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Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) invited the President of Jay Peak Resort, Bill Stenger, to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing that took place Wednesday. The hearing focused on the importance of a key foreign investor program, the EB-5 Regional Center Program.
For those on the move in 2009, the Western region has maintained its position as a popular destination, while many states in the Great Lakes region continue outbound moving trends. The findings are among the results of the United Van Lines 2009 mid-year migration study, which tracks where its customers moved from and their most popular destinations.
The Vermont House and Senate Agriculture Chairs today sent a letter to the Vermont Milk Commission urging them to take action during their upcoming meeting to aid Vermont s dairy farmers through the latest dairy crisis. The Vermont Milk Commission is scheduled to meet on July 23, 2009.
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas officially became chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) during the closing plenary session of the NGA's Annual Meeting today. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin was named NGA Vice Chair. In his first act as NGA Chair, Gov. Douglas announced his chair's initiative titled Rx for Health Reform: Affordable, Accessible, Accountable.
An initiative launched last winter to provide warm socks to needy Vermont children has received a national award for its community service from the America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) Foundation.
Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz has returned from the National Civics Summit in Minneapolis where she addressed national leaders in civics education and secretaries of state from around the country. Markowitz released a report titled The Impact of Civics Education on the Attitudes, Behaviors and Disposition of Youth.
Edwin Bovill, M.D., professor and chair of pathology, has announced that John Lunde, M.D., associate professor of pathology and medicine, has been named the recipient of the Buttles Professorship in Pathology for 2009-2014.
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announced today that is has officially launched the Farm to Plate Initiative, has named a 15 member Strategic Planning Process Team and has hired Kit Perkins as the Initiative s project manager.
Copley Health Systems broke ground on July 13, 2009 for Copley Hospital's new Utility Plant expansion. The 1,500 square foot plant is being built adjacent to the existing utility room on the east side of the hospital. It will be located between the hospital and the Health Center office building, aligned with the existing loading dock.
The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June 2009 was 7.1 percent, down 0.3 tenths of a point from the revised May rate and up 2.6 points from a year ago. When seasonally adjusted, June job levels fell by 1,200 or -0.4% from May.
FairPoint Communications recently donated $1,000 to Starbase Vermont to help teach science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to elementary school students across the state. Starbase Vermont provides students in grades 4 through 6 an exciting activity-based curriculum conducted over 5 days (25 hours) with a goal to inspire students in STEM fields.
Rep. Peter Welch supported and the House passed legislation Thursday night preventing General Motors and Chrysler from arbitrarily closing car dealerships as part of their restructuring efforts. Welch cosponsored the Automobile Dealer Economic Rights Restoration Act (H.R.