Fran Tobin Joins VPR & Vermont PBS As Vice President Of People & Culture
Winooski and Colchester, Vt. (April 8, 2021)— Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS have announced the appointment of Fran Tobin as Vice President of People & Culture. Tobin brings to this newly created position more than two decades of experience in human resource management in the private, public and education sectors, including executive level management, […]
Rebecca Foster named CEO of VEIC
The VEIC Board of Directors has appointed Rebecca Foster to serve as VEIC’s new Chief Executive Officer. Foster was named interim CEO in July 2020 and has been a steadfast leader through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic over the past nine months. With more than two decades of experience in the clean energy industry, and 10 […]
Chroma Technology Continues Expansion
Bellows Falls, Vt. – Chroma Technology Corporation has completed a $4 Million capital program at their expanded facility in Bellows Falls, Vermont. After a $22M major facility expansion in 2018, the company has continued to make significant equipment purchases to expand capacity as well as support new technical capabilities. The company has enhanced its substrate […]
Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op: Bristol Community Solar project
The Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op (@acornenergycoop) is excited to announce the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation’s approval of the public offering documentation for the Bristol Community Solar project. A limited number of subscriptions are now available for the community solar array planned for the closed landfill on Pine Street in Bristol. An overview of Bristol Community […]
City Market Co-op Accepting 2021 Seedling Grant Applications
What are City Market Co-op Seedling Grants? As a community-owned food cooperative, City Market acts as a non-profit when we account for profits we make from sales to our Members. Each profitable year, our General Manager recommends a Patronage Dividend to our Board of Directors. A portion of this Dividend is returned through a Patronage Refund check […]
VBSR Champion Members Lead the Way with Social & Environmental Impact in 2020
2020 was a year of unprecedented hardship, and the VBSR community responded with creativity, compassion, and resiliency, providing ample models for responding to the crises of our time while supporting a just, thriving and transformative economy that works for all people and the planet. Two of our VBSR Champion Members recently released impact reports on 2020, National Life […]
CSWD Receives Call2Recycle’s 2020 Top 100 Leader in Sustainability Award
Williston, VT – The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is pleased to announce recognition by Call2Recycle as a 2020 Top 100 Leader in Sustainability. The Leader in Sustainability award is given out annually to top performing Call2Recycle program participants who excel with their battery recycling efforts. This is the sixth year CSWD has received the Leader in […]
Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors
Capstone Community Action Exceeds Fundraising Goal for Fuel Your Neighbors A campaign providing emergency food and heating assistance for central Vermonters this winter (Barre, VT) Capstone Community Action’s Fuel Your Neighbors campaign, in partnership with VSECU, exceeded its fundraising goal by raising $300,000 to support emergency food and heating assistance to vulnerable Vermonters, surpassing the […]
VBSR Champion member GMP’s McClure named a Top 100 Women Impact Leader by Real Leaders Magazine
Mari McClure Honored for Innovation and Positive Social & Environmental Impact Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power President and CEO Mari McClure was named one of Real Leaders Magazine Top 100 Women Impact Leaders for 2021. The 100 CEO’s and leaders on the list were honored because they have delivered results, building a brighter and more […]