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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,
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Dealer.com Works with Google to Achieve AdWords Certifications and Reseller Status
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Hartford To Receive Growth Center Grant To Plan For Future Development
WHO: Governor Jim Douglas
WHAT: Award Ceremony
WHY: Presentation of $40,000 grant to Town of Hartford
WHERE: Site of proposed Prospect Street Redevelopment in White River Junction
WHEN: 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2008
MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Town of Hartford will be receiving a $40,000 state grant to help the town in planning for Growth Center designation, a move that will help streamline future development.
Governor Jim Douglas will present a check to town officials at the site of the proposed Prospect Street Redevelopment in White River Junction.
This is the second year that the state has awarded, through a competitive process, a special grant for Growth Center Designation planning. Last year Colchester received the grant.
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Voigt named as first appointment to LaMarche Endowed Chair at Saint Michael's College
Essex junction resident, Dennis Voigt, associate professor of accounting at Saint Michael's College, was named the first appointment to the David LaMarche Chair in Business Administration and Accounting at the college in ceremonies on campus Oct. 25. Officiating at the event were SMC President John Neuahuser, PhD; Business Department Chair Robert Letovsky, PhD; Vice President for Academic Affairs Karen Talentino, PhD, and Dean of the College Jeffrey Trumbower, PhD.
The ceremony also included the induction of 26 Saint Michael's seniors and four master's students into Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society in business, management and administration. Honoree David LaMarche, Emeritus Professor of Business Administration and Accounting, former resident of Essex Junction, was the featured speaker at the induction ceremony.
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Welch hires former Vermont journalist as communications director
Washington, D.C. (Oct 28, 2008) Today Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) announced the hiring of former Brattleboro Reformer reporter Paul Heintz as his new communications director.
Heintz covered statewide politics, the 2008 presidential primary, and local news for the Brattleboro Reformer. Previously, he was a desk assistant for the daily PBS news program "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" in Washington, D.C., and interned with the weekly National Public Radio show "On The Media."
"I am extremely pleased to have Paul on our team. His experience as a Vermont newspaper reporter, in daily television production, and in radio will serve him well in this new position," said Welch. "Paul is a talented addition to our hard working staff, each of whom is committed to providing outstanding service to Vermonters every day."
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Hubbardton Forge Receives National Design Award
The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) named Hubbardton Forge's Dyad series of table and floor lamps the winner of the prestigious 2008 Pinnacle Award for Design Achievement in Lighting. The accolade was announced during this year's High Point International Home Furnishings Show in North Carolina. Pinnacle judges stated they chose the Dyad collection for the award because it "exhibited strong architectural style softened by relevant materials."
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USDA DESIGNATES ALL COUNTIES IN VERMONT AS A PRIMARY
NATURAL DISASTER AREA