Cx Associates, a leading energy-engineering firm and pioneer in the field of building commissioning, announces the promotion of Krystina Kattermann to Engineer and Chloe Deas to Operations Coordinator.

Krystina Kattermann joined Cx Associates in November 2018 as an administrative coordinator. “Krystina has worked hard to become an engineer and delivers top-quality work for our clients,” said Matt Napolitan, principal at Cx Associates.

The Vermont Governor’s Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities (GCEPD) today announced Art LaPlante and Mark Royer of Barton’s EM Brown & Son Inc. as the winners of the 2019 “Spirit of ADA” Award, highlighting the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in their employment practices.

Christopher Towne, Director of FQHC Operations for Northern Counties Health Care is pleased to welcome Family Nurse Practitioners Elise Rozendaal NP-C and Rebecca Tatel RN APRN, and Behavioral Health Specialist Charlie Charlton LCSW to the Hardwick Area Health Center (HAHC).

The Addison County Chamber of Commerce recognized a local business, individual, and non-profit organization with awards during its annual meeting held on October 24th at the Middlebury Inn. Three awards were presented in front of a crowd which included Chamber members, local business people and community members.

Bee’s Wrap, located in Middlebury, received the 2019 Business of the Year Award which recognizes businesses that have grown, sometimes despite adversity, while providing excellent products or services while doing well by their employees and the community.

The J Warren & Lois McClure Foundation has hired Carolyn Weir, CAP, as executive director. The McClure Foundation, a supporting organization of the Vermont Community Foundation, provides grants that promote equitable access to education and training pathways that lead to Vermont’s promising jobs.

An automotive technology teacher from Enosburg Falls has won second place in the 2019 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, earning his high school skilled trades program $35,000 as part of $1 million awarded nationally. Baxter Weed, who teaches automotive technology at Cold Hollow Career Center in Enosburg Falls, was surprised in his classroom by a representative from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools with the news that he and his school will receive $50,000—$35,000 for the school’s skilled trades program and $15,000 for him personally.