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Howard Printing Earns Neenah Award
BRATTLEBORO -- Howard Printing, Inc., a commercial offset printing company founded in Brattleboro in 1991, was recently recognized by Neenah Paper for outstanding quality on a printed design piece.
VERMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (VEDA)
WINS PERFORMANCE AWARDS FROM TWO FEDERAL AGENCIES
AUTHORITY ENDS 30TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN COMMERCIAL LOAN VOLUME
Champlain College trustees announced the creation of the College's first endowed chair, naming it in honor of retiring President Roger Perry. The Board of Trustees voted to create this $1 million academic fund, The Doctor Roger H. Perry Endowed Chair, as part of the College's successful Power of Three Capital Campaign.
October 9, 2004 -- The McDonald Consulting Group was formally launched at a gala party on October 9, 2004 in Austin, Texas. Representatives from both the Austin, TX, and Burlington, VT, offices were on hand to unveil the company's new product and services offering as well as their new logo.
Last month at its Annual Meeting members of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce elected seven businesspeople to the Board of Directors.
The Vermont Chamber welcomes the following individuals to its Board of Directors:
Tom Donahue; Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce
Kevin Dwyer; Hackett, Valine, and MacDonald
Daria Mason; Central Vermont Medical Center
Chittenden Reports Earnings and Quarterly Dividend
(NYSE: CHZ) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Paul A.
Perrault, of Chittenden Corp in Burlington has announced earnings for the quarter ended September 30,
2004 of $19.5 million or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to $19.9
million or $0.43 per diluted share a year ago. For the first nine months
BURLINGTON, Vt.--The U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has awarded Champlain College a $185,000 grant, which will be used to further develop the college's Computer & Digital Forensics program and promote it as the national educational model to help fight electronic crime and cyber terrorism.
ESSEX, VT (September 2004) - Dale Carnegie Training welcomes Sarah Jo Willey to the position of Training Consultant at its Essex office. Willey will be coordinating area sales and marketing efforts.
Hackett & Company and Future Planning Associates, Inc. Merge
Williston, VT - on November 1, 2004, South Burlington-based Hackett &
Company's retirement plan and administrative group will merge with Future
Planning Associates, Inc. of Williston, bringing together two of Vermont's
leading retirement consulting and administration firms with over 60 years
Demont & Associates, Inc. of Portland, Maine honored Walter G. Bruska of Burlington, for his half century of service in several top development posts including Cornell University and the University of Vermont where he hired and trained some of the most successful and notable development professionals in the country.
WESTAFF ACQUIRES SYNERGY STAFFING
Burlington, Vermont -- Westaff, provider of staffing services, of
Burlington, Vermont announced today the acquisition of the Essex
Junction-based Synergy Staffing. The acquisition was completed on
September 15, 2004.
³The acquisition has allowed a smaller, well-respected staffing service to
Banknorth reports record earnings; Net Income Up 8%
PORTLAND, Maine Oct. 18, 2004 -- Banknorth Group, Inc. (NYSE: BNK) today reported record
quarterly net income of $97.8 million for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2004, up 8% from net income of $90.3 million for the third
quarter a year ago. On a per diluted share basis, net income was 55 cents