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Vermont Public Radio exceeded its March membership drive goal last Friday by more than $47,000, raising $617, 683 in 9 ½ days of on-air fundraising.
Governor Jim Douglas today announced the appointment of Lisa A. Warren of Waterford, Vermont to be State s Attorney for Caledonia County. Warren was most recently Deputy State s Attorney for the county. She has also been active on the Northeast Kingdom Domestic Violence Task force as well as the Vulnerable Adults Task Force.
Demonstrating the company s commitment to giving back to the communities it serves, the Comcast Foundation today announced it has awarded $30,000 to Spectrum Youth and Family Services, helping the organization fulfill its mission to provide transitional housing and support services to at-risk youth in Burlington.
Havery Yorke, CEO of Southwestern Vermont Heath Care for 17 yeras, said Wednesday that he would resign in order to restore confidence in the health care system's leadership. This past week, acconting errors had reduced expected revenues by $5 million.
Truist, the leading provider of global philanthropy solutions, recently announced a strategic partnership with Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP), the leading nonprofit dedicated solely to finding and promoting solutions to global warming, and Vermont-based NativeEnergy, an international marketer of high quality carbon offsets and renewable energy credits (RECs).
Vermont Yankee expects to have contract by Friday, House Energy Committee passes clean-up costs bill
Entergy Vice President Jay Thayer told the House Natural Resources Committee last Friday that Entergy will have a proposal for the Vermont utilities by the end of this week. Thayer had previously told the Legislature that a contract proposal would be presented before the break for Town Meeting in early March.
The Yankee Public Oversight panel has issued a report clearing the nuclear plant to continue operation, despite the recent cooling tower collapse and condenser leaks. The panel reached a similar conclusion as a group of state-hired auditors. However, the report did say that Entergy Nuclear, the owner of Vermont Yankee, needs to review its management style and have its condenser replaced.
The former president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, William R. Milnes Jr, retired at the end of 2008 after taking home $7.25 million in salary, bonuses, and retirement cash. Of that sum, roughly $900,000 was listed as salary and bonuses; the remainder, $6.3 million, was additional compensation commonly known as a golden parachute.
Excellent professional development opportunity for HR and Safety Staff. Topics include: "Incorporating Safety into Construction & Maintenance Contract Documents"; Material Handling Ergonomics Tool Demonstration; Supervisors as Safety Leaders Panel; Healthy Employees/Safer Employees: Wellness, Incentives and ROI; and the Governors Safety Awards.
Two grants totaling nearly $700,000 will help preserve an historic general store and create affordable housing in Windham County, Governor Jim Douglas announced Friday.
Representative Peter Welch announced Monday a $380,000 grant for a comprehensive economic revitalization project in downtown St. Albans.
Governor Jim Douglas today announced Vermont has received $756,000 in the latest round of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative auctions and that 17 energy efficiency projects across the state have received $188,000 in the first round of funding from the Vermont Community Climate Change Grant Program.