Events
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Handy Toyota, the first auto dealership in the country to enroll in a manure-powered energy program, will host a renewable energy fair to celebrate and spread the word about CVPS Cow Power™, and provide new incentives to support renewable energy development in Vermont. | ||
05 / 3
Start: 1:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Thomas S. Leavitt, Executive Vice President of Merchants Bank, announced today that the company will roll into the eleventh running of the “Merchants Bank 150” on Sunday, May 3, 2009. This is an American-Canadian Tour event and the season opener for Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl. The event is a NHMS ACT Invitational Qualifier. The program will get underway at 1:00 p.m., with qualifying heat action for all divisions starting at 1:30. The full race card will culminate with the Late Model 150 lap feature showcase. | ||
05 / 4
Start: 5:45 pm
End: 9:30 pm
VBSR's annual award ceremony honors an outstanding member with the The Dinner will be held on the Northern Lights Cruise Boat, which will board at the King Street Ferry Dock in Burlington. The cost is $75 per person. Visit www.vbsr.org to register, or call VBSR at (802)-862-8347 for more information. | ||
05 / 5
Start: 7:30 am
End: 5:30 pm
VBSR’s 2009 day-long conference is Vermont’s largest gathering of the state’s most innovative, socially responsible business people. This year’s conference, entitled “On the Long Trail: Sustaining Success,” focuses on how businesses can survive, thrive, and stay true to their principles in tough economic times. David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former journalist, will kick off the conference with his morning keynote speech. | ||
05 / 6
Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Register now for this not-to-be-missed audio-seminar on May 6th entitled Uncle Sam Wants You! (to Report to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services). | ||
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05 / 9
Start: 7:15 pm
The dinner for Citizen of the Year recipient Dick Boera has been set for Saturday, May 9, at | ||
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05 / 11
Start: 8:00 am
Summit on the Future of Vermont Monday, May 11th Dudley Davis Center, UVM, Burlington Registration opens March 9th at www.vtrural.org. Together we will take the next step in working sessions on the most significant issues today in Vermont. Key leaders will be on hand to discuss action around the findings of the CFV. Registration $40. Open to the public. For more information, contact: Vermont Council on Rural Development Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Evening Special Session Monday, May 11 @ 7:00 pm | ||
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05 / 13
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:45 pm
An Excellent professional development opportunity for HR and Safety Staff. Topics include: "Incorporating Safety into Construction & Maintenance Contract Documents"; Material Handling Ergonomics Tool Demonstration; Supervisors as Safety Leaders Panel; Healthy Employees/Safer Employees: Wellness, Incentives and ROI; and the Governors’ Safety Awards. Sponsored by: the Partnership in Safety (Project WorkSAFE, Green Mtn. | ||
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05 / 19
Start: 12:00 pm
End: 2:00 pm
MERCY CONNECTIONS 2nd Annual Signature Event Luncheon to honor the Women’s Small Business Program supporting women-owned businesses in VT for 20 years. Burlington, VT March 31, 2009 – Mercy Connections, Inc. will honor the Woman’s Small Business Program and two exceptional area women, Margaret Peggy Williams, a leader in higher education, and Mary Powell, a leader in Vermont energy. Both women are closely connected to the Women’s Small Business Program, which is celebrating 20 years of supporting women-owned businesses in Vermont. | ||
05 / 20
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Booth registration for the 25th Annual Vermont Business and Industry EXPO is now open! The trade show is scheduled for May 20 & 21, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont. In today's economy, your company cannot afford to hide in the shadows. Get in front of the business community and use EXPO as your key marketing vehicle for 2009. | ||
05 / 21
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Booth registration for the 25th Annual Vermont Business and Industry EXPO is now open! The trade show is scheduled for May 20 & 21, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont. In today's economy, your company cannot afford to hide in the shadows. Get in front of the business community and use EXPO as your key marketing vehicle for 2009. | ||
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05 / 28
Start: 8:30 am
End: 11:30 am
Strong businesses need strong employees. Key to attracting and retaining good people is available, quality, affordable child care. Learn about issues surrounding child care--particularly within Chittenden County where there has traditionally been a shortage--and steps you can take to create a family-friendly environment for your employees at the Child Care is Your Business Forum. The Forum is Thursday, May 28 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m., at the Contois Auditorium in Burlington City Hall. Start: 5:00 pm
End: 8:00 pm
David Hale, a St. Johnsbury native, is one of the world’s leading economic consultants, with clients in the US, UK, Australia, South Africa, Japan, Hong Kong, and China, where he is chair of China OnLine. This is the sixth time that the Institute has had the pleasure of presenting David Hale to the Vermont business and finance community and the general public, in what we hope will be the beginning of a series of such programs at the Sheraton Burlington. | ||
05 / 29
Start: 8:00 am
End: 9:00 am
Business people are encouraged to attend one of the region’s best ways to promote your company, a monthly business networking session, to be held Friday, May 29, at 8 a.m., at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. This month’s meeting, organized by the Northeast Kingdom Chamber, will be held in room 127 of NVRH’s Business & Conference Center. Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:00 pm
The Brattleboro Retreat will offer two opportunities for mental health professionals to attend a full-day continuing education workshop entitled “Working with Gay, Lesbian, Bi-Sexual and Transgender Clients: What Every Counselor Needs to Know.” | ||
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