Economy & Business

Lake Champlain Chamber: First Annual Non-Profit Palooza 08/07/2012

Genevieve Burnell, Director of Communications for the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Jennifer Jarecki, Events Coordinator for our Chamber and Lisa Andrew from Lake Champlain Maritime Festival. They talk about the First Annual Non-Profit Palooza that happens Thursday night at 5:30pm More information on the Palooza, please clock http://www.vermont.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=2464.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Senate Field Hearing - Vermont Gas Prices 08/06/2012

U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a field hearing to explore gasoline prices in northwestern Vermont. Sen. Bernie Sanders chairs the hearing. Witnesses include Ben Brockwell, director of data, pricing and information services for the Oil Price Information Service; Rob Leuck, vice president and regional manager of Costco Whoesale, Jim Coutts, director Franklin County Senior Center; Joe Choquette III of the Vermont Petroleum Association; and Gail Horne, owner of the Keelers Bay Variety Store (and gas station) in South Hero, Vt.

Artful Word: Shelburne Farms Old Time Farm Fest 07/28/2012

Community producer James Gero's video on annual Green Mountain Draft Horse Field Day on July 28, 2012.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 07/25/2012

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.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Employee Ownership Bills 07/23/2012

Sen. Sanders announces legislation to provide training, grants, and technical support for programs promoting employee ownership and participation. He will also introduce a bill creating a U.S. Employee Ownership Bank to provide loans and loan guarantees to employees to purchase a business through an employee stock ownership plan.
Sanders is joined by Paul Millman, Co-Founder and CEO of Chroma Technology Corporation, Cindy Turcot, Chief Operating Officer of Gardener’s Supply Company and Mary Steiger, President of PT 360.

11th Annual Essex Junction Block Party 07/21/2012

Annual Community event celebrating the people and businesses of the Village of Essex Junction.

On the Waterfront: Migrant Justice 07/18/2012

Host Melinda Moulton speaks with Natalia Fajardo and Danilo Lopez of Migrant Justice.

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Open World Delegation - Yaroslavl 06/29/2012

Part of the Open World Program enabling young Eurasian elected officials and civic leaders to observe the democratic system firsthand. Local sponsorhip by the Vermont Council on World Affairs. www.vcwa.org Host Eli Harrington speaks with delegates in the media field from Burlington's sister city, Yaroslavl.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 06/27/2012

Nuclear Free Future: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, Fukushima Daiichi: What is the Link? 06/27/2012

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with guests, Maggie Gundersen, Founder of Fairewinds Energy Education and Arne Gundersen, Chief Engineer of Fairewinds Energy Education.

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!