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In ceremonies including the Board of Trustees, Saint Michael's College will dedicate the $2 million Antonio and Rita Pomerleau Alumni Center on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 12:30 p.m. in the new center, located on Route 15, but entered from Lime Kiln Road, in Colchester. The multi-use building is the first deliberately environmentally friendly, 21st Century structure on the Saint Michael’s campus.
The Associated General Contractors of Vermont (AGC/VT) named Cathy Voyer of Morrisville to lead the 150 member organization today. A former member of the Vermont House of Representatives, Voyer has worked for Governor Douglas in the Agency of Human Services managing legislative, housing and transportation issues.
The Vermont Downtown Development Board today announced that the City of Montpelier has been awarded Growth Center Designation. In action taken Monday by the Vermont Downtown Development Board, the designation comes after several months of discussion between Montpelier, the Downtown Board and its advisory group.
Congressman Peter Welch on Tuesday introduced legislation to protect dairy farmers by closing a trade loophole that allows for the unlimited importation of a form of dried milk product. Welch s bill, the Milk Import Tariff Equity Act, will update existing trade regulations to include milk protein concentrate (MPC) and treat it like all other imported dairy products.
Foliage is reaching peak color this week in sections of the Northeast Kingdom and Lamoille County, and most areas of the state will be displaying multiple stages of colorful foliage over the next several days.
US Senator Patrick Leahy and the Preservation Trust of Vermont announced that five historic downtown buildings will receive federal funds to help spur village redevelopment.
Vermont State Colleges, Community Capital of Vermont, Inc., and Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation (CVEDC) representatives celebrated with community leaders and small businesses at the Shops at Millstone Hill in Websterville (Barre Town), VT, today.
The Addison County Chamber of Commerce awarded Monument Farms Dairy, located in Weybridge, Vermont, its Business of the Year award which was presented at the Chamber s Annual Meeting held on September 10th. Recipient for the Chamber s Citizen of the Year award, Buster Brush, was also named at the dinner held at the Inn at Middlebury College s Bread Loaf campus.
FairPoint Communications, Inc (NYSE: FRP) announced today that it is in discussions with certain of the lenders under its bank credit facility regarding a permanent debt restructuring.
More than half of federal transportation spending in fiscal year (FY) 2008 was directed to programs that contain subsidies, according to Subsidyscope, an initiative of Pew's Economic Policy Group. The analysis comes from a new comprehensive online database on all spending on subsidy programs in the transportation sector.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the state’s largest not-for-profit business organization, is pleased to support the fourth annual Best Places to Work in Vermont program, dedicated to identifying and recognizing Vermont’s best employers. Businesses will not want to miss out on this great opportunity. The award is co-presented by Vermont Business Magazine.
The Vermont Aerospace and Aviation Association (VAAA), a division of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce will hold an Open House on Thursday, October 1, 2009 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Goodrich Sensors and Integrated Systems Facility in Vergennes. Hear from business leaders in the aerospace and aviation industry. Guest speakers will include Lt.