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Rolls-Royce, based in London, England, has today announced the acquisition of ROV Technologies, Inc, a Brattleboro-Vermont-based business primarily providing nuclear utility operators with remote visual inspection services for Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) and Pressurised Water Reactors (PWR). The plant and its 45 employees are expected to remain in place.
The University of Vermont fared well in two recently released college rankings. CNN Money ranked it 22nd among public colleges for its four-year graduation rate and USA Today rated it one of the ten best schools for students interested in the health professions. Graduating within four years, CNN Money says, is key to keeping the cost of college down.
Green Mountain Power has installed its third community scale wind turbine at the Nea-Tocht farm in Ferrisburgh. The Nea-Tocht farm is owned by the VanderWey family who milk 250 dairy cows. The family says the clean energy generated from their new wind turbine will save them $2,200 a year on electricity.
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc (NASDAQ: GMCR) and Reily Foods Company, New Orleans, LA, announced an exclusive multi-year manufacturing and distribution agreement for New England brand coffee, New Orleans Famous French Market Since 1890 brand coffee, and Luzianne brand iced tea pods for Keurig hot brewing systems in the United States and Canada.
On March 9, 2015, New England Federal Credit Union’s (NEFCU) Senior Marketing Executive, Cindy Morgan, presented a symbolic “big check” for $27,058 to Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) representatives at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. NEFCU members and staff contributed to the record-breaking donation as part of the annual Big Change Roundup.
On March 30, 2015 at 0605 hours Trooper Ben Barton was operating a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria State Police cruiser on the US Route 7 northbound on ramp in Sunderland. While traveling up the ramp, a vehicle traveling southbound on Route 7 lost control and crossed the center line. It was snowing and the road was slippery, according to the VSP report.
by Joe Carelli, President, Citizens Bank New Hampshire and Vermont You've spent most of your life building your business. There have been highs and lows over the years. Now, you’ve made it through the recent recession and your business is humming again. With nearly 8,000 US baby boomers turning 65 every day, it may be your time to step back and retire.
by Public Assets Institute Vermont’s unemployment rate dropped below 4 percent in February, but the state still struggles to turn lower unemployment into more people working. In February, for example, unemployment went down by 433, but the number of people employed increased by just 128.
by Anne Galloway vtdigger.org Governor Peter Shumlin has asked the state’s chief financial regulator to probe plans for a massive Northeast Kingdom development after a state agency raised significant and critical questions about the finances for a multimillion dollar biotech project in Newport.
The Vermont Agency Foundation held its third annual Casino Night on Saturday March 14th at the Burlington Hilton. With more than 100 guests in attendance, $5,300 was raised to benefit KidSafe Collaborative.
Berkshire Bank is seeking volunteer opportunities for their upcoming Company-Wide Week of Service June 8 – 12. During the week, more than 300 bank employees are expected to participate in a series of service projects to help the communities in which the bank operates.