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MVP President and CEO David Oliker to retire after three decades at the helm

Tue, 07/10/2012 - 06:29 by tim

Vermont Retail Association elects new officers

Tue, 07/10/2012 - 06:12 by tim

UVM professor among group awarded Fondation Leducq grant to support Transatlantic cardiovascular research

Tue, 07/10/2012 - 06:10 by tim

Institute for Sustainable Communities launches ‘Resilient Vermont’

Tue, 07/10/2012 - 06:06 by tim

Secretary of State says it will be two more years before his office offers a searchable campaign finance database

Tue, 07/10/2012 - 05:30 by tim

Rutland Regional Airport adds summer flight to Boston

Tue, 07/10/2012 - 05:19 by tim

DiamondRock acquires Hilton Burlington as part of $495 million hotel deal

Mon, 07/09/2012 - 23:37 by tim

DiamondRock Hospitality Company(NYSE: DRH) announced Monday that it has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire a portfolio of four hotels from affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI for a contractual purchase price of approximately$495 million. The hotels under contract to be acquired are the Hilton Boston, the Westin Washington DC, the Westin San Diego and the Hilton Burlington (collectively, the "Acquisition Portfolio"). The contractual purchase price represents an approximately 14.4 times multiple of 2012 forecasted EBITDA and approximately$339,000per key.

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MVP President and CEO David Oliker to retire after three decades at the helm

Vermont Retail Association elects new officers

UVM professor among group awarded Fondation Leducq grant to support Transatlantic cardiovascular research

Institute for Sustainable Communities launches ‘Resilient Vermont’

Secretary of State says it will be two more years before his office offers a searchable campaign finance database

Rutland Regional Airport adds summer flight to Boston

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Vermont State University graduates 188 Level IV plumbers & electricians Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State University graduated 188 this month from its Level IV registered apprenticeship programs, which the university offers in partnership with the Vermont Department of Labor.

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Vermont State University graduates 188 Level IV plumbers & electricians

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State University graduated 188 this month from its Level IV registered apprenticeship programs, which the university offers in partnership with the Vermont Department of Labor.

UVM Class of 2026 to graduate on Saturday, May 16

by Basil Waugh, UVM The University of Vermont will hold the 225th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 16, with 3,703 Catamounts from 45 states and 36 countries set to receive undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees.