The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) is pleased to announce that Brittany Nevins has been hired as the new Captive Insurance Economic Development Director. Nevins will be responsible for the marketing and business development of Vermont’s captive insurance industry, working closely with the Department of Financial Regulation and the Vermont Captive Insurance Association to continue to strengthen the state’s reputation as the premier onshore captive insurance domicile.

Breanna Sykes has joined Copper Leaf Financial as a Wealth Advisor. Breanna graduated from Bellevue University with a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a concentration in entrepreneurship.

The Town of Northfield has hired its first-ever Economic Development Director, Jon Ignatowski, who began the role on Sept. 15.

Northfield, population 6,100, is home to two major central Vermont employers, Cabot Hosieries (Darn Tough Socks) and Norwich University, and aims to grow into a central Vermont destination town.