Shadow Productions has announced the opening of a new Minnesota location. Alex Ball, a longtime employee of Shadow Productions, Vermont, is now running Shadow Productions, Minnesota. “Shadow Productions has always pushed the barriers of Internet technology, so this was just one more step in that process,” said Ball.

David Townsend, President of Small Planet Communications, Inc. will join the College of St. Joseph as Director of Communications in November. In this role, Townsend and his firm will be responsible for college publications for admissions, development and public relations; website development and maintenance; design and coordination of advertisements; and general college promotion/public relations.

BioTek Instruments, Inc. announced today that Amit Lodha will assume the role of Manufacturing Manager for worldwide operations. Lodha will be based in Winooski, Vermont and report to Briar Alpert, President & CEO. Lodha’s responsibilities include production and supply chain management for all BioTek products.

“Amit brings the skills and experience necessary to manage increases in production capacity while maintaining the high quality and customer responsiveness that are at the core of our brand promise,” stated Briar Alpert.

Level 3 Communications, Inc. today announced that it has increased the capacity of its communications network in Vermont and has expanded the number of businesses that can take advantage of the company's far-reaching fiber-optic backbone. Additionally, the company has named Tracy Guy-Davis as Level 3's general manager for New England. In her position, Guy-Davis will focus on delivering an outstanding customer experience for customers in the region.

VT-PMG Public Relations announces the addition of two new associates.

Alicia De Martini has been named Assistant Account Executive at PMG. She is a 2009 graduate of Champlain College, where she majored in Mass Communications. Ms. De Martini was an intern with PMG previously. Ms. DeMartini resides in Burlington.