Current News
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The Martin Agency welcomes Bambi Shanahan
As a Licensed Real Estate Sales associate to our Team.
Century 21 The Martin Agency 195 Pearl Street, in Essex Junction is pleased to welcome Bambi Shanahan of South Burlington to its sales team headed by Broker John Workman and Co-owner Jay Stevens. Each office is independently owned and operated.
Bambi is available to assist with listings and as a buyers respresentative, expanding the resources available to new and existing clients.
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Wall, Bullard receive SBA honors
John Wall, President, Wall/Goldfinger, Inc, Northfield, Vermont, has been named the
U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2006 Vermont Small Business Person of
the Year. Nominated by Richard Angney, Executive Vice President, Central Vermont
Economic Development Corporation, Wall was selected for outstanding leadership related
to his company’s staying power, employee growth, increase in sales, innovative ingenuity,
response to adversity and contributions to the community.
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BURLINGTON, VT - Laura A. Bowe, Chair of the First Night Burlington Board of Directors, announced today that Julie Maslack of Essex has joined the staff at First Night Burlington, Inc. as the Director of Development.
Maslack is the primary contact for fund raising and media relations and is responsible for partnering with local, regional and national organizations and groups to fund and promote First Night Burlingtons annual New Years Eve celebration. Before joining First Night Burlington, Ms. Maslack was with Rural Cellular Corporation as part of their project management team and worked extensively with local, regional and corporate-wide groups within RCCs holdings. She brings with her a broad background in customer relations, systems management and product development.
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High Mowing Seed Company Hires New Director of Sales
High Mowing Seed Company, a certified organic farm and seed catalog company selling vegetable, flower, and herb seeds to commercial growers and home gardeners, based in Wolcott, Vermont, has hired Stephen Woodward as Director of Sales.
Stephen Woody Woodward will serve as the new Director of Sales for High Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott, Vermont. Woody previously served as the project coordinator for the Medicinal Herbs for Commerce Project at North Carolina State University. He also worked as a commercial seedsman with Johnny's Selected Seeds of Albion, Maine, for nearly ten years.
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High Mowing Seed Company Hires New Marketing Manager/Sales Associate
High Mowing Seed Company, a certified organic farm and seed catalog company selling vegetable, flower, and herb seeds to commercial growers and home gardeners, based in Wolcott, Vermont, has hired Alex Chamberlain as Marketing Manager/Sales Associate.
Growing up on a working farm in Southern Ohio, Alex has learned the value of honest agriculture. She served as the former Director of Sales for The Farmers Diner, and worked in production and marketing for the documentary film, The Opportunity Crisis. Early in her career she was named the top Account Executive for the medical diagnostic company, Cytyc Corporation. At High Mowing Seeds, Alex will be involved in sales to wholesale and commercial grower accounts and managing the companys advertising and marketing efforts.
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Soundtivity Wireless, Inc Announces deployment of new NLOS (Non-Line-of-Site) Broadband Wireless network in Grand Isle and South Hero, Vermont
February 21st, 2006. Burlington, Vermont Today, Soundtivity announced the beginning of construction of a wireless telecommunications system that will bring High Speed Internet and other advanced IP services to the Towns of Grand Isle, South Hero, and the Vermont and New York shores of Lake Champlain.
The new system will pave the way to further economic development in the Champlain Valley allowing residents to work from home, local businesses to conduct global commerce, and school children to have access to a wealth of information online all at the speed of thought.
We believe that high-speed Internet services are the cornerstone of the new economy and a necessary building-block to the future of our state, said Soundtivity CEO Jeremy Ward.
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GEER Sound & Communications announces the arrival of the Sonos Digital Music System in Vermont. Vermonters can now enjoy their digital music library throughout their entire home and control it from the palm of their hand.
So many people have discovered the versatility of a digital music system through the Pod® said Dave Geer, president of GEER Sound & Communications. Using Sonos we help people listen to their digital music collection all over their homes - so they're not tied to their computer or their earphones.
The Sonos system enables user control and customize what they listen to with a small wireless device with a full-color LED screen.
The Sonos system generally costs less than a traditional whole-house analog system because much less wire is installed.
GEER Sound & Communications is the only authorized system integrator of the Sonos line in Vermont.
About GEER Sound & Communications Inc.
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LOVEJOY Tool Company, Inc.
Introduces our NEW 650 Series with ONEG inserts!
Springfield Vermont - LOVEJOY Tool Company, Inc. introduces a new series of products to make it easier for a manufacturer to select the proper milling tools to solve their machining needs and machine a variety of materials with this all purpose tooling!
Applications: The 650 Series Face Mills use the ONEG style inserts for the maximum of 16 cutting edges! Our ONEG style inserts have new coated grades for steel and ductile iron.
Special Information: This tooling has strong negative cutting geometry and is used for roughing as well as semi-finishing with its positive chip control inserts! These face mills are available from 3 to 8 diameter with medium or fine pitch and larger diameters include adjustable wiper stations. The inserts all have 16 cutting edges and are .250 thick allowing for longer tool life!
Products: LOVEJOY Tool Company, Inc.
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The Vermont Chamber of Commerce is heading to Shanghai from March 30-April 2 to promote Vermont at one of Chinas largest travel industry and consumer shows. The China World Travel Fair (WTF) targets Chinese tour operators, travel agents, and consumers, presenting opportunities for Vermont to enter China's rapidly growing outbound travel market. Over 40,000 travel agents, tour operators and consumers visited the show last year. Shanghai is China's biggest and most affluent city, with a population of over 16 million.
China boasts a population of over 1.3 billion. A full 30 million Chinese took vacations beyond China last year, a number that is expected to swell to over 100 million Chinese individuals traveling by 2015. With many Chinese enjoying rapidly increasing incomes, and freedom to travel abroad, China is widely expected to emerge as one of the world's leading outbound markets within the next decade.
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March 14, 2006
GREEN
MOUNTAIN POWER
INTRODUCES NEW RENEWABLE
RATE
COLCHESTER, VT . . . Green Mountain Power Corporation
(NYSE:GMP) announced today that its customers now have the choice of buying all
or a portion of their power from renewable resources. The Vermont Public Service
Board has given its final approval to the program, effective
immediately.
Our customers have expressed interest in being able to choose renewable
resources and Im pleased that we will now be able to offer them that choice.
Green Mountain Powers overall power mix is already low in fossil fuels, but
under our new program, customers can choose 100 percent renewable resources,
said Chris Dutton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain
Power. Weve called the program Greener Mountain Power to reflect that
greener choice.
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March 15,
2006
For Immediate
Release
for more information
contact:
Matthew Mole
Vermont Organic Fiber
802.388.1313 (fax)
802.388.4351
Middlebury,
Vermont
New Chief
Operating Officer for Vermont Organic Fiber
Allan Britton Joins Middlebury Firm
Allan T. Britton (whose picture appears below) has joined Vermont Organic
Fiber of Middlebury as Chief Operating Officer. He brings more than 25 years of
professional experience in textile manufacturing, management, and operations. In
addition to his extensive professional experience Al also has a Ph.D. in Polymer
Chemistry from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse
University and a MBA from the University of New Hampshire.
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Governor Douglas
Visiting Troops Serving in War on Terror
Governor
is currently in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq
– Governor Jim Douglas is making a surprise visit to Vermont troops serving in the Global War on Terror this
week beginning with visits to Kuwait
and Iraq.
Governor Douglas has been in the Middle East
since Monday. His first stop yesterday was at Camp Arifjan,
Kuwait, where he had dinner
with soldiers from Vermont.