Spherion Staffing Services, a local recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider backed by the resources of a $2 billion global workforce leader, recently honored Vermont (South Burlington) franchise owner Ken Ballard with the company’s 2016 Professional Sales Growth Award. The annual award recognizes the Spherion leader who achieves the greatest year-over-year sales growth in the professional skills sector.

The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, has announced that it has awarded $15,000 to Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) in Burlington.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Chief Nursing Officer Carol Conroy, DNP, accepted the 2016 Nursing Excellence in Administration Award from the University of Vermont’s Kappa Tau Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

Berkshire Bank completed its Xtraordinary Day on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. This event was the first year that the entire Bank participated in community service events concurrently from 1pm - 4pm, closing the entire financial institution as a united effort for community involvement.

Long-time TPW employees Marek Kovac, Director of Information Systems, and Paul W. Carroccio, President and CEO, recently added yet another title to the long list of diverse roles each has filled with the Vermont family-owned property management and real estate firm over the years: Licensed Real Estate Sales Associate. The two new Realtors work out of TPW’s Manchester office at 4903 Main Street in Manchester Center.