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The Northwest Public Policy Forum, Burlington, Thurs., Sept. 6, 8 - 10am, the Great Room, Lake and College Building, hosted by Main Street Landing
Central Vermont Public Policy Forum, 1673 Main St., Waitsfield, Thurs., Sept. 20, 4 - 6pm, hosted by Small Dog Electronics
Greater Upper Valley Public Policy Forum, 601 Old River Rd., Suite 3, White River Jct., Tues., Oct. 9, 5 - 7pm, hosted by groSolar
Southwest Public Policy Forum, 4869 Main St., Manchester, Tues., Oct. 16, 5:30 - 7:30pm, hosted by Northshire Bookstore
Southeast Public Policy Forum, Marlboro Graduate Center, 28 Vernon St., Brattleboro, Tues., Nov. 13, morning session of VBSR Fall Conference
All events are free and open to the public. To register, e-mail [email protected] or call 802-862-8347

Greentree Real Estate Welcomes New Salesperson

A recent project from Bleu Sky Creative, a Burlington design studio, has been chosen for inclusion in the 2007 Best of New England Design Show, sponsored by the Boston chapter of the AIGA Professional Association of Design. The bi-annual event showcases only the highest-quality examples of design work from skilled professionals and practitioners throughout the region. The show featured Bleu Sky Creative's promotional drink coasters.

RANDOLPH CENTER, VT -- The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has recently expanded its statewide field staff with the hiring of Brian Werneke as a Professional Manufacturing Advisor. Werneke will be concentrating on delivering VMEC assistance and services to manufacturers located in the northwest region of Vermont.
Brian Werneke joined the 16-member, not-for-profit VMEC team in August 2007. He has more than 13 years of experience in the manufacturing, financial services, professional services and healthcare sectors. Prior to joining VMEC, Brian was a Project Manager for BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont and an Independent Quality Consultant for Whitetail Manufacturing, Inc. in Williston, VT.

THE TUTORIAL CENTER/CCV BRIDGE-TO-COLLEGE PROGRAM
PARTICIPATING IN LONGITUDINAL STUDY

ADULT STUDENTS ECONOMIC OUTCOMES AFTER PARTICIPATION IN
COLLEGE-TRANSITION PROGRAM TO BE DOCUMENTED

North Hero, VT. - Vermont Outdoors Woman announces it's 3rd Annual Doe Camp Abnaki to be held in North Hero, VT. on September 14-16, 2007. Women 18 years and older are invited to participate in their choice of over 35 outdoor classes while staying on the shores of Lake Champlain.

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Champlain College's BYOBiz (Bring Your Own Business) Program has received a $90,000 grant from The Coleman Foundation, Inc. in Chicago to further enhance its entrepreneurial education programming.
The grant will help to enhance Champlain's entrepreneurship curriculum, formalize the integration of student business development into courses, augment the entrepreneurial collection in the library, and provide seed funding for the creation of a dedicated BYOBiz facility called the Champlain Business Hatchery.
As a dedicated BYOBiz facility, the Champlain Business Hatchery will provide working office space for up to 22 students starting in the 2008-2009 academic year. Through an application process, students will be awarded space for a set term. In return, students will be expected to meet pre-negotiated deliverables to advance their businesses. The Hatchery will become the epicenter of entrepreneurship on the Champlain campus.

Information Session for Sports-Related Businesses
To Preview All Sports, Recreation & Fitness Expo
Registration Deadline Nears for Vermonts New Sports Show
Businesses that provide sports, recreation, fitness or wellness products or services are invited to attend a preview meeting on Aug. 15 or 16 for the All Sports, Recreation and Fitness Expo which will be held October 20-21 at Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction.
Whether you would like to exhibit, demonstrate, entertain or lecture or all of the above at the All Sports, Recreation and Fitness Expo, we encourage interested businesses to attend our event preview for this new show, said Tom Oddy, Director of Special Events at Champlain Valley Exposition.
Well have representatives from all our partners in the show to talk about the costs and outreach opportunities designed for the education and entertainment of active Vermont families, couples and individuals, he said.

White River Junction/Burlington, VT -- August 2007 -- RSG Inc., a consulting firm with headquarters in White River Junction, recently hired Peter Plumeau to lead its growing presence in Burlington. "Peter brings considerable transportation planning experience to RSG, and he is a great person to help foster additional growth and mentor staff in Burlington," said Tom Adler, RSG's President.

West Bridgewater, MA (Tuesday, August 7, 2007) -- Shaws Supermarket announced today that Shaw's Vice President of Retail Operations, Peggy Pfaltzgraff-Holden, was named to Progressive Grocer's first annual "Top Women in Grocery" listing for her outstanding efforts, involvement, leadership, and success in the supermarket industry. Of the fifty featured profiles, Pfaltzgraff-Holden was spotlighted alongside five other honorees from Shaws parent company, SUPERVALU, combining for the largest representation of a single grocery company on the list. Progressive Grocer is a leading grocery industry trade magazine.

PSB APPROVES UPC SHEFFIELD WIND PROJECT WITH CONDITIONS

BURLINGTON, Vt.--Robert V. Simpson, Jr. has been named interim director of the Criminal Justice program at Champlain College.

Simpson is a longtime Vermont attorney and state's attorney, and he's been a member of the Vermont Attorney General's staff, as well. Most recently he conducted civil litigation, including fraud cases, for the Vermont Attorney General's Office. From 2001 to 2006 he served as Chittenden County State's Attorney, responsible for an office of 26 staff, a caseload that ranged from domestic assault to murder, and cases generated by more than 300 police officers.