Economy & Business

St. Michael's College: 50 Years after the March on Washington: How Are We Doing? 08/28/2013

Sponsored by the St. Michael's Peace and Justice Program, this panel presentation features Dr. Lorrie Smith, Dr. Kathryn Dungy, Dr. Bill Grover, and Father David Theroux discussing the history and implications of the March on Washington of August 28th, 1963, famous for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech 'I have a Dream'.

Learn What Matters at Saint Michael's College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu

Common Good Vermont: Understanding Vermont 08/21/2013

Vermont Community Foundation has a new Understanding Vermont report titled "Local Food for Healthy Communities: Bringing Food Security to all Vermonters." Jen Petersen, VCF's Vice-President for Program & Grants talks about the VCF's Farm and Food Initiative and its goal to make sure we have a fair and just local food system in Vermont. The local food movement is thriving, but there are still too many Vermonters who, for any number of reasons, can’t enjoy the benefits of local food – and in fact, who routinely don’t have access to enough food of any kind to meet their nutritional needs. Her discussion is framed by the Local Food for Healthy Communities report--identifying current barriers to access, looking at the need for increasing training business opportunities for farmers, and helping institutions boost processing and other capacity to buy more local food. She also elaborates with host Lauren-Glenn Davitian, on some of the great work under way already by some of the Farm and Food partners.

Lake Champlain Chamber: My Chamber Membership Episode Two: My Voice, Our Voice 08/19/2013

One of the most important and valued functions of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce is to act as an advocate for its member businesses on a local, regional, state, national and even global level. Whether it’s bringing political persons of importance to the area to engage in discussions with community business leaders, or taking the ideas and opinions of those business leaders directly to Vermont and US legislators in order to make change for the better, the Chamber’s government affairs and advocacy team is here to support you.

When the Chamber is able to effect change for our member businesses, everyone in the community benefits. To learn more about how LCRCC works for you, your community and your business, visit vermont.org/chamber and navigate to “Government Affairs and Advocacy.”

Common Good Vermont: Fall Events 08/15/2013

Lauren-Glenn Davitian tells about the Common Good Vermont fall events.

Roundtable Today: VBR/EPR Business Conditions Survey 08/15/2013

Lisa Ventriss, President of Vermont Business Roundtable and Jeffrey Carr, President, Economic & Policy Resources, share their new joint effort, the VBR/EPR Business Conditions Survey. - See more at: http://blog.vtroundtable.org/in-the-news/vbr-and-econcomic-policy-resources-partner-on-business-conditions-survey/#sthash.mMimoss5.dpuf
The goal of this new and important collaboration is to increase the economic representativeness and relevance of Roundtable member survey results as an economic indicator for the Vermont economy, its future trends and opportunities. A secondary goal will be to systematically collect data to construct a 4-quarter moving diffusion index to smooth seasonal volatility and more easily glean underlying trends. Specifically, the survey will obtain results that provide a more timely and representative view of business conditions in Vermont; the near-term outlook for the Vermont economy; and gauge business intentions for capital investment, demand for goods and services, and hiring. - See more at: http://blog.vtroundtable.org/in-the-news/vbr-and-econcomic-policy-resources-partner-on-business-conditions-survey/#sthash.mMimoss5.dpuf

Captive Riley 08/13/2013

Vermont Captive Insurance Association's 28th Annual Conference. William Riley Partner, Paul Frank+Collins P.C. VCIA Board Chair 2013

Captive McElhiney 08/13/2013

Vermont Captive Insurance Association's 28th Annual Conference! Steve McElhiney, MBA, CPCU, ARe President, EWI Re, Inc. VCIA Board Member and Past Board Chair

Frank Nutter Keynote 08/13/2013

Frank Nutter, President of the Reinsurance Association of America Keynote Speaker at the VCIA 2013 Annual Conference Burlington, Vermont

Jeff Lanza Keynote 08/13/2013

Jeff Lanza, retired FBI Agent Keynote Speaker at the VCIA 2013 Annual Conference Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Chamber: My Chamber Membership Episode One: What's the Chamber? 08/13/2013

What is a Chamber of Commerce anyway? These answers straight from the mouths of our members may surprise you. The Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce strives to continually innovate and push the limits of what a Chamber can be and do, both for its individual member businesses and the community as a whole. From regional tourism promotion to workforce investment through education and job development to small business incubation and numerous discount programs, we believe our Chamber programs and initiatives are the best in Vermont.

Don’t take it from us - watch the video and hear for yourself what our members are saying about us. You’ll discover how deeply valuable a membership with the Lake Champlain Chamber can be!

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!