Attorney Mary K. Parent has been elected president of the St. Johnsbury Chamber of Commerce. Parent, an attorney with the firm Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC, began her one-year term in December. She succeeds Jeff Moore, owner of Quest Transportation.
People in the news
Matthew Napolitan, P.E., CPMP, LEED (AP BD+C), has been named a principal at Cx Associates, a leading energy engineering firm and pioneer in the field of building commissioning.
Peterson Consulting President Tom Peterson announced the hiring of Amanda Kava as project coordinator.
Kava's role will be to coordinate project-related communications, research, and scheduling for Peterson Consulting’s clients in health care, transportation, housing and higher education.
Rick Milliken, General Manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Burlington has announced the promotion of Jennifer Bober from Guest Services Manager to catering sales manager. She is responsible for booking and overseeing arrangements and food service for weddings, social events and corporate meetings.
AllEarth Renewables has announced the recent hiring of Jack Nichol, as electronics technician, and George Shelley, as programmer.Both Nichol and Shelley come to AllEarth with extensive experience in their technical fields.Nichol, of Burlington, is a former U.S. Marine where he served as an avionics technician during two tours of duty in Iraq.
DuBois & King, Inc., consulting engineers announce that Brian Mack, PE, has joined the firm as a Project Designer in the Transportation Division. As a Professional Engineer in Vermont and New York with 10 years of experience, he has served as a Civil Engineer for the New York State Department of Transportation and as a Construction Inspector.
Nearly 200 farmers, processors, butchers, chefs, retailers and other meat enthusiasts gathered at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH on March 22 for the inaugural “Meat Ball” at the New England Meat Conference. During a special presentation, three awards recognized a producer, a processor, and a food professional for excellence in their respective fields.
The Vermont Peanut Butter Company is proud to announce that Jeremy Jones will be the Premier Endorsed Athlete, Brand Ambassador and Head of the Endorsed Athlete Program for the Company. The VTPB Endorsed Athlete Program will serve as the foundation for all sponsored and endorsed athletes representing the Vermont Peanut Butter Company worldwide.
The University of Vermont has appointed four new James Marsh Professors-at-Large: Timothy Breen, the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University; Sture Hansson, professor in the Department of Ecology, Environment, and Plant Sciences at Stockholm University; Stephen Polasky, the Fesler-Lampert Professor of Applied Economics and Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at
Logic Supply, a leading provider of specialized systems for industrial and embedded application, welcomed the robotics team from Essex High School and the Center for Technology Essex (picture below) to its South Burlington headquarters on Wednesday, March 3. Roughly 30 Logic Supply employees crowded around as the team demonstrated their custom-engineered robot.
Vermont Heating & Ventilating Co. is pleased to announce that Bill Fyfe, formerly with Hallam-ICS, has joined the VHV team in the Engineering and Estimating departments. Bill is a Registered Professional Engineer in many states, a Leed AP and a Healthcare Facility Design Professional.
Norwich University will host a public reading by award-winning Vermont poet Major Jackson on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room.
Jackson’s reading will be followed by a book signing and Q&A session.