One of Vermont's fiercest fighters for human rights, Peg Franzen, recently passed on after battling cancer. Ms. Franzen has been a key leader of the Vermont Workers’ Center and the Healthcare Is A Human Right Campaign over the last decade. She had a long career working for disability rights, social and economic justice for over 30 years before joining the Workers’ Center.
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The ribbon is cut by owner Rebecca Buonadonna at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at Raw Honey Apparel. Raw Honey Apparel is now open at 5 Center St. in Downtown Rutland. The store offers a fun, urban shopping experience with a focus on premium denim and fashion forward clothing in a variety of styles.
PC Construction is pleased to announce the promotion of three of its employee-owners. Mike Franzoni, Chip LaBonte and Chet Layman have each been appointed to the role of project executive, helping to strengthen leadership within the company’s Water Treatment business segment and Special Projects group.
H. Kenneth Merritt, Jr., Managing Director of Merritt & Merritt & Moulton was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Broadcast Pix, Inc. based in Billerica, MA. Broadcast Pix sells state of the art video production integration systems. Broadcast Pix is a portfolio company of North Country Angels, Vermont’s angel investor group which meets monthly in South Burlington.
Vermont Information Technology Leaders (VITL) today announced the appointment of Dana Clark to lead technical support specialist, Suzanne Garrow to project manager, Sue Powers to clinical analyst, and Angela Shaheen to technical support specialist.
The Vermont Women’s Fund, a component fund at the Vermont Community Foundation, is excited to announce that Meg Smith has been hired as their new director. The Vermont Women’s Fund harnesses the collective power of giving to promote leadership, equality, and economic independence for Vermont women and girls.
Since 1995, the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) has been strengthening Vermont’s economy by providing financing, technical resources, and business assistance to Vermont companies committed to developing products, offering services, and creating jobs in the fields of renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and forestry.
AllEarth Renewables has announced the recent hiring of Carolyn Cooke as Director of Sales and Marketing.
A seasoned entrepreneur with over twenty years of senior-level experience in consumer products, Cooke, of Colchester, brings to AllEarth Renewables experience in sales, marketing, and brand building.
Emily E. Chamberlain, previously a Paul Frank + Collins Law Clerk, has recently become an Associate Attorney at the firm. Ms. Chamberlain is a member of the firm’s Employment + Labor and Litigation teams, where she focuses on employment litigation defense and providing advice to clients regarding compliance with state and federal laws.
The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce announced on October 29, 2013 at their annual meeting that Steve Costello (Vice President of Generation and Energy Innovation) at Green Mountain Power is the Chamber's 2013 Business Person of the Year.
Costello was presented the award by Vermont Lt. Governor Phil Scott, Rutland City Mayor Chris Louras, and Chamber officials.
After 10 years providing sales and account strategy at Propeller Media Works, Stewart Jensen has been named VP of Strategy. In this role, he will concentrate on developing digital marketing solutions that connect clients with their audiences online. He will also play a deeper role in guiding the finances for the online marketing and custom web design boutique.