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Hampton Direct, Inc. is proud to announce Amanda Tatro has been promoted to Sourcing Supervisor. Amanda, who first came to Hampton Direct as an intern through Champlain College, has been with the company since May 2006.

Essex Junction, VT (September 20, 2007)-- Revision Eyewear, developers of purpose-built military eyewear, have moved their Williston, Vermont operations to a new state-of-the-art facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. The move was necessitated by Revisions dynamic growth in the marketplace for superior ballistic eyewear protection for the military and law enforcement agencies. The move to larger facilities allows Revision to continue on its growth trajectory. As part of the move, Revision also went live with a new ERP system that will provide Revision with increased scalability as the company moves ahead.
August 29th, marked the official opening of the new office with a ribbon cutting ceremony performed by Vermont's Senator Leahy and Revision's CEO, Jonathan Blanshay. A tour of the facility followed, followed by a facility tour.

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Shelburne, VT: Exterus Technology for Business and Exterus Business Furniture will be hosting the 1st Annual Exterus Fall Expo 2007 at the Hilton Hotel in Burlington on November 27, 2007. The expo is a one-day exposition featuring 30 furniture and technology exhibitors, product demonstrations, prizes and more. This Expo is designed for new businesses, growing businesses, current office remodeling and those who need to keep abreast of constantly changing technology products and services. There will be a product demo zone for attendees to explore the new products and services from both the furniture and technology industries. Registration is free and open to all Vermont professionals.

Exterus Technology for Business of Shelburne announced that Jay Pilcer was hired as Director of Sales, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). VoIP is the technology where regular voice calls are sent over a companies computer network instead of traditional phone lines. Mr. Pilcer comes to Exterus Technology for Business with over 25 years of experience in sales, business development and customer service. Prior to joining Exterus he spent the last 5 years responsible for the sale of mail room equipment to the business market throughout the state of Vermont. Previously, Mr. Pilcer spent 9 years in Washington, DC working in the Internet industry helping Fortune 100 companies like Kelloggs, National Geographic, M & M Mars and Mercedes Benz to develop and implement their first generation corporate web sites. Mr. Pilcer holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from the University of Vermont.

Grand Re-opening Celebration at Sports & Fitness Edge of Essex
Essex, Vermont/ September 17, 2007- On September 22, 2007 the Sports & Fitness Edge hosted a GRAND RE-OPENING celebration at their Essex location. All were welcome to attend this event at 4 Gauthier Drive in Essex.
This event will showcase the newly renovated facility, which includes a large state-of-the-art fitness space featuring brand new equipment and a cardio theater, in addition to three new studios for group fitness classes. Kids & Fitness, our licensed preschool, has been enlarged and expanded to provide high quality childcare for more local families.

Clifford of Vermont, a Power & Tel company, is pleased to announce that our manufacturing division product, Quik-Pull®, received the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) 2006 Show Stopper Award. Quik-Pull® was chosen by contractors for its innovative approach to the custom cable assembly market during the October 8-10, 2006 NECA Exhibition in Boston, MA. Only 25 exhibitors were awarded this honor for products that stood out from the others and proved to be efficient and productive, saving both time and money.

We are pleased to announce that Annmarie Deitrich has joined the portfolio management team at Maple Capital Management.
Prior to joining Maple Capital, Annmarie spent the past twenty years of her career with Chittenden Banks Wealth Management division; most recently as a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager. Her responsibilities in that position included managing client assets and contributing to the research and investment selection process. Annmarie earned her B.S. in Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. She is a CFA charter holder and a member of the Vermont CFA Society and the CFA Institute.
We believe that Annmarie's experience and credentials will strengthen the already strong commitment we have to offer our clients personalized service and valuable investment guidance. Please join us in welcoming her to our firm.

COLCHESTER, VT-August (DAY), 2007 In a world where vegetables are a child's mortal enemy and junk food calls alluringly from every corner, parents fight a never-ending battle to help their kids eat healthy. Problem is, what's healthy isn't always what a kid finds tasty. Enter MyBaby.com and Missy Chase Lapine, author of The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals. MyBaby.com is the web's only retail grocery social networking website, devoted entirely to parents of young children. Lapine has become a celebrity chef among concerned parents through her strategies to get kids to eat what's good for them and love it. Together, Lapine and MyBaby.com are using the power of the web to bring the sneaky word to parents across the United States.

BURLINGTON, Vt.--At Champlain College's Convocation ceremony on the afternoon of September 10, President David F. Finney bestowed the College's 2007 Distinguished Citizen Award on Roxane Leopold, the former executive director of the King Street Youth Center in Burlington.
The award is given annually by the College to a person who displays exceptional personal and professional achievement, a strong record of community service, and dynamic leadership based on equal parts intelligence and wit, creativity and humility.
Finney told Champlain freshmen, faculty and staff that what distinguishes Leopold is the spirit she brought to King Street during her 22 years of leadership. "Roxane's genuine love for her fellow human beings and her devotion to children became the core of the King Street Youth Center, and gave that space life and a sense of being," he said.

BELLOWS FALLS, VT. (September 4, 2007) -- Sovernet Communications, Vermont's locally operated provider of telecommunications services, is sponsoring a Harvest Walk with all proceeds plus a matching donation of up to $5000, going to the Vermont Foodbank.
"Our Harvest Walk for the Foodbank is a great opportunity to walk magnificent trails during peak foliage season, while at the same time fighting to end hunger in Vermont. The Vermont Foodbank is a wonderful organization that distributes millions of pounds of food each year to every corner of the state of Vermont. They stand by the message that no one should go hungry in Vermont. We feel fortunate that we are able to contribute in a meaningful way and look forward to making a positive difference in our state through this Harvest Walk." says Judy Eshelman, Sovernet Communication's Director of Customer Service.

FRESHTRACKS CAPITAL ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT
IN NATIVEENERGY
Vermont Venture Capital firm invests in Marketer of High Quality Carbon Offsets and Renewable Energy Credits
(Charlotte, VT) - FreshTracks Capital II, L.P. (FreshTracks), a Middlebury-based venture capital fund with a primary interest in Vermont investments, announced that it has invested alongside Village Ventures in the Series A financing of NativeEnergy, a Charlotte, Vermont -based marketer of renewable energy credits (RECs) and carbon offsets. FreshTracks and Village Ventures have invested in 7 Vermont-based companies together, including Vermont Teddy Bear, EatingWell Media Group, and New England High Purity.