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The search is open for the new President of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. A search committee, comprised of leading Vermont employers from diverse business sectors and sizes all around the state, has been convened by Vermont Chamber First Vice Chair Mark Saba.
Speaker of the House Shap Smith along with Agriculture Committee Chair Carolyn Partridge announced the House passage of a bill yesterday that will create more economic opportunities for Vermont farmers. H.58, An Act Relating to Goats Milk Standards, will allow farmers more flexibility to produce goats milk for processing and consumption.
Joan Goldstein has been named the new Executive Director of Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation (GMEDC).
Today Secretary of State Markowitz announced a new town meeting holiday to permit working Vermonters to take time off to attend their town meeting. Markowitz said, Town Meeting Day is one of the democratic high points of the year. It is a time for neighbors to discuss the civic issues of their community, elect local officers and vote on budgets.
$45 million project would add two floors and 1,400 spaces without taxpayer cost
At a press conference on Wednesday, February 11, 2009, Brian Searles, Director of Aviation at Burlington International Airport, unveiled plans for a major expansion to the airport s parking facilities.
Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin and Speaker Shap Smith today announced a large-scale restructuring plan for two state agencies to deliver higher quality services and reduce state spending.
MT Anderson, Chris Graff, Governor Madeline Kunin and Bill Schubart also join board
Vermont College of Fine Arts, a graduate school for visual art and writing based in Montpelier, Vermont, today announced that Cornelius ( Con ) Hogan has been named chairman of its Board of Trustees.
Yoplait has announced to its hospital customers that it will stop using milk from cattle injected with the growth hormone rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) to make its yogurt products, beginning in early August 2009.
Governor Douglas announced today that Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) will issue free $50,000 term life insurance policies to benefit children of eligible working families in the Vermont, at no cost to the families - MassMutual pays the premiums through its philanthropic LifeBridge program.
The Chittenden Solid Waste District is temporarily suspending sales of compost products from its subsidiary, Intervale Compost Products (ICP), located on Intervale Road in Burlington. Low levels of a substance known as benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) have been found in the compost.
William Maclay Architects & Planners won first place in the large buildings category of the Efficiency Vermont Better Buildings by Design 2009 competition for their work on the recently completed green building for wind manufacturer NRG Systems.
RealtyTrac(R) (www.realtytrac.com), the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, today released its January 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM), which shows foreclosure filings -- default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions -- were reported on 274,399 U.S.