News
WCAX-TV announced today that Molly McKenna Smith will lead its news coverage in Rutland, Bennington and Windham Counties. Smith will be based out of Channel 3’s Rutland Bureau.
“We are excited to welcome Molly as our newest journalist. Molly's presence in Rutland will enable us to cover stories more readily from that important region,” noted Anson Tebbetts, WCAX News Director.
New York Governor David A Paterson and Vermont Governor Jim Douglas have received a report from their states’ respective transportation agencies which finds that it is not feasible to rehabilitate the Lake Champlain Bridge. Engineers have declared that the 80-year-old span is too unstable to be renovated, and recommend demolishing the bridge for the safety of motorists and boaters.
Governor Jim Douglas invites the public to join the Vermont Fallen Families to observe the Veterans’ Day holiday and the unveiling of the Vermont Global War on Terror Memorial at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph.
A Barre Town company that makes wind turbines is hoping to find local businesses who can supply it with components and services as it expands its business. Northern Power Systems and the Vermont Department of Economic, Housing and Community Development are teaming up to hold a “Supply Chain Open House” to match up potential suppliers with the company on November 13.
SELF, the national women’s well-being magazine, announces Burlington, Vermont as the nation’s healthiest city in its 10thannual Healthiest Places for Women survey. Analyzing 100 US metropolitan areas, this examination is the most comprehensive of its kind. Using a broad scope of research criteria, SELF evaluated more than 8,000 bits of data to determine each city’s level of healthy living.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) enhancements to US Small Business Administration loan programs have led to a significant rebound in Vermont of SBA-backed loans for small businesses and greater access to much needed capital.
A grant secured by Senator Patrick Leahy will be used to launch a new Vermont Agricultural Innovation Demonstration Center, to help develop new Vermont products and chart new avenues for Vermont’s farmers and businesses to connect with untapped customers and markets. Leahy aide Tom Berry made the announcement Friday in remarks in Rutland before the Vermont Farm Bureau.
Governor Douglas today announced the appointment of David H Tucker as Commissioner of the Department of Information and Innovation and Chief Information Officer for the State of Vermont. Tucker has, for the last four years, served as Deputy Commissioner of the Department.
Central Vermont Public Service reported consolidated earnings of $18.6 million, or $1.57 per diluted share of common stock, for the first nine months of 2009, compared to $16.4 million, or $1.55 per diluted share of common stock, for the same period last year.
The southern Vermont based weekly newspaper The Messenger will be renamed The Green Mountain Outlook following the threat of a lawsuit from Pennsylvanian publishing company the Sample Media Group.
The Southwestern Vermont Health Care Board of Trustees has named Thomas A Dee as the new Chief Executive Officer for the health system, which includes Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. The board made the announcement in a series of meetings Wednesday with doctors and employees.
US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced legislation that would make the Treasury Department identify and break up financial institutions that are “too big to fail.”