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Truex Cullins & Partners Architects was recently selected to perform a Facility Study for the International School of Prague (ISP) in the Czech Republic. Truex Cullins & Partners Architects was selected out of several international architecture firms who submitted proposals for this project.
"With our extensive K-12 school experience throughout Vermont, and our firms history of international work, this exciting project is the natural outgrowth of our expertise in two strategic areas, said David Epstein, Partner-in-Charge of the project.
David Epstein, AIA and Project Manager Joe Petrarca recently visited the school to meet and interview the school staff and leadership and to assess the existing facility. David and Joe will be returning in April to present their final report to the Board of Trustees.
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Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom (WCVT) announced that it has selected Portsmouth, New Hampshire based Pannaway Technologies as its hardware vendor to deliver next-generation broadband services to its 21,000 subscribers. WCVT is deploying Pannaways award-winning IP Packet-based Service Convergence Network (SCNTM) products in 18 remote switching sites with 35 additional sites to follow. This will allow WCVT to upgrade its network with ADSL2+ technology that offers increased reliability and even faster Internet speeds to subscribers.
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Vermont State Auditor Randy Brock's report dictated that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) should seek repayment of $30,976 from three local government entities: $7,508 from the Village of Johnson; $19,650 from the Town of Norwich; and $3,818 from Rutland County Clerks Collaborative (RCCC).
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Waltham, MA and Rochester, NY February 10, 2006 CTC Communications and Choice One Communications today announced their agreement to enter into a merger of equals, creating one of the largest competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) in the United States, and the largest privately held CLEC in the Northeast. Post merger, the combined entity is expected to generate over $550 million in annual revenues by serving over 100,000 customers by way of over 1,000,000 access line equivalents. The companies combined network will consist of 7,000 route miles of fiber connecting 630 collocations. The current shareholders of Choice One and CTC will each own exactly 50% of the combined firm.
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Sign*A*Rama, Where the World Goes for Signs of South Burlington, announces that Bambi Shanahan has joined the company as Marketing Assistant. She has over six years of marketing and business administration experience and she owned her own consulting firm prior to joining our location at 3073 Williston Road.
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COLCHESTER, VT&Green Mountain Power Corporation (NYSE: GMP) today announced 2005 consolidated earnings from continuing operations of $2.09 per share of common stock, diluted, compared with 2004 consolidated earnings from continuing operations of $2.10 per share of common stock, diluted. The Company reported additional earnings of $0.03 and $0.10 per share from discontinued operations in 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Increases in operating revenues in 2005 were offset by increases in power supply expenses, other operating expenses, maintenance expenses, depreciation and amortization, and transmission expenses, causing earnings from continuing operations to be essentially unchanged compared with 2004.
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A. Wayne Roberts, President of Lake
Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces
RetirementExecutive Search Process Will Begin in
March
Karen Marshall, chair of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of
Commerce (LCRCC), announced today that A. Wayne Roberts, long-time president of
the Chamber, would retire from his post at the end of the year. Roberts has been
at the helm of the LCRCC since 1986.
"In 20 years, Wayne Roberts transformed our Chamber from
supporter of the business community to the leading advocate for public policy
that creates sustainable economic development in the State of Vermont," said
Marshall. "He brought small and large business experience to the role, and
pursued a vision to create a dynamic Chamber of Commerce that represented
multiple interests, and created leadership capacity among its citizens. His
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The Patrick Group has partnered with Burlington communications company Moondyne Agency for their new marketing developments. Moondyne Agency will address re-branding and the creation of various collateral for the South Burlington based financial planning firm.
Additionally this month, Moondyne relocates its offices to 5 Lawson Lane in Burlington. Kohn, a New York City advertising veteran, opened the agency doors last spring, bringing creative brand advertising solutions to a wide range of regionally based businesses. Lawson Lane is located between St. Paul Street and Pine Street, just west of Burlington's City Hall Park. For more information call (802) 310-3326 or visit www.moondyneagency.com.
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Ten
Reasons To Love Vermont Small Business
10. Small businesses make up 96.8 percent of all Vermont employers.
9. Small businesses create more than 50 percent of the American nonfarm
private gross domestic product (GDP).
8. Small patenting firms produce 13 to 14 times more patents per employee
than large patenting firms.
7. The 74,957 small businesses in Vermont are located in every community and neighborhood.
6. Small businesses employ 62.8 percent of Vermont's non-farm private sector workers.
5. Home-based businesses account for 53 percent of all small
businesses.
4. Small businesses are 97 percent of America's exporters and produce 26 percent of all
export value.
3. Vermont saw an estimated 2,322 new small firms
with employees start-up in the last year measured.
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The Vermont Chamber of Commerce welcomes Michael Belyea as its Grassroots Advocate and Communications Specialist. The purpose of this newly created position is to enhance the Vermont Chambers member and legislative outreach efforts.
Michael graduated from Champlain College in December of 2005. Ranked at the very top of his class with a double major in business, international business, and leadership, Michael brings experience and coursework in business, leadership, entrepreneurship, economics, and the global economy.
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The VT/NH Direct Marketing Group will conduct its annual direct marketing conference at the Equniox Hotel in Manchester, VT on April 26 - 28, 2006. Just a few of this years Casting for Success speakers include Perk Perkins, of Orvis, Don Libey, of Libey Inc., and Patricia Neuray, vice president of sales at Yahoo! Search Marketing.
Speakers from Gallagher, Flynn & Company, The Vermont Country Store, Bread Loaf Corporation, and SubscriberMail will cover topics ranging from the Streamlined Sales Tax Project to brand marketing techniques, designing flagship retail stores to effectively using e-mail as a marketing tool.
Day one workshops, Day two concurrent seminars,industry leading Keynote Speakers, Silent Auction, peer networking, Entertainment, and vendor exhibits will address all your buiness needs at this not-to-be-missed conference.
For full brochure contact VT/NH DMG 888-886-4364 or 802-457-2807.