Economy & Business

Alliance Francaise Language School - French Class Demonstration 04/04/2011

Excerpts from live class. For more information about this program and how to be involved email Steve Norman at: stevenorman@fastmail.fm or go to www.aflcr.org.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - Senate Economic Development: Jobs Bill 03/31/2011

The Senate Economic Development Committee hears a read-through on H.287, an act relating to job creation and economic development from Rep. Bill Botsow, Chair of the House Commerce & Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee, from whence the bill originated. Also a short take on the bill from Pat Moulton-Powden, Deputy Secretary and Director of Economic Development, Agency of Commerce and Community Development. Recorded 3/31/11.

Bilingual Burlington Bilingue - Classe 8 03/31/2011

Elementary Business French for downtown Burlington retail and hospitality workers. Intructor Kim Chase, teacher at Hunt Middle School in Burlington. A production of The Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region and the Church Street Marketplace Association. Underwritten by Ernie Pomerleau. For more information about this program and how to be involved email Steve Norman at: stevenorman@fastmail.fm or go to www.aflcr.org.

No additional documents this week; Please use earlier documents for reference.

Celebrate Burlington 03/31/2011

A culmination of the annual Neighborhood Night of Success and the Legacy Town Meeting, this event honors the dozens of residents who volunteer their time to serve on a city board or commission. In addition, the Burlington Legacy Plan will seek community input on our shared vision.

Vermont Council on World Affairs: Iraq's Ambassador to the U.S. - Democracy-Building in Post-Transition Iraq 03/28/2011

The Ambassador of Iraq to the U.S., His Excellency Samir Sumaida'ie will be speaking on "Democracy-Building in Post-Transition Iraq". This event is sponsored by the Vermont Council on World Affairs and co-sponsored by Saint Michael’s College.

Alliance Francaise - Celebration de la Francophonie 03/24/2011

Va-et-vient. Featuring: Doreen Kraft of Burlington City Arts, Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss, Christophe Guilhou the Consul General of France, Jean-Stephan Bernard the Quebec Delegate to New England and Antonio "Ernie" Pomerleau the Honorary French Consul to VT.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - Health Care Reform Bill Public Hearing: Business Sector 03/24/2011

Members of the Senate Health & Welfare and the Senate Economic Development Committees take public testimony on S.57, the Senate version of the Health Care Reform bill. Testifying are members of the business community: employers and employees. Recorded 3/24/11.

Wonderful World of Sustainable Transportation: Jennifer Green, Burlington CEDO 03/22/2011

Director of Local Motion, Chapin Spencer, and Annie Bourdon of CarShare Vermont host other transportation leaders to discuss transportation issues, ideas and initiatives. Tonight they speak with Jennifer Green of the Burlington CEDO Office.

Whistle Where You Work: The Future of WPEA & Food Safety Whistleblower Kenneth Kendrick, Episode 31 03/21/2011

WWYW is a multimedia program focusing on issues of accountability, that is produced by the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. Episode 31 Segment 1: The Future of WPEA, Tom Devine and Peter Sapp. Segment 2: Food Safