The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has announced the results of its annual election of VMEC Advisory Board members held on December 8. The following Board members were re-elected to additional two-year terms: Dave Blittersdorf, President & CEO of All Earth Renewables, Inc.
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Jennifer Robertson has joined Universal Properties Network (UPN) as Director of Lead Generation. UPN is a real estate company that provides agents with administrative support, lead generation, marketing, coaching, and training around the country. UPN currently has teams in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Florida, and Minnesota, and is continuing to expand.
Nedde Real Estate has leased the former Black Bear Inn to David and Krysta Mihaljevich. The new tenants will be operating under the name Lotus Lodge Inn, which opened in October 2015 and will be run as an Inn, Spa, Cafe and wellness center offering yoga classes, events workshops and retreats. The Lotus Lodge Inn offers slopeside accommodations at Bolton Valley Resort.
The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center welcomes J. Andrew Dreslin, MD, to the urology practice in Berlin, joining fellow urologist John Horan, MD.
TPW welcomes Alison Cummings as the new managing broker of TPW Real Estate in the Stratton area. Prior to joining the real estate industry in 2006, Alison spent 30 years as a ski coach and program director at Stratton. She owned and operated her own landscape company in the Manchester/Dorset, Vermont area in the off-season.
Thomas Hughes has joined the Vermont Public Interest Research Group as Campaign Manager of the Energy Independent Vermont coalition.
Andrew Manitsky has become a named partner in the Burlington law
firm of Lynn, Lynn, Blackman & Manitsky, P.C., where he continues to
represent clients in complex civil disputes and intellectual property
matters. Manitsky is listed in Best Lawyers in America and New England Super
Lawyers, and is the Chair of the Vermont Bar Association’s Intellectual
Vermont Public Radio is teaming with 105.9FM The Radiator to bring full versions of the VPR-produced concert series ‘Live From The Fort’ to Chittenden County airwaves. The “Live From The Fort” music video series hosts Vermont-based bands in VPR’s Colchester studios. Performances are featured online at VPR.net and on VPR’s daily public affairs program Vermont Edition.
The Vermont Business Roundtable Research and Education Foundation has announced that executive director Mary Schwartz will leave the organization at the end of this year.
The First National Bank of Orwell, a community bank serving Orwell and Shoreham, Vermont and surrounding communities since 1863, today announced the appointment of Bryan S. Young, age 38, as Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2016. He succeeds his father, Mark S. Young, age 62, who has served as the chief executive since 1979.
Vermont Information Technology Leaders, Inc. (VITL) has named Gregori Somoff, CPA, as its new accounting manager. In this position, Somoff is responsible for all aspects of the accounting system for VITL, including invoicing, collections, payables, treasury, financial controls, and financial reporting.
Inntopia’s Support Team recently got a boost with the addition of Karin Gosselin and Michelle Jones. Both were recently hired as Strategic Account Managers, bringing years of talent and expertise to the team.