- Sign-up to be included in the next addition of the Buy Local Book ! In addition to opportunities for retailers, this year we will be including a new section for professional services section. There are opportunities to have a story, an advertisement, or coupons in the book. Support local and support Vermont ! Learn more here and below.

- Consider nominating someone for the Terry Ehrich Award for Social Responsibility in business.  We will be recognizing the selected individual at a special event in September. Click here to nominate someone!

- Submit your preferred funding option for the future Universal Health Care system in Vermont. We are looking for your input in how Vermont should replace the approximately 2 billion dollars we are already spending in private insurance premiums. Let us know what you think, click here.

Any VBSR member at a for-profit business is eligible to be nominated. Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged. The award will be presented at the Terry Ehrich Award Ceremony and Dinner in mid-September 2014. For more information, please call VBSR at (802) 862-8347.

Nomination deadline: Friday, May 30, 2014.

Since 2008, the Vermont Intern Program has been fully funded by the Vermont Department of Labor's Next Generation Internship Grant and for the past several years we have also received support from UVM Continuing and Distance Education. 

This year we are pleased to once again announce support from these organizations for 2014! Their commitment to workforce development and growing Vermont's economy through PAID internships is vital to the success of the state and our organization. Please join us in thanking them!

If we've helped you, you want our help, contact Roxanne today at roxannev@vbsr.org or (802) 862-8347.  

Bitybean, LLC: 10% off orders on our website. 

Contact: Doug Hartwell Web: www.bitybean.com 

This program can have a powerful impact resulting in cost savings, increased employee buy-in, and healthier employees!

There are several options for drivers to take the course:

1. ALA can provide a company/organization/town with a link to the program, and each employee can access the training through that link.

2. ALA can provide a group training. With a facilitator, drivers and employees can attend and complete the course together.

3. For independent drivers, they can request a link from team@erating.com or call the Lung Association at 876-6860.

Following a rigorous selection process, Route 802 has been chosen to develop Vermont's official tourism mobile app, VisitVT, for the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing.  "This resource is not just an app, or a guide, its a core component to an interactive digital marketplace. Our goal is to bring together communities, merchants and consumers to enhance the Vermont experience through integrated mobile technologies" said Al Levy, Founder of Route 802.  "We are providing an efficient and effective way to reach Vermont's mobile audience with actionable, location-based and commerce-driven mobile tools." Check out the whole story here... congrats Route802! 

proudly announces the completion of a renewable energy project intended to reduce the firm's carbon footprint. Dinse serves as counsel to clients financing and developing renewable energy projects in Vermont and New York and will benefit from the power generated by the 16.5 kW project consisting of 55 300-watt solar panels on the roof of the firm's building at 209 Battery Street in Burlington, Vermont. The installation was coordinated by Encore Redevelopment of Burlington, Vermont, and was commissioned on April 9, 2014. Check out the scope of the project here.  

announced recently that Fletcher Allen Health Care has chosen Sovernet's fiber network for its latest data transport needs. Sovernet has built a 300 megabits per second (Mbps) wide area network (WAN) connection between Fletcher Allen and its Berlin affiliate, Central Vermont Medical Center.  The link is being used to securely transport medical images and data between the two entities to streamline care and reduce duplication of efforts to care for their shared patients. We're always happy to see members working with members... check out the complete story here. 

VPT changes name to Vermont PBS

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