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The College of St. Joseph in Rutland has received a grant from the Hilda & Preston Davis Foundation for its pioneer STEPS (Students Taking an Effective Path to Success) program. The foundation, based in Greenwich, CT, gave the college $10,000 to further its work in the STEPS program.
Vermont Technical College today announced the beginning of a public campaign to raise $250,000 to rehabilitate the historic Allen House situated at the entrance to its Randolph Center campus. The college has already raised $550,000 of the $800,000 needed to complete the project and will ‘break ground’ once the remainder is secured.
Edward Crane III, President of the Cato Institute, will speak on "The Prospects for Liberty" at Sheraton Burlington Conference Center, University Amphitheatre, on Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at 7 pm.
Governor Jim Douglas today awarded a $1 million Community Development Block Grant to a proposed multi-level retirement community located adjacent to the Porter Medical Center campus in Middlebury.
A free presentation is offered on Leveraging the Vermont Brand on Sept. 13, when Vermont Chief Marketing Officer Christine Warneke will report on the recent Vermont branding research study and explain how the results can be used to maximize business potential in the state.
The Organic Trade Association (OTA), which has called Greenfield, MA, home since 1990, today is celebrating the upcoming move of its headquarters to the Graduate Center building in downtown Brattleboro planned for later this fall.
Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon reported today that Entergy and the State of Vermont had expected controls in place for managing and monitoring over $400 million of decommissioning trust fund assets.
A $1 million gift to the University of Vermont will fund an endowment for athletic scholarships.
Northern Power Systems, Inc, a next-generation wind turbine company and leading manufacturer of community wind direct-drive turbines, today announced the acquisition of Knight & Carver Wind Group’s community wind turbine blade manufacturing business in South Dakota. Terms were not disclosed.
Governor Jim Douglas has appointed nine new members of the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs, the first step in establishing a program for state recognition of Native American tribes in Vermont.
The Banking Insurance Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA) conducted their annual hospital budget reviews in Montpelier and South Burlington this week. While hospital budget reviews have been in place for 15 years, this year hospitals had to comply with additional requirements created by the Legislature last session.
From a snow groomer waxing philosophic, to an apple grower explaining the art of "pie-chi," the characters starring in the new video vignettes featured on ThisIsVT.com offer viewers a glimpse into some of the personalities that are the life of Vermont's vibrant tourist industry.