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Governor James H Douglas and Secretary of State Deb Markowitz will host the opening of the renovated and expanded Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA) building in Middlesex on Thursday, June 10th at 1:30 p.m.
A new exhibit at Shelburne Museum features the legendary American wilderness photography of Ansel Adams contrasted with Edward Burtynsky’s contemporary images of global industrialization. Ansel Adams and Edward Burtynsky: Constructed Landscapes includes over 60 extraordinary photographs and is the museum’s first exhibit of photography. The exhibit opens on Saturday, June 19.
Inc. magazine and Winning Workplaces today announce the winners of the 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces competition the best small and mid-sized places to work in the country in Inc.'s June issue.
Utilizing federal stimulus bonding capacity provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), VEDA preliminarily approved $92.3 million in Recovery Zone Bond Financing to several large business projects throughout Vermont. Additional VEDA program financing of $5.4 million was also approved to farm, technology and small business projects.
In his first major reorganization in more than 11 years, Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Wayne Leonard has named Entergy leaders to new roles effective as early as June 14.
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR; http://www.marriott.com) opened the 67-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in White River Junction, VT on Friday, June 4, 2010. Located at 102 Ballardvale Drive, the Fairfield Inn & Suites White River will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Butson Hotel Investments of Williston, VT.
Governor Jim Douglas today signed the last three bills into law, marking the culmination of the 2009-2010 legislative biennium. As this is Governor Douglas’ last session as governor, today’s final bill signing of H. 781, An Act Relating to Renewable Energy, represents the last bill that will become law under his signature.
The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation has announced that 19 trail projects across the state will be receiving $531,119 from Vermont’s Recreation Trails Program (RTP).
Governor Jim Douglas announced Thursday that he would allow H. 66, An Act Relating to voluntary school district merger, virtual merger, supervisory union duties, and including secondary students with disabilities in senior year activities and ceremonies, to become law without his signature.
Vermont Attorney General William H Sorrell announced today that Christopher Gaudette, age 37, and Frank Perretta, age 51, both of Grand Isle, Vermont, have been charged with animal cruelty in connection with an investigation into the operation of Bushway Packing, Inc.
Mach 7 Technologies (M7T), a global provider of flexible, PACS-neutral healthcare image management solutions, has relocated its global headquarters from suburban Chicago to greater Burlington, Vermont. The new office location serves as the company's base for Americas' sales and professional service operations, and finance and administration.
On Thursday, June 3, the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees approved a resolution that authorizes the Community College of Vermont (CCV) to enter a lease agreement with DEW Construction Corporation of Williston, Vermont to design and build a new academic facility for CCV in Rutland.