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The McKernon Group is pleased to be honored with a 5th Annual
Excellence in Housing Award in the commercial construction category for the
company's work in revitalizing downtown Brandon's Howe Scale Block. The
award was presented to The McKernon Group by the Home Builders and
Remodelers Association of Southern Vermont at an award ceremony on January
14th.
Kevin Birchmore, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of The
McKernon Group accepted the award, attending the event with Project Manager
Brian Thomas.
"A lot of people worked really hard on this project. Several of the
buildings had to be rebuilt from the ground up. I hope that all the people
working on downtown Brandon for almost a year feel good about the award.
They did the heavy lifting, they're the ones who deserve to be recognized.
We're also grateful that everyone in Brandon was patient. I live in Brandon,
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Adelphia has changed its toll-free customer
service number to 888-683-1000 for Vermont customers with the introduction
of a new interactive voice response telephone system called Easy Access.
Customers calling the old customer service number listed in the phone book
or on an old bill will hear a recording directing them to call Adelphia’s
new customer service number, 1-888-683-1000.
Adelphia has launched a public service campaign to minimize customer
inconvenience and confusion about the change in numbers.
Easy Access, the new interactive system will give customers immediate
access to a wide variety of self-service options, including the ability to
check account balances, check for the nearest payment location, receive
outage information, confirm a service appointment, or even to request a
channel line-up card., The system, which will be operational 24/7 and is
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Before you spend time or money with a professional carpet cleaning company contact local teacher, Grady Turner, the co-founder of ALL CLEANED UP LLC™ Vermont’s Socially Responsible Carpet Cleaning Company. Turner’s brainchild supports his passion for teaching and addresses his concern for our surroundings. “Carpets act as a trap for indoor air-pollutants that affect the air our children breathe. We created a cleaning system combining science and technology to provide value in terms of; performance, health and environmental benefits. Our services deliver proven performance while remaining competitive in price as a socially responsible company, our obligation is to the environment using only organic products that are readily biodegradable and safer for people” stated Turner recently from his home, the quaint All Tucked Inn Bed & Breakfast, he shares with his two Labs, Fred and Opal.
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I AM Presentations is pleased to announce that it will be offering a new web content delivery system and advertising solution exclusively to the newspaper and magazine market. The new solutions feature dynamic setups that allow for publishers to capitalize on and expand with the Internet by providing a seamless workflow process between offline and online issues. In addition, these services create various avenues of additional revenue for publishers and provide a professional level of content delivery.
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The ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association of Northern New England, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, has changed locations!
We are now located at:
The Winooski Mill - 1 Main st.
Suite 13
Winooski, VT 05404
ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease, is characterized by a degeneration of motor cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and eventually severe impairment of mobility, swallowing and breathing. The disease does not affect the intellect or senses - but it does affect people in your community.
ALS is a terminal illness with no cause and no cure.
For further information on our open house and how you can help, please visit our website at:
www.alsanne.org or call us at: 802-862-8882; toll free: 1-866-257-6663.
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On the afternoon of January 15, 2004 at his weekly press conference Governor Jim Douglas declared January “Vermont Mentoring Month.” Vermont mentors and their youth matches looked on.
The Vermont Mentoring Partnership (VMP), a project of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, is spearheading Vermont’s celebration of National Mentoring Month, as designated by President George Bush in early January. The VMP connects youth and adults in mentoring programs throughout Vermont, supporting mentor programs statewide and serving over 2,000 youth.
The theme for National Mentoring Month is "Who mentored you? Thank them ... and pass it on! Mentor a child." The philosophy behind "Who mentored you?" is to encourage individuals to recognize the importance of mentoring by inspiring them to think about people in their own lives who provided support, and helped them learn and become who they are today.
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Mary L. Collins, president and executive producer of the Collins Communications Group, based in Morrisville, Vermont, will be the feature story in the February issue of Radio & Production Magazine. Collins has been interviewed twice previously. RAP revisited the veteran broadcast producer for their February issue.
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Sen. Matt Dunne (D-Windsor) and Sen. Hinda Miller (D-Chittenden) announced today the results of a nine-month economic development effort to identify a new way of creating job growth in Vermont. The CREDability initiative, with input from a wide range of business leaders with facilitation by the Snelling Center of Government, includes a broad range of strategic investments specifically targeted to support Vermont innovators to compete and flourish in the new economy.
"This economic development package represents a fundamental change in economic development strategy," said Sen. Miller, former co-founder and CEO of Jogbra. "It is an integrated effort to retain, develop, and attract entrepreneurs, rather than spending precious resources to try to compete with Alabama, Mexico, and even China to land a multi-national corporation."
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Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., a business and litigation law firm with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, announced today that Edwin I. Colodny, Esq. has joined the firm as “of counsel” and that Spencer R. Knapp, Esq., who served under Mr. Colodny as Fletcher Allen Health Care’s Acting General Counsel, will remain with the firm as its President, following his engagement by Fletcher Allen as General Counsel in December.
Prior to joining the firm, Edwin I. Colodny served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Fletcher Allen Health Care from October, 2002 to October 2003. Prior to his service at Fletcher Allen, Mr. Colodny served as interim President of the University of Vermont.
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Tim and Diane Mueller, Owners of Triple Peaks, LLC have announced today that they have entered into a Definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement to buy Crested Butte Ski Resort from the Callaway and Walton families, owners of Crested Butte Mountain Ski Resort, LLC and it subsidiaries.
The Mueller's signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of Crested Butte Ski Resort on October 28, 2003 and expect the completion of the sale to take place in early February of 2004.
"The qualitative aspect is, and has always been, the top priority with our family of resorts," commented Tim Mueller, owner of Triple Peaks, LLC. "We recognize the potential that exists with Crested Butte and are committed to placing guest service and the overall quality of the recreational experience as our top priority. Our vision for the future is to build upon the attributes of the mountain and community to reinforce its reputation for excellence."
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Steven P. Crowther of South Burlington and R. Prescott Jaunich of Charlotte have been named directors of the law firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC. As directors, they share in the management and ownership of the firm. The two attorneys work in the firm’s Burlington office. The change was effective on Jan. 1.
Crowther provides employment law advice to clients in both union and non-union settings, and helps employers to establish and maintain good employment policies and workplace practices. He is also an experienced litigator in commercial, insurance defense, and employment discrimination matters. A graduate of Skidmore College, he earned his law degree at Tulane University Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1995. Before joining DRM in 1998, he practiced law in New Orleans, where he represented corporate clients in employment discrimination, toxic tort, and other commercial litigation matters.
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The Vermont Council for Quality is pleased to announce that the VA Medical
& Regional Office Center (VAM & ROC) in White River Junction is the
recipient of the 2003 Governor's Award for Performance Excellence.
Governor James Douglas will honor the VA at the Vermont Council for
Quality Annual Recognition and Award Ceremony hosted by Norwich
University, February 18, 2004.
The Governor's Award for Performance
Excellence recognizes organizations in Vermont that successfully achieve
performance excellence within their management and operation. Award
recipients undergo a series of in-depth assessments and evaluations by
Vermont Examiners that analyze productivity and organizational
performance.
"The Governor's Award for Performance Excellence is the highest honor an
organization can receive for its organizational performance," said