kristin Cain, a licensed Real Estate Salesperson, has recently joined the Pomerleau Real Estate Commercial Team as a Broker and Marketing Assistant.
Kristin's 10 plus years of experience in residential real estate, organizational skill and positive energy make her the perfect complement to our Commercial Brokerage Team. We are thrilled to have her on board!
Pomerleau Real Estate was founded in 1951 with a commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients. The firm has established an outstanding reputation throughout New England and is one of the largest commercial brokerage and development firms in the State of Vermont, owning and managing over 2 million square feet of commercial property. The firm maintains leadership positions in the fields of Development, Commercial Brokerage, Property Management, and Business Services.
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Exterus Technology for Business of Shelburne announced that Jan Grady was hired as an Account Executive for Chittenden County.
Ms. Grady has over 20 years of experience in outside sales and customer service. Prior to joining Exterus, she was employed by Paychex, Inc. as a sales representative in Hartford, Connecticut and Burlington, Vermont, providing payroll and tax preparation services to the independent business owner.
Come meet Jan at the 2007 Vermont Business Expo and Tradeshow on May 23 and 24, at the Sheraton Conference Center in South Burlington, Vermont! Visit www.exterusbusiness.com for more information on our products and services.
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Guy Boyer Named to Chair Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Board of Directors.
Berlin - Guy Boyer has been elected to chair the Board of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont.
Mr. Boyer joined the BCBSVT Board in 2003 and will succeed Deborah Granquist as its chair. Ms. Granquist, who has served as chair since 2004, remains on the Board.
Mr. Boyer is president and chief executive officer of Factory Point Bank in Manchester Center, Vermont. He is past president of the Schuylkill (PA) Chamber of Commerce and the Schuylkill County Bankers Association.
He has served on the Boards of the United Way, the Economic Development Council, the Boy Scouts of America, Burr and Burton Academy, and currently serves on the Board of Maple Street School and the Vermont Bankers Association. A certified public accountant, he is a member of the American Institute of CPAs.
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Mary Powell Named to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Board of Directors.
Berlin - Mary G. Powell has been elected to the Board of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont. Ms. Powell was elected at the company's recent annual meeting.
Ms. Powell is senior vice president and chief operating officer for Green Mountain Power Corp. She was formerly senior vice president of community banking for KeyBank in Vermont. Prior to moving to Vermont from New York, she worked for the Reserve Fund as its associate director of operations. She also serves as a trustee of the Vermont Land Trust and Champlain College, and was appointed by the governor as co-chair of Building Bright Futures. She also serves as the co-chair of the Education Cost and Quality Task Force for the Vermont Business Roundtable.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont is the state's only Vermont-based health insurer and is the largest private health plan in Vermont.
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Champlain College has leased property on Rue Sherbrooke in Montreal, Quebec, to operate a study-abroad campus in the heart of the city. Starting in Fall 2007, students can choose to spend a full academic semester in Montreal taking Champlain College courses.
Champlain's campus is believed to be the first American campus in Montreal. Ten Champlain College courses will be offered there this fall--the same courses that are offered on campus in Burlington. Students will pay the same tuition and residence hall rates as they would in Vermont.
Study-abroad applications for fall have been streaming in and the College is now working with an architect to renovate the brownstone building that will house Champlain's academic center.
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April 23, 2007
REPORT OUTLINES HOW TO BUILD NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE
Department
of Economic Development Releases Comprehensive Study of Young People to
Determine What Draws Them to Vermont
MONTPELIER "Young
workers want to live in Vermont,
but the state must create high-paying jobs and affordable housing for them" and let them know about it.
Those were among the findings of a comprehensive study of young people
designed to find out what will make the next generation of Vermonters want to
live and work here.
"This report tells us that young people with a connection to Vermont -- including a very significant majority of
those who come to attend college -- also consider Vermont as a potentially attractive place to
live and work," said Vermont Commissioner of Economic Development Mike
Quinn.
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All Customers asked to call CVPS if power is still out Friday morning
CVPS is asking that all customers who are still without power as of Friday morning to contact the company at 1-800-451-2877.
Due to damage in some areas that are affecting only single and small groups of customers, some without power may not be listed in the outage management system. As restoration efforts near a close, the company wants to assure that no one is left without power.
If customers see that others in their neighborhood have power, but they do not, CVPS asks that those customers switch their breakers off and on to assure the problem is not localized inside their home.
The company also reminded customers that while service lines or overhead wires that run from a pole to a house or business are the utility's responsibility, the service cable that runs along the side of the house is the customer's responsibility.
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Chad Fleury of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters received the Highest Achievement Award during his participation in the Dale Carnegie Course.
Fleury was voted by his class of 20 fellow Green Mountain Coffee Roasters employees as the recipient of this award by demonstrating professional development, outstanding presentation and interpersonal skills.
Dale Carnegie Training® offers public courses, seminars and workshops, as well as in-house customized training, and one-on-one coaching. For more information on what Dale Carnegie can do for you and your business, please visit www.vermont.dalecarnegie.com or call 800-639-1012.
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NEFCU AWARDS 2007 NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS
Williston, VT -Cindy Morgan, Marketing Manager for New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU), announced today that her organization has awarded its 2007 Nursing Scholarships.
NEFCU's Nursing Scholarship Program provides three scholarships of $3000 to qualified applicants. According to Morgan, "We are very happy to help these committed students further their educations, especially when there is such a need here in Vermont and nationwide for practitioners in their profession."
Jennie De Gagne works for Fletcher Allen Health Care (FAHC) and is continuing her education to obtain her master's in Nurse Education.
Katelin Heltz is a senior at Champlain Valley Union (CVU) High School and will be attending McGill University to pursue her nursing degree.
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The Vermont Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Antonia Opitz, a long time Vermont resident, to fill the Director of Events position.
Opitz has years of experience in the event management field, and was most recently a Conference Services Manager at both the Stoweflake Resort and the New England Culinary Institute.
She was also the Program Manager for South End Arts and Business Association where she planned the annual Art Hop celebration.
As the Director of Events, Antonia will be working on the busy Vermont Chamber annual event schedule including the Vermont Business EXPO, Vermont Hospitality Council Annual Gala, Citizen of the Year Award, Vermont Centennial Awards, the Vermont Chamber Annual Meeting, and more. Antonia can be reached at (802) 223-0603, or [email protected]).
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For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, April 17,
2007
Governor Issues Emergency Disaster Declaration for Wind
and Flood Damage
Montpelier,
Vt. As a result of severe wind and flooding, Governor Jim Douglas this morning issued
an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency for all counties of
Vermont.
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BURLINGTON, VT, April 16, 2007- Tom Hengelsberg, AIA, LEED AP of Charlotte and an associate with Truex Cullins & Partners Architects was recently elected as Secretary of the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN).
The Vermont Green Building Network is a non-profit organization "dedicated to increasing Vermont's participation in green building and to promoting the environmental, financial, community, and health benefits of green design, construction, and building operation practices," and is the Vermont Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
The USGBC administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.