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Burlington Telecom Alternative Business Models Forum 06/19/2017

City Council President Jane Knodell sponsors "Alternative Models for Burlington Telecom Forum" featuring Roberta MacDonald, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Cabot Creamery Cooperative and Kenneth Merritt, who led the drafting of the Vermont Benefit Corporation ("B Corp") legislation. Burlington Telecom is about to be sold. The question is, to whom -- A typical corporation or someone else? The City has received 8 bids to buy BT, representing a variety of business models. This event informs City councilors, BTAB (Burlington Telecom Advisory Board), and the general public about the benefits and costs of alternatives to the typical corporate model.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Wealth and Income Inequality 06/20/2014

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is joined by Bishop Thomas Ely, Rabbi Joshua Chasan, the Rev. Lynn Bujnak, and Monsignor Roland Rivard focussing on wealth and income inequality.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Worker-Owned Businesses 06/02/2014

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is joined by representatives of worker-owned Vermont businesses and Dr. Joseph Blasi, an employee-ownership expert at Rutgers, to announce legislation that Sanders will introduce in the Senate.The legislation would provide assistance to workers who want to form their own businesses by creating Employee Stock Ownership Plans or worker-owned cooperatives.

The Future of CCTA 04/30/2014

Host Shelagh Cooley speaks with Chuck Norris-Brown, Retired CCTA Driver, on business management alternatives relative to the recent CCTA Bus Driver's strike.

Business Ownership & Governance 04/24/2014

Host Shelagh Cooley speaks with Don Jamison, Executive Director of Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC), and Emeritus Professor of Business Administration, Michael A. Gurdon, Ph.D., on the various models of business ownership and governance, their implications to local economies, and mechanics for resolving internal business issues. VEOC's 2014 Annual Conference takes place at St. Michael's College, June 3rd. Details: www.veoc.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!