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Here's a look ahead at some of the events coming to the Champlain Valley Exposition in 2006 and 2007. For more details, visit www.cvfair.com
Exposition Schedule of Events
Sept. 16, Vermont Grocers Association Expo, Opening Ceremony 10:45 a.m., Open 11 a.m. 4 p.m.
Sept. 16, Snow, Skate & Lifestyle Show, Admission: Adult $5; Senior $4 65 & Over; children 6 and under free
9 am to 10 pm
Sept. 16, POW/MIA Day, Ray Cota -- 879-7301 or Jim Gometz
Sept. 16 & 17, Whole Health Expo, Body, Mind & Spirit, Hours: Saturday 9:30 - 7pm, Sunday 9:30 6 pm, Admission:$12 for both days, $2 Discount coupon from newspaper or ad available
September 22-24,NSRA Northeast Street Rod Nationals, Friday: 8:30 5:30; Saturday: 8:30 5:30; Sunday: 8:30 3:00 pm. Admission: Adults -- $12; 6-12 -- $3; Five under Free
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CVPS, DPS reach rate agreement
RUTLAND –
Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE-CV) and the Vermont Department of Public Service
have reached a settlement in the company’s pending rate case, agreeing to
a 3.73 percent increase effective Jan. 1, 2007. CVPS had filed for a 6.15
percent increase last spring, to be effective Feb. 1, 2007. A settlement agreement has been filed with the Vermont Public Service Board,
which must review and approve the settlement before it can become effective.
“This
settlement provides the company with adequate cash flows and an opportunity to
earn a fair return, while keeping rates very competitive,” President Bob
Young said. “With utilities seeking double-digit rate hikes across the
Northeast, we are proud of our ability to control costs and provide our
customers comparatively low rates, and a high level of service.”
Under the settlement,
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Burlington, VT Responding to customer feedback and retailer comment, Burlington Town Center is getting a facelift.
A combination of market research and anecdotal customer comments made it evident that visitors thought the mall was hidden from view and needed a new look. The unassuming entrance to Burlington Town Center, located on the Church Street Marketplace, effectively disguised the larger-than-expected 300,000 square-foot shopping center within. Many visitors did not enter the malls doors because they did not know that behind them were some of the nations most popular retailers including Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Coldwater Creek, J.Crew, Ann Taylor LOFT and, soon, Macys, which opens Sept. 9.
When completed in mid-September, the facelift will feature attractive new graphics and signage, making the center more visible to customers downtown, while still maintaining the classic integrity of the Church Street Marketplace.
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Shelburne, VT: Exterus Technology for Business is excited to announce the launch of their new web site, exterusbusiness.com. Exterus provides hardware, software and service for all of your business information technology needs. Located in Shelburne, Vermont, Exterus is also a Premier Xerox Authorized Sales Agent with a mission to provide up-to-date technology, consulting, service and support to our customers to enable them to lower their cost of doing business.
The new site offers information on the products, services, support and supplies that Exterus offers. Visitors are also able to sign-up for Exterus TechTalk, a monthly technology newsletter. 4750 Shelburne Road, Shelburne, VT 05482. 802-658-8225. For more information, visit www.exterusbusiness.com.
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University of Vermont Extension Names Associate Directors
University of Vermont Extension recently announced that Gary Deziel has become the new associate director for statewide Staff Support and Operations and Rick LeVitre has become the new associate director for statewide Faculty Support and Evaluation. Deziel will concentrate on expanding the viability and impact of local University of Vermont offices, aligning Extension staff and programs to enhance efficiency of operations that will support programs focusing on emerging and critical issues facing Vermont. He will also be facilitating organizational and individual staff development. UVM Extension has local offices in 11 of 14 counties in Vermont, with the state office located at UVM.
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Pre-Tech Precision Machining Hires New Human Resource Administrator
August 30, 2006 Williston, VT Pre-Tech Precision Machining, is pleased to announce the addition of Heather E. Streeter as Human Resource Administrator. Ms. Streeter was most recently the Branch Manager at Manpower in South Burlington and previously worked for the Department of Labor (formerly the Department of Employment & Training) as an Employer Resource Consultant. Ms. Streeter was also the Executive Director of the St. Albans Area Chamber of Commerce. She has served on numerous committees and boards and is a member of both the Franklin County and Burlington Business & Professional Women. In 2002, Ms. Streeter received the Presidents Alumni Leadership Award from Champlain College, Burlington, VT.
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A national quality review organization has awarded Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) its highest level of accreditation for both its managed care and preferred provider organization (PPO) product lines, the company announced today.
The awards position BCBSVT as the only health plan serving Vermont that has received the highest level of accreditation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for both managed care and PPO products. NCQA is an independent, non-profit organization that assesses and reports on the quality of the nations managed care plans. Accreditation status -- the highest possible level -- is based on a voluntary review of how a health plan ensures that its members are receiving high quality care.
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The New York Mortgage Company Is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Robbins of S. Burlington, VT has opened a satellite mortgage lending office in downtown Burlington, VT, allowing us to expand and serve the Vermont residential and commercial mortgage markets.
Jeffrey has many years of dedicated experience in the financial services industry. Most recently he was employed by the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for 16 years where he held the position of District Sales Manager for the past 12 years.
The New York Mortgage Company, LLC was formed in 1998 and is one of the nations largest and fastest growing mortgage banks. We have the resources and expertise to make loans directly as well as to broker the loan programs of several other lenders, enabling NYMC to provide a vast array of residential and commercial loan alternatives under one roof!
Jeffrey Robbins can be reached at:
149 Cherry St.
Burlington, VT 05401
Cell phone: 802.343.0424
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August 8, 2006
Via Cheese To Buy Lucille Farms
Swanton Vermont&Via Cheese, LLC announced today that it has agreed to buy the assets of Lucille Farms, a Swanton based manufacturer of mozzarella cheese which ceased operations in October of 2005. Via intends to restart the plant in October of this year and plans to make mozzarella and other Italian cheeses at the facility. Via is a sister company of Franklin Foods, which annually makes approximately 25,000,000 lbs of cream cheese products in its plant located in Enosburg Falls, Vermont.
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Governor Appoints Judge Paul Hudson
Chair of Human Services Board
Montpelier, VT – Today, Governor Jim Douglas
announced that the Honorable Paul F. Hudson has been appointed Chair of the
Human Services Board. Judge Hudson is a resident of Springfield and served as a Vermont District
Court Judge from December 1979 until his retirement in January 2003.
“Judge
Hudson’s acceptance of this appointment reflects his continuing
commitment to public service – both to his community and his
state,” said Governor Douglas. “His community service and his
diverse and extensive law background make him uniquely qualified to chair this
important panel.”
Prior to his appointment
as a Vermont District Court Judge, Hudson
served as Chief of the Vermont Attorney General’s Criminal Division from
September 1976 to December 1979. Previous positions include: Vermont
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GOVERNOR
DOUGLAS ANNOUNCES VERMONT TO FORM FIRST-EVER
STATE ADMINISTERED
PRESCRIPTION DRUG
PURCHASING
POOL WITH MAINE AND IOWA
Program Expected to Save Vermont $4 Million This Year
Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Jim Douglas announced today that
Vermont, Iowa and Maine have formed a first in the nation, state administered
prescription drug purchasing pool, that is expected to save Vermont approximately
$4 million this year. On July
20, 2006 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved
the operation of the Sovereign States Drug Consortium (SSDC), collaboration
between Vermont, Maine
and Iowa.
Governor Douglas stated, “Medicaid drug costs
have grown dramatically in recent years. States have control over what we cover
under Medicaid and how much we pay for it. Medicaid programs have been