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GW Plastics has announced that it has been selected as Plastics News’ “Sustained Excellence” award winner for 2015. This prestigious award honoring continued excellence in wellrounded plastic processing companies was announced at the Plastics News’ Executive Forum in Naples, FL.

Southern Vermont College Director of Athletics Michael McDonough announced the naming of Ashley Hodges as the new Assistant Director of Athletics for SVC, as the College was one of 26 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III members to be awarded with the Association’s diversity grants for the 2016-17 academic year.

Burlington Bytes https://bytes.co/ has announced Jeff Simonds has joined the team as a Digital Marketing Specialist​. Formerly a Senior Web Analytics Specialist at Terakeet out of Syracuse, NY Simonds’ experience and skill set will bring a new, complementary perspective to the team.

Kurn Hattin alumna Lyssa Jackson was recently awarded the 2016 Catherine Hershey Alumni of the Year Award by the Coalition of Residential Excellence (CORE).

PayData welcomes Ryan Spain to the team, as the company's client relations specialist. Ryan will be reaching out to our valued customers to create conversations and will work to ensure that PayData Workforce Solutions is addressing their needs. As a passionate problem solver, Ryan will serve as a resource to help streamline the delivery of PayData's solutions.

The Board of Directors of Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation announced Wednesday, June 1st that they have hired Jamie Stewart to replace outgoing Executive Director Sam Andersen to lead the non-profit organization.

NPI Technology Management President John Burton has been selected to join the board of the South Burlington Business Association for a term of 3 years. This organization was formed in 2014 to give a voice to local businesses. The purpose of the SBBA is to encourage and promote economic development and vitality of the City of South Burlington.

The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has announced the addition of Karl Swanke to its statewide team as a VMEC Professional Manufacturing & Business Growth Advisor.

Rehabilitation Therapy at The University of Vermont Medical Center has announced that Jon Robinson has joined the Inpatient Rehabilitation Therapy team on the Fanny Allen Campus. Jon earned his Doctorate in PT from UVM in 2013, and received his board certification for the Neurologic Clinical Specialty in 2015.

Jonathan Slason recently rejoined RSG, bringing over ten years of experience in a wide range of transportation planning and engineering efforts—including impact fees and other innovative finance and revenue mechanisms, corridor and townwide management plans, and detailed traffic operational assessments. In his role as a Senior Engineer at RSG, Mr.

Recognizing outstanding scholarship and teaching, Norwich University faculty have named Mathematics Professor Daniel McQuillan a Charles A. Dana Professor. The prestigious award carries a $10,000 annual stipend.

DuBois & King consulting engineers announce Matthew Wilson has joined the firm as a Systems Administrator. Matt’s professional experience includes serving as IT Manager for the Woodstock Inn and Resort and as Assistant Network Administrator for the Randolph National Bank. Mr. Wilson resides in Bethel.