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More small businesses will be eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans, meaning greater access to much-needed capital in this tough economy, as a result of a temporary alternate size standard for the agency's largest lending program.
University of Vermont president Daniel Mark Fogel announced three key appointments Friday.
Join the Vermont Chamber of Commerce in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Vermont Business and Industry EXPO. The May 20 & 21 trade show presents a line up of seminars, special events and award ceremonies. Check the schedule of events below and register today for the region's largest B2B trade show!
Wednesday, May 20:
At its recent annual meeting in San Diego, the Association of Life Insurance Counsel (ALIC), elected Michele S. Gatto as its 81st President. Founded in 1913, the ALIC is the bar association for lawyers in the life insurance industry. Gatto is Executive Vice President Corporate Services and Chief Legal Officer of National Life Group in Montpelier, Vermont.
Governor Jim Douglas announced today that the Department of Public Service has filed the State s application for $21,999,000 allocated for the State Energy Program under ARRA (the Federal stimulus bill).
US House passed a bill today that would invest $6.4 billion in school modernization, renovation and repairs in fiscal year 2010. The vote was 275-155. The bill authorizes $14 million in funding to Vermont schools.
HR 2187, the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public Schools Act, would require that the majority of funds be used for projects that meet green building standards.
CCTV Center for Media & Democracy celebrates 25 years of public access television with a gala event at the Burlington Boathouse on June 13 at 6 p.m. CCTV first aired in 1984 on Vermont's first public access cable channels.
The State Treasurer s Office, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is holding the first-ever statewide high school competition to select a Vermont champion to compete this fall in the 4th Annual Reserve Cup competition in Boston. The purpose of the competition is to promote student interest in and knowledge of personal finance, economics and consumer affairs topics.
Hal Colston, founder of Good News and an adjunct professor at Champlain College, will be on The Oprah Show discussing the Good News Garage and his new non-profit organization Neighborkeepers.
Neil Golub, Price Chopper's President and CEO will be joined by Jerry Golub, EVP & COO for the company, Tony Pomerleau, Pomerleau Real Estate, Al Voegele, Town Manager, Dick Paquette & Marc Landry, Selectmen, and other town officials to cut the ceremonial ribbon May 19 to officially open the new 24 hour Colchester store at Porters Point and Prim roads.
Today, Secretary of State Deb Markowitz, along with the Darcy Carter, director of the Vermont office of the Small Business Administration (SBA), and Linda Rossi, Assistant Director of the Vermont Small Business Development Center (VtSBDC) unveiled Community Business Connections, an important project designed to create new jobs by helping Vermonters start and expand businesses.
The Northfield Savings Bank Foundation has announced a $450,000 grant to continue its work with the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger (VTCECH) for an additional three years. This brings the Foundation s total six-year commitment to VTCECH to $900,000.