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RAD-Innovations LLC Introduces the RAD RaceRunnerTM Running Frame Designed for Disabled Athletes with Balance and Mobility Issues
RAD-Innovations LLC is pleased to announce the introduction and availability of the RAD RaceRunnerTM running frame. The RAD RaceRunner running frame is designed for use by individuals challenged with balance, range of motion and mobility resulting from cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, stroke, or amputation, for example. Athletes us...
2019 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year
Wonder Why Farm, a 235-head certified organic dairy operation in Cabot, Vermont, has been named the 2019 Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year. Morgan and Jennifer Churchill were selected for this award for their overall excellence in dairying as well as their innovative ways to improve herd management and produce high-quality milk, including installing r...
Northstar Fireworks of East Montpelier, VT Takes 2nd Place at the La Fete De Lac Des Nations International Fireworks Competition in Sherbrooke, QC, Representing the United States
Northstar Fireworks of East Montpelier, VT represented the United States this past week at the Sherbrooke, QC International Fireworks Competition La Fete Du Lac Des Nations, taking 2nd place overall. Several pyrotechnic companies competed from July 16-21st, with Northstar Fireworks lighting up the sky on Thursday, July 18, 2019 with a pyrotechnic s...
Chair Announces Interim Appointment at Central Vermont Chamber
Edward Larson of Montpelier has been named interim president of the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce and will begin work at the Chamber on July 1. The appointment was announced today by Board Chair Joseph L. Choquette III, president of Mark III Public Affairs LLC. Larson will take over for current President and CEO William D. Moore, who will be...
2019 ATHENA Leadership Awards®
Comments by Kody Lyon Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce June 18, 2019 Kody Lyon, a member of the ATHENA Award Committee of the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce, announced that the Central Vermont Chamber has partnered with ATHENA International® in order to bring this exciting program to Vermont. “We will be presenting two internationally recog...
Fall Is on Its Way, What Will You Discover?
By William D. Moore, President & CEO As a public service reminder, the autumnal equinox takes place on Saturday, September 22nd at 9:54 pm EDT. Please don’t shoot the messenger. How is it possible that summer has nearly come and gone already? The fall is truly a spectacular time of year. Cooler days and even cooler nights; later sunrises, earli...
The Best Business Networking Opportunities in Central Vermont
My father, a 93-year-old, retired obstetrician and gynecologist, always tells me not to tear my rotator cuff patting myself on the back when I start to brag about something I have accomplished. At the risk of significant injury to myself, I want to take a moment to brag about something that the Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce does and does very...
VOTE FOR VERMONT: Assisting Vermont’s 7,000 Farms
Meet Vermont’s newly appointed State Director of the Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) – Wendy Wilton! You might know her as Rutland City’s Treasurer and as a former candidate for State Treasurer. Wendy spent the last 10 years serving Rutland as the Treasurer, Tax Collector and Pension Administrator. She accomplished a great deal...
7 steps to improve cybersecurity
There was a time you could run a small business with a bank account, a telephone, an internet connection and some sort of physical base. These days, cybersecurity has been added to this list as a necessity nearly every small business owner needs to consider. This is especially true for small businesses such as law offices or accounting firms that d...
3 reasons to go cashless
The dollar, the euro, the pound, the yen… the currency people use around the world has many different names, but it all shares something in common. Paper forms of currency are out and digital payments are in. The security and convenience of card based electronic payments and digital payments are driving a global shift away from cash. As cons...
