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Vermont's September Revenue Figures - General Fund, Transportation Fund and Education Fund - Exceed Target for the Month
Montpelier, VT (October 10, 2008) - Secretary of Administration Neale F. Lunderville has released General Fund revenue results for the
month of September, the third month of Fiscal Year 2009. General Fund revenues totaled $127.44
million for September 2008, +$13.84 million or +12.19% above the $113.60 million consensus
revenue forecast for the month. Cumulatively, General Fund revenues year to date were $294.03
million or +12.97 million (+4.61%) above the consensus revenue forecast for Fiscal Year 2009.
However, there are certain factors that impact the availability of this apparent above target result.
It is important to note that the September revenue includes a legal settlement of $6.03 million. At the
time the consensus revenue forecast was approved in July 2008, the outcome of the legal action was
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Metal maple syrup cans with odor discovered, discontinued
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Church Street Marketplace RESEARCH REPORT:
Intercept Interviews of French-Speaking Quebec visitors
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(South Burlington, VT) Starr Jewell, a twenty-year veteran of the northern Vermont communications industry, has announced the launch of Starr Jewell Marketing Services, and a new concept for organizations needing marketing assistance. Jewell has partnered with experienced professionals who have their own independent practices brand strategists, graphic designers, marketing planners, copywriters, web developers, sales consultants, public relations experts, market researchers, coaches, and media specialists enabling businesses and non profits to find and work with the best talent available. Jewell works with clients to match them with the right professionals, then manages and oversees the selected team and their work. The firm will offer these comprehensive marketing and communications services to clients throughout northern New England and New York.
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VERMONT BUTTER AND CHEESE COMPANY WINS 5 AWARDS AT WORLD CHEESE COMPETITION
Websterville, VT - October 2, 2008 - Vermont Butter and Cheese Company, wins 5 awards at the World Cheese Awards held in Dublin Ireland. The winners include Vermont Chevre, Vermont Fresh Crottin, Vermont Creamy Goat Cheese, Vermont Quark and our Signature Aged Cheese Bijou.
"The company is honored to receive world-wide recognition" said company co-founder Allison Hooper. "Winning awards for goat cheese across the ocean is a big deal. The competition can be fierce" The company's cheeses also won coveted awards earlier in the summer at the American Cheese Society's Competition in Chicago as well as the "Outstanding Product Line" at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York.
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A Strategy for Economic Resurgence in the Northern Forest
Plan Released today by the Sustainable Economy Initiative
(September 8, 2008) The Sustainable Economy Initiative (SEI) today released Economic Resurgence in the Northern Forestthe first-ever, 4-state strategy for sustainable economic development in the Northern Forest. The Northern Forest comprises the northern reaches of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
A 60-member steering committee, appointed in 2006 by the governors of the four states in collaboration with the Northern Forest Center and the North Country Council (joint project managers), brought wide-ranging expertise to the initiative.
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Grafton Village Cheese Co. wins a world cheese award and named among world's 100 great cheese
Grafton Cheese Wins its Second World Cheese Award and
Two of its Cheeses Named Wine Spectators 100 Great Cheeses in the World
Grafton, Vt. Grafton Village Cheese Company, makers of handcrafted Vermont cheddar, has received international recognition in the past few weeks, including winning a World Cheese Award bronze medal and a nod from Wine Spectator Magazine for having two of its cheddars named among the 100 Great Cheeses in the World.
World Cheese Award
Graftons Maple Smoked Cheddar won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Cheese Awards, the worlds largest international cheese competition. The competition was held in late September at the Royal Dublin Society Simonscourt in Ireland, which was judged by 80 cheese experts from around the world who evaluated more than 2,400 cheeses from the UK, Europe, South Africa, Australia and the U.S.
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South Burlington, Vt. (Oct. 8, 2008) The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 300 and its Vermont Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee today announced an initiative that will teach union members to install solar photovoltaic systems. The announcement was made at a mid-morning press conference before a crowd of elected officials, business leaders and IBEW members.
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Vermont's State Health Insurance Assistance Program Ranked First in the Nation
Waterbury, VT-Vermont's State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), which provides one-on-one counseling and information to educate consumers about Medicare and other health insurance programs, has been awarded the top ranking among the nation's 54 SHIP programs in terms of overall performance in 2008.
Vermont's SHIP received a 2008 Performance Plus Award of $32,628 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in recognition of their efforts; $25,235 for a #1 ranking nationwide, and $7,393 for a #1 ranking in their "cluster." There are six clusters nationwide. Other states in Vermont's cluster include: Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands and Guam.
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CO-OP MEMBERS VOTE TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF LANDFILL GENERATING PLANT
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Citizens Financial Group pays customers
for helping the environment
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Vermont Tech Employee Named Vermont's Outstanding Older Worker
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt - A Vermont Technical College employee has been honored as Vermont's Outstanding Older Worker for 2008. Awarded to a single older employee in each of the 50 states, the Outstanding Older Worker program recognizes the important contributions of America's working seniors while providing numerous positive examples of productive aging.
This year's Vermont recipient, James J. McNichol of Essex Junction, is a Learning Partner at Vermont Technical College who works with IBM, helping the company capture and transfer knowledge to a global internal audience.