Current News
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Brattleboro has a lively downtown
filled with bookstores, antique stores, fine restaurants and cafes,
upscale clothing shops, exotic import stores, hair salons and home
furnishings stores. It has a hotel and an art movie theater. But up to
now, it has suffered from its reputation as a town with no parking.
All that is about to change. The new $9.6 million Brattleboro
Transportation Center is getting ready to open in the heart of downtown,
providing over 300 new parking spaces at affordable prices and
facilitating travel for pedestrians, motorists and cyclists.
"By mid-October there will be convenient, safe, affordable,
weatherproof parking 24 hours a day," said Tom Appel, project
manager, at a community briefing of downtown landlords, employees and
residents at the River Garden. "It is expected that the first two levels
will be open for parking on Friday, October 3, in time to accommodate
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University of Vermont Extension natural resources specialist Lisa Chase
recently received a grant to study rural recreation and tourism. Partners
in the collaborative study are Roel Boumans of the Gund Institute for
Ecological Economics; Todd Comen of the Institute for Integrated Rural
Tourism; Dick Foster of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and
Markets; and Bruce Lauber of Cornell University's Department of Natural
Resources.
The “Participatory Modeling of Recreation and Tourism in the Northern
Forest” study received a total of $68,973. It will examine six sites --
two in New York, two in Vermont, and two in New Hampshire -- over a
three-year period. Workshops in each community will focus on how
recreation and tourism are related to the economic, social, and
environmental factors in each area, and how to make that relationship more
harmonious.
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A new report issued today by the Office of Advocacy details patterns in small business financing. Drawn from the Federal Reserve’s latest Survey of Small Business Finance, the report features over 400 statistical tables comparing the borrowing patterns of various small business subgroups.
“The data contained in this report is a goldmine for policymakers and researchers,” said Thomas M. Sullivan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy. “Sound public policy choices rely on sound data. This report is part of our on-going commitment to provide sound data about small business to federal, state, and local policy makers. It helps to fill-in the gaps in our knowledge about how different small business sub-groups use financing resources,” he said.
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Chittenden Corporation (NYSE: CHZ) announced that Paul A. Perrault, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer, and Kirk W. Walters, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, will be speaking at the RBC Capital Markets financial
institutions conference on Thursday, September 18, 2003. The conference will
be held at The Harbor View Hotel on Martha's Vineyard. Chittenden is
scheduled to make its presentation at 9:45 a.m.
RBC Capital Markets has established an audio web link to enable all
interested parties to have access to the conference. The web link is:
http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/dr14/
The Company may answer one or more questions concerning business and
financial developments and trends and other business and financial matters
affecting the Company, some of the responses to which may contain information
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The University of Vermont and Northfield Savings Bank
announced a partnership this week to assist Vermont family businesses with
transition, succession, and financial planning issues. Northfield Savings
Bank, joins Gallagher, Flynn and Company, and Gravel and Shea, both of
Burlington, as part of the Vermont Family Business Initiative (VFBI). The
VFBI, along with its partners, works with family and closely held
businesses throughout Vermont in identifying challenging issues and
developing successful strategies for navigating the complexities
successful business and financial planning.
Rocki-Lee Dewitt, Dean of the Business School, reflected on the new
partnership, "We're pleased that Northfield Savings Bank is joining our
efforts to assist family and other closely-held businesses in the state.
Their knowledge and experience will help us develop and deliver programs
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Vermont Toner Recharge announces the release of the Super Yield toner cartridge for the Hewlett-Packard Laserjet 1000, 1200, and 3300 series laser printers. This cartridge extends the page yield to 7500 pages, triple the page yield of the HP C7115A standard yield toner cartridge. The cartridge is available for immediate delivery and is priced at $100.
Vermont Toner Recharge remanufactures toner cartridges for laser printers, FAX, and copier machines and offers free delivery. Contact Vermont Toner Recharge at 864-7637 or vermonttonerrecharge.com.
