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Williston, VT Candelin Wahl has joined Child Care Resource as Director of Development, responsible for fund raising, community events and outreach. Ms. Wahl was recently Marketing Director at Verilux in Waitsfield, and previously New Products Manager at Ben & Jerrys. She has also managed fund raising for several community groups.

Child Care Resource, a non-profit organization founded in 1984, is the place to go for everything you need to know about child care in Chittenden County. Its mission is to strengthen the well-being, development, and education of children by providing consultation, education, and resources to families, professionals who care for and educate our children, businesses, and communities.

High Mowing Seed Company, a certified organic farm and seed catalog company selling vegetable, flower, and herb seeds to commercial growers and home gardeners, has moved to a new 13,000 square foot facility off of Route 15 in Wolcott, Vermont, to accommodate the growing business.
Since 1999, the company maintained its offices and lab in a trailer with a warehouse and greenhouse nearby on the owners residential property on Brook Road in Wolcott, Vermont. Seed cleaning occurred in a barn about 3 miles away. The companys 2-acre trial gardens were on leased land located ¼ mile up the road from the offices. Growing fields included 30 acres of seeds crops and fields in a cover crop fallow rotation.

Applications: The 215 Series Face & End Mills use the APKX style inserts utilizing a longer edge of the APKX inserts providing a longer cutting surface! The 215 Series End Mills have coolant through capability to allow increased feed rates!
Special Information: The 215 Series tooling with its 15mm length of cut is a great addition to having the 207 & 217 Series tooling which have a 10mm length of cut. As always the finish that is produced by the 215 Series tooling is very good and you can get it all from LOVEJOY Tool Company.
Products: LOVEJOY offers multiple style tools for these APKX inserts.
" 215 Series Face Mills - longer cutting edges with APKX inserts
" 215 Series End Mills - longer cutting edges with coolant holes & extended lengths

BURLINGTON, Vt.--Champlain College hosted a ribbon cutting this week to welcome the Vermont Global Trade Partnership to its campus in Burlington. Vermont business people can now access a broad range of trade services in one location in the S.D. Ireland Family Center for Global Business and Technology at 391 Maple Street on the Champlain College campus.
The Partnership's Burlington office will service businesses in Northwestern Vermont that want to explore markets abroad. Trade professionals from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Commercial Service, and Vermont Agency of Agency of Commerce and Community Development hold offices in the new site, which is situated next to faculty members from Champlains International Business Leadership program--the only academic program of its kind in the state.

Kazam Natural Body Care, An Organic Health and Beauty Product company dedicated to better serve your family! Ms. Marjorie Moutari is the founder and CEO of Kazam Natural Body Care LLC. A family based business which manufactures Natural Body Care and Organic Health and Beauty Products. These products are available online, in beauty shops and from mail order. The company does special orders and gift baskets and ship all over the United States. These organic health and body care products are also available at home parties and in other stores. Some of our customers and clients includes Celebrities, Fashion Models and Diplomats.

JMM & Associates, a local CPA firm, is pleased to announce the addition of a new shareholder, Jeffrey M. Morin, CPA. Jeff has over 20 years of public accounting experience and specializes in small business and tax. He received his Master of Science-Taxation from Bentley College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from UVM. He lives in Essex Center with his wife, Dr. Wendy James, and their two daughters.
JMM & Associates also announces the addition of a new staff accountant, Megan Albrecht. Megan specializes in auditing and previously worked with a national accounting firm. She received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. Michael's College. Megan and her husband, Tim Davidson, reside in Colchester.

NORWICH UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES MAJOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
NORTHFIELD, VT - Norwich University President Dr. Richard Schneider launched the largest capital campaign in the University's 186 years of existence. The announcement was made to over 850 Norwich University supporters during Homecoming 2005 ceremonies on September 24.
The campaign, "Norwich Forever!," has a goal to raise $55 million. Money raised will fund initiatives in NU2019, the strategic plan to prepare for a third century of service, which begins after Norwich celebrates its bicentennial in 2019. Another $45 million will be borrowed to fund additional initiatives. The projects and "Norwich Forever!" funds designated for them include:

Vermont Business Magazine IDX Systems Corp in South Burlington has agreed to be acquired by GE Healthcare, based in London, England, for $1.2 billion. The price reflects GEs offer to buy IDX stock for $44 per share. IDX has 2,400 employees, 850 of whom work in Vermont. IDX will become part of the GE Healthcare IT division. Officials said there are no immediate plans to change employment levels in Vermont.

GE Healthcare IT is based in Chicago and is a division of GE Healthcare, based in London, England. The agreement was reached September 28 and announced the next morning. The deal is expected to close early 2006.

BURTON PRESIDENT LAURENT POTDEVIN PROMOTED TO CEO
9/29/05
Burlington, VT - Burton's President Laurent Potdevin will assume the
title of President and CEO, formalizing his role overseeing all Burton
brands and shared services on a global level including Burton Snowboards,
Gravis, R.E.D., ANON, Analog and The Program. Since Jake Burton Carpenter
founded the company in 1977, he has been the sole CEO.

"I couldn't be more stoked about this promotion for Laurent," says Jake.
"Laurent has worked hard and been tough, but fair in his leadership. He
has made us all better at what we do. I have been here close to 30 years,
and in that time I have never felt that someone was deserving of the CEO
title until now."

WINDSOR, Vt. Vermont and New Hampshire tourism officials today formally announced that the Connecticut River Byway, running from Brattleboro, Vermont to Pittsburgh, New Hampshire, has been named a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

For Immediate Release: Contact: Leigh Tofferi
September 27, 2005 (802) 223-6131
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF VERMONT AWARDED MEDICARE PART D CONTRACT
Berlin, VT Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) will offer a new line of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Programs (PDPs) to Medicare-eligible Vermonters under a contract approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), BCBSVT announced today.
The new prescription drug programs will help improve the affordability of medications and, as a result, increase access to prescription drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. The programs will be marketed this fall and go into effect on January 1, 2006.
The high cost of prescription drugs is a serious issue for many elderly and disabled Vermonters, and these new PDP programs will offer them significant relief, said William R. Milnes, Jr., BCBSVTs president and chief executive officer.

BURLINGTON, Vt.--With generous support from a broad coalition of employees, family and friends of IDX Systems Corporation, Champlain College dedicated its multimillion-dollar student life center on September 23, naming it the IDX Student Life Center.
The 42,000-square-foot facility at the heart of campus underscores the Colleges goal of offering a full menu of extracurricular and co-curricular activities for all students. The leadership, recreational and fitness habits that Champlain students develop in the new building will serve for them for a lifetime.