Vermont Representative Martin LaLonde
South Burlington, VT – Vermont Representative and South Burlington School Board Member Martin LaLonde announced a property tax reform and climate action proposal today at the headquarters of Ben & Jerry’s. Representative LaLonde’s bill would provide much-needed property tax relief by lowering the statewide property tax rate. The proposal would diversify and stabilize Vermont’s education […]
Kelly Baker joins CCS board
(Colchester, VT) VBSR member Champlain Community Services (CCS), a nonprofit serving Vermonters with intellectual disabilities and autism, recently welcomed Kelly Baker to its board of directors. Baker is a preschool para-educator at Malletts Bay School in the Colchester Early Education program, and also serves as a part-time community support worker with a young woman with […]
VBSR Responds to VT Early Care & Learning Dividend Report
New report demonstrates strong economic case for increasing public investment in Vermont’s early care and learning system Yesterday, the Vermont Business Roundtable’s Research & Education Foundation released a report, titled Vermont’s Early Care and Learning Dividend, which details the Vermont-specific return on investment the state stands to gain by increasing public investments in high-quality early […]
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 […]
National Life and Heartworks Celebrate Reopening Of Child Care Center
Company-owned Building Hosts New Loveworks Center Montpelier, Vermont – National Life and Heartworks Preschools celebrated the grand opening this week of a Loveworks Child Care Center in a building National Life owns on its Montpelier campus. Heartworks leased the building from National Life earlier this year and currently serves 21 children, including many whose parents […]
Legislative Reception Draws Nearly 200
VBSR Focuses Efforts on Supporting Independent Contractors, Affordable Accessible Child Care Burlington, VT – Approximately 175 legislators, state officials, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) members and guests packed Montpelier’s Capitol Plaza for VBSR’s Annual Legislative Reception on Wednesday, February 8th. The event, which was presented byLeonine Public Affairs, was a chance for policy makers […]
Business Associations Join Together: Request President Trump to Rescind His Executive Order Regarding the Issuance of Visas
Vermont- Vermont business associations representing small, medium and large, businesses and their employees across Vermont find the recent Executive Order signed by President Trump to be contrary to the economic and humanitarian values that have defined our state and our country since its inception. The statement is issued jointly by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber […]
New Partners for Vermont’s Green Business Program
VBSR Pleased to be a New Supporters of VTGBP! The Vermont Green Business Program (VT GBP) is an environmental assistance and recognition program for businesses in the Green Mountain State that support sustainable business practices. It is administered by the Vermont Environmental Assistance Office (EAO) of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR). VT GBP […]
VBSR Names New Board Members
Rachel Carter and Claudia Marshall Welcomed to Leadership Roles Burlington, VT – Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announced today that Rachel Carter of Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF), and Claudia Marshall of Gardener’s Supply Company have joined the organization’s board of directors. “We are thrilled to welcome these two forward-thinking, creative, businesswomen to our board of directors,” said VBSR’s […]
