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For nearly five decades, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce has annually awarded an individual who has gone above and beyond his or her daily requirements to better the state of Vermont through self-sacrifice, service and volunteerism. In the crowded field of awards given to Vermont community members, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award is one of the most prestigious.
Among the variety of improvements at Vermont’s ski resorts, a certain theme rings clear. Each ski area listens to its guests and is creating the best possible experience for their extended family of snowsports enthusiasts. According to the Vermont Ski Areas Association, here are the latest upgrades for the coming season:
Vermont Public Interest Research Group has partnered with AllEarth Renewables to help streamline the process of installing solar generation in communities across Vermont.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the award of a $50,000 grant to help the Vermont Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program fight Medicare fraud. The grant went to the Community of Vermont Elders and it is part of President Obama’s mandate to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about how to prevent fraud in Medicare.
Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery owners, Bob Reese and Allison Hooper, have been given the 2010 Foodshed Champion Award from the Chefs Collaborative at the second annual Chefs Collaborative National Summit at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston.
Hospitals in Vermont contribute significant dollars to the State general fund. This year, hospitals will pay $94 million in hospital provider taxes to the State. The State spends these tax dollars on the Medicaid program, qualifying the revenues for an additional $169 million in Federal matching funds.
Vermont towns can get free help in learning how to take full advantage of the Internet to create jobs, drive school innovation, provide social services, and increase civic involvement.
The Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival ended their 7th annual show in late September with success and the 2011 event planning is already underway. The Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association (VWMA), which manages the event every year, was just notified that they received a 2011 Top Ten Fall Event designation by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
Vermont Business Magazine is posting emails it receives from the major party candidates for governor. The emails are from their chief spokesmen, Kate Duffy for Republican Brian Dubie and Alexandra MacLean for Democrat Peter Shumlin. While we also receive emails from other supporters, the principal discourse via email has come from these two.
Vermont was recently named one of the best run states in the nation according to an analysis by the website 24/7 Wall St. The report considered fiscal data, such as GDP per capita, debt per capita and credit rating, as well as indicators of individual wellbeing. Vermont was number 4; Wyoming, North Dakota and Iowa were 1,2,3.
The Central Vermont & New Hampshire Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross will be re-opening its doors to the public, but thankfully not in response to a disaster.
Ninety-two nonprofit organizations from around the country received $8 million in grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration, including one to the Central Vermont Community Action Council for $67,000, to help low-income and very low-income entrepreneurs with training and technical assistance to start, operate and grow their businesses.