Economy & Business

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 11/16/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

Burlington Mayor's Press Conference: Announcement of Burlington Bike Path Task Force 11/05/2010

Mayor Bob Kiss, along with Chapin Spencer of Local Motion and Kelly Devine, BBA will announce the 13 members of the BPTF. The BPTF was created by a City Council resolution, with members appointed by the Parks and Recreation Commission.Task Force Charge:The Task Force is charged with making recommendations for future improvements and changes to Burlington’s Bike Path, which winds for 7.5 miles along Lake Champlain and is a major community feature and tourist attraction. The group will update the path’s capital plan, review funding options, and engage the community on the question of the bike path’s future, in the context of Burlington’s network of on-street paths and other bicycle amenities

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 11/04/2010

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Opportunities Credit Union: Winooski Office Grand Opening 11/04/2010

Opportunities Credit Union ribbon cutting for a new office at 25 Winooski Falls Way. Staff, board and members will be joined by Senator Patrick Leahy tol help us cut the ribbon.

Vermont Workers' Center: A Win-Win for Moran Redevelopment Project Workers 11/01/2010

Traven Leyson hosts, Matt Lash, Marketing & Business Development Director International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 300, and Michael Morelli Business Agent Ironworkers Local 7 to discuss the Moran Plan Redevelopment and efforts towards assuring use of a 'fair' labor force.

Project Labor Agreement for Moran Plant redevelopment

guarantee local, family-wage jobs for Vermonters
apprenticeships for at-risk workers and minorities
responsible stewardship of tax dollars

Please sign the petition:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/the-right-choice-a-project-labor-agreement-for-the-moran-center/

For more info about Project Labor Agreements contact:
Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council
3 Gregory Drive
South Burlington, VT 05403
802.860.6238
http://www.plaswork.org

Rally & Sit-In for Climate Justice - Rising Tide and 350 VT 10/27/2010

After the Public Service Board approved a natural gas pipeline, activist groups organized a protest on the State House lawn. Rising Tide Vermont, 350 Vermont organized the event and helped to train folks in preperation for direct action and civil disobedience. The protest focuses on a Vermont Gas Systems natural gas pipeline currently under way (Phase one) and proposed to contuinue throughout VT and into NY.

Lake Champlain Chamber: 100 Years of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce - Walt Levering, Founder, Windjammer 10/27/2010

As part of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce Centennial celebration, three of the areas prominent business leaders (Mary Powell, Rita Markley and Walt Levering) share their stories and appreciation of LCRCC.

Lake Champlain Chamber: 100 Years of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce - Mary Powell, Green Mountain Power 10/27/2010

Parks, Arts and Culture Committee 10/27/2010

The Parka, Arts and Culture Committee is made up of City Council members Nancy Kaplan, Mary Kehoe and Karen Paul. It is staffed by CEDO Director Larry Kupferman.

The People vs. the Market in the Fight for Climate Justice - Will Miller Social Action Series Lecture 10/26/2010

The Will Miller Social Justice Lecture series will bring speakers to the UVM campus and the Burlington community to provide a continuing program of radical analyses of social, ecological and political concerns. The series is dedicated to Will Miller, Vermont’s activist philosopher and UVM Philosophy Professor for 35 years. Jihan Gearon works on the front lines of the global movement for climate justice. She discusses how social movements around the world will mobilize during the UN Climate talks in Cancun this December 2010. Part of the Will Miller Social Justice Lecture Series. http://www.willmiller.org

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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!