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Vermont students posted a strong showing on the 2009 College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams and Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT), as well as the 2009 ACT exam, the Department of Education announced today. The results of the SAT showed that scores dropped, most notably in math, but were still well above national averages.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has ranked 11th on Fortune s annual list of the 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. The Waterbury-based company was the highest-ranked consumer package goods company on the list, which includes profitable, publicly-held companies with at least $50 million in annual revenue.
Nokian Tyres, a specialist in winter tires, is relocating its sales office to and concentrating its operations in Colchester, Vermont, in order to serve the winter tire markets more efficiently, according to Jari Lepisto, president of Nokian Tyres US Holdings Inc.
Inc. magazine today recognized Dealer.com of Burlington, Vermont, with a rank of 88 among the top 100 fastest growing private advertising and marketing companies. Dealer.com, the global leader in online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, experienced a three year sales growth of 307.2% between 2005 and 2008. Overall, Dealer.com was ranked number 996 on the third annual Inc.
Inc. magazine today ranked Chroma Technology No. 4615 on its third annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. According to Inc.the list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy America s independent-minded entrepreneurs.
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Rick Bornemann is the new President and CEO of the Ethan Allen Institute.
Rick was born and raised in Connecticut and is an economics graduate of Amherst College in Massachusetts. He returns to New England after a 25-year career in the nation s capital.
Vermont's unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent in July from its June rate of 7.3 percent. Vermont's drop was the greatest of any state. This is also the lowest Vermont rate since January. In a cautious note of optimism, 17 states and the District of Columbia saw a drop in unemployment rates, continuing a trend of more states showing improvement in jobless rates.
Thomas S. Leavitt, Executive Vice President for Merchants Bank, announced the groundbreaking for the construction of a new office on Route 4 in Rutland. The bank currently has a small drive-up on the site at 92 Woodstock Avenue.
The University of Vermont continued its steady rise in the just released US News & World Report rankings, claiming the 39th spot among the nation's top public universities, up from 40th last year and 47th in 2000. There are more than 500 public colleges and universities in the nation. UVM also rose in the magazine's national universities ranking, from 89th last year to 88th.
As Hurricane Bill races up the east coast, bringing the threat of dangerous surf and potential flooding to coastal New England, Vermont Red Cross staff have been deployed to support any disaster relief needs that may arise. The storm is expected to glance off the coast, but could still threaten the region.
The ability to get online for the first time may be getting closer for some northern New England residents as the region s leading telecommunications provider has submitted applications for $37.8 million under round one of three rounds of the $7.4 billion Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) and Broadband Technology Opportunity Program (BTOP), with Vermont to get about $7.3 million to reach 2,9
Governor Jim Douglas was on hand as a local developer broke ground at the site of the first new neighborhood created under the housing bill passed last year.