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Cambium Group, LLC, a leading web site development firm specializing in innovative web site designs and content management systems has developed a nationally recognized web site for Telephone Credit Union (TCU) of Manchester, New Hampshire. The Telephone Credit Union site, www.tcu.org, recently received two individual awards for web site design and production.
The first award, from the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council (CMC) recognizes TCU's web site with the "Merit Award" in the Internet Marketing category. Entries in the CMC's 2003 Diamond Awards were judged by nationally acclaimed credit union marketers, based on criteria such as strategy, creative concept, design, copy, and results. The CMC is a national network of Credit Union marketing and business development professionals.
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Washington Electric Cooperative (WEC) announced that it intends to develop a renewable energy project. The Co-op will build a plant that will generate electricity from the landfill gas (LFG) being produced and collected at the state’s largest landfill in Coventry, Vermont. The landfill is owned and operated by New England Waste Services of Vermont (NEWSV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Casella Waste Systems of Rutland.
The project will be a source of long-term, affordable, stable and predictably priced renewable baseload power, and is expected to meet a significant portion of the electricity needs of the Co-op’s member/consumers for up to 30 years. The facility is expected to begin generating in 2005.
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The 5x5x5 Growth Awards celebrates the top 5 fastest growing Vermont businesses in each of 5 categories: Technology, Contracting, Retail, Wholesale and Manufacturing.
The event is moderated by Lisa Ventriss, president of the Vermont Business Roundtable, and will feature presentations by the presidents and CEO's of Connor Contracting, Inc.; Vermont Pure Holdings, Inc.; Hubbardton Forge Corporation; Gardener's Supply Company; and Chroma Technology, Inc.
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The Vermont Council for Quality is now accepting applications for the Excellence in Action Award.
The Excellence in Action Award was established to generate performance
excellence among all Vermont organizations and drive higher levels of
quality in Vermont services and products.
a.. Receive a comprehensive review and a written feedback report giving
you expert insight into the strengths of the practice or process.
b.. Receive recognition at the VCQ Annual Awards Conference on February 18,
2004 by presenting your innovation at the Best Practice Spotlight.
Any Vermont organization is eligible to submit their practice, process, or
innovation that was implemented in the last three years.
For more information:
1) Contact VCQ at 802-655-1910
2) Email [email protected]
3) Download the attached Pre-Application form or
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The Vermont Credit Union League
Services Corporation, a subsidiary of the Vermont Credit Union League, has
signed an agreement with John M. Floyd & Associates, Inc. (JMFA) of
Houston, naming the profitability-consulting firm as its "Preferred
Business Partner" for the JMFA OVERDRAFT PRIVILEGESM program.
The League (VCUL), founded in 1947, is a statewide, full
service, financial trade association representing 37 Vermont credit
unions with 243,000 members and assets of more than $1.3 billion at the
end of 2002. Leagues in Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, New
Jersey, New Mexico and Texas also have recently endorsed JMFA. The firm's
non-discriminatory, automated service helps members avoid added costs and
embarrassment from bounced share drafts (checks).
"The public is demanding value-added services like overdraft
privilege," CEO John M. Floyd told both the Consumer Advisory Council to
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Tim and Diane Mueller, owners of
Okemo Mountain Resort are pleased to announce staff promotions and
additions at Okemo Mountain Resort.
Michael Kraatz has been named Director of Planning and
Permitting. In his new position, he will oversee all aspects of Okemo's
real estate planning and development. Michael came to Okemo in 1985 and
was formerly Manager of Rental/Repair and oversaw Okemo's retail and food
and beverage operations. Michael will also serve as a Division Manager at
Okemo. Michael replaces Dan Petraska, Okemo's VP of Resort Development
and Planning. Dan has been with Tim and Diane Mueller for the past 30
years and will be retiring in the Fall.
Ethan Mueller has been promoted to the position of Assistant
Director
of Operations where he will oversee Okemo's Cutting Edge Learning Center,
Racing and Mountain Services departments. Ethan has worked in many phases