Capstone Community Action hires Chief Financial Officer
(Barre, VT) Capstone Community Action announced that Colleen Lafont was hired as the new Chief Financial Officer. This position has a critical role in fulfilling the Capstone leadership team. Colleen has worked at Capstone for 27 years and during this time she has held the roles of Controller and Grants and Contracts Accountant. Colleen brings […]
Local Officer Carries the Heartbeat into the World at Special Olympics Games
The 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games concluded last week in Graz and Schladming, Austria. Among the Vermonters represented at the Games was Bruce Merriam, an officer with the Stowe Police Department and Co-Director of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Vermont. “I’m having an awe-inspiring Final Leg experience. Incredible!” reported Merriam […]
Union of Concerned Scientists Ranks Vermont Second in Nation for Clean Energy Momentum
A new report entitled “Clean Energy Momentum: Ranking State Progress” and published by the Union of Concerned Scientists highlighted Vermont for its success in developing a clean energy economy. Vermont ranked second nationally, only bested by California. The report scored states on 12 metrics in the three broader areas of technical progress, direct visible effects […]
City Market, Onion River Co-op Celebrates Earth Week
Co-op highlights sustainability efforts, gives away free, reusable tote bags Burlington, VT – City Market is celebrating Earth Week Monday, April 17 – Sunday, April 23 by partnering with Seventh Generation and Cabot Creamery to give away free, reusable tote bags to highlight and promote the Co-op’s sustainability efforts. For this celebratory week, City Market will not have paper […]
Chewing on Leadership
Looking for strategies to bridge the political divide? Join the Snelling Center for Government’s Chewing On Leadership, our monthly dialogue. Beyond Polarization: Strategies for Effective Communication to Bridge the Political Divide Part 1 With guest faculty Kesha Ram and Mark Snelling April 20th 12:15-1pm (Event is a Zoom Web Conference) Sign Up Here Contact Suzanne Trahey […]
Vermont Leadership Institute
What is your BIG W work? Vermont Leadership Institute, Vermont’s premier civic leadership development program has been offering insight to leaders on this question since 1995. Our 9 month intensive and transformative leadership journey begins this fall. For application information please follow this link or contact Suzanne Trahey at suzanne@snellingcenter.org. The Snelling Center for Government […]
City Market Issues RFP for South End Site
Co-op accepting proposals for subdivided lot at 75 Briggs Street Burlington, VT – When City Market purchased just over 4.5 acres at 207 Flynn Avenue in Burlington’s South End, their plan was to subdivide the lot and work to sell the south parcel. Currently, the foundation and steel are going up for City Market’s second […]
Governor Phil Scott to address the BizFit Conference on April 27 at the Mountain Top Inn: a one-day event focused on stimulating local economic growth
Vermont Governor Phil Scott has just agreed to be the lunchtime keynote speaker at the BizFit Conference to be held on Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 8:00 am to 3:45 pm at the Mountain Top Inn, Chittenden VT. Organized by Evolve Rutland, The Bizfit Conference will focus on the powerful interrelationship between healthy economic development […]
Tiffany Zullo new service coordinator at CCS
(Colchester, VT) Champlain Community Services (CCS) recently announced Tiffany Zullo as a new service coordinator. She has been with the agency since 2014, providing one-to-one supports to people with intellectual disabilities and autism as a community inclusion facilitator. In her new role, Zullo will act as a team leader to develop, plan, and implement comprehensive […]
OneDigital Health And Benefits Recognized As Top Place To Work By Two National Organizations
Industry Leader’s Focus on Employee Engagement Results in Award Winning Workplace Culture Atlanta, GA —February 2, 2017— OneDigital Health and Benefits, a leader in the employee benefits space, has been named to one of “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®” by the National Association for Business Resource’s. OneDigital has also been awarded Business Insurance’s “Best […]
