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Small Dog Electronics focuses their business on the cutting edge of technology, mobile devices, and cloud computing, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve forgotten about more “classic” means of communication.

Acute care nurse practitioner Amanda Flyckt has joined the hospitalist team at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph. Hospitalists are providers who care for hospitalized patients, or inpatients.

Finn & Stone Insurance Agency is pleased to announce that Jonathan Ams has recently earned the designation of Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC). A CIC designation is a mark of distinction that represents a commitment to professional excellence and leadership within the insurance industry.

The Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care (VPQHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Fulton as the new Executive Director.

The Richards Group is pleased to announce the addition of Steve Burnett to the firm’s Investment Advisory team. Steve will advise both individual investors and employer sponsored 401(k) and 403(b) plans. He will be working throughout Vermont, New Hampshire and Western Massachusetts and will be based in The Richards Group’s Norwich, Vermont office.

Central Vermont Community Action Council (CVCAC) and the District Office of the US Small Business Administration are pleased to announce Laura Lind-Blum as the new Director of the Vermont Women’s Business Center (VWBC).

Champlain College will confer three honorary degrees during its 134thCommencement on Saturday, May 5, celebrating the accomplishments of a Dublin scholar, a Burlington physician, and a Burlington performing arts center founder and director. Some 450 seniors are expected to receive their bachelor and associate degree diplomas during the ceremony at Memorial Auditorium.

Yankee Magazine’s March/April issue, on newsstands now, features 20 individuals who repair broken treasures—from clocks to books and more—in an article called “The Fixers.” The 10-page article opens with a full-page photograph of Ray Bates, shown sporting a loupe, an eye-piece that helps him view the inner working of the pre-Industrial Revolution clocks that he repairs along with the help of hi

Team Leader, Brian Armstrong is pleased to announce that Kimberly Hart of Burlington has joined Nate Malley of The Nate Malley Team at Keller Williams Realty Green Mountain Properties. Kimberly Hart grew up in the Finger Lakes region of New York and has spent over four years enjoying everything the greater Burlington area has to offer along Lake Champlain.

Mater Christi School recently reorganized its Advancement Department, separating Development and Marketing. Mrs. Jennifer Behr, who was Mater Christi’s Director of Advancement, is now their Director of Marketing and Communications. A new Director of Development, Mrs. Sarah Lavoie, has been hired by the school and will work closely with Mrs. Behr.

Saint Michael's College senior business students Denise Belanger of Rumford, Maine, and Benjamin Hodges of Salisbury, N.H., won the Business Ethics Case Competition held March 2, on the Saint Michael’s campus. The winning case study was titled “Bunny Butcher: PETA Protests Donna Karan New York.” The winning team split the grand prize of $1,000, as well as $150 for being first-round winners.

The City of Burlington announced today that long-time co-director of the Fletcher Free Library, Amber Collins, will be retiring as of June 30, the end of her current term of appointment. Ms. Collins has served as a co-director since 1992, when the library co-director positions were created, and served as Assistant Director since 1997.