David Silverman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Union Bank has announced the recent hiring of Timothy R. Ross to the position of Vice President-Commercial Loan Officer.

The Stowe Area Association presented the Stowe Business Person of the Year award at their Annual Membership Dinner, which was held on June 15th at the Commodores Inn.

The Annual Stowe Business Person of the Year 2016 honor was awarded to David Wolfgang, owner of Pinnacle Ski & Sports, SkiEssentials.com, and Inner Bootworks. David has a long and eclectic history in the Stowe business community, and has proven to be an influential player in the development of Stowe as a tourist destination.

Jack Gilbert of Gringo Jack’s was re-elected president of the Vermont Specialty Food Association at its annual meeting June 9. Whitney Lamy of Castleton Crackers was elected vice president and Bob Christoffel was re-elected secretary-treasurer.

Newly elected board members were Calley Hastings of Fat Toad Farm and Michael Adams of Pack Commercial Kitchen.

The Vermont Libertarian Party has received official notice from the Secretary of State’s office confirming that Gary Johnson and Bill Weld will appear as the Libertarian candidates for President and Vice President respectively on the General Election ballot in November.

The Vermont Libertaian Party also has nominated two candidates for state representative, Varpilah Chase for district Chittenden 8-1 (Essex) and Ted Schaft for district Rutland-2 (Proctor).

Mobius has announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors: Bonnie Ferro and Rob Niccolai. Both Ferro and Niccolai share a passion for supporting youth, and bring a wide range of experience and expertise to the organization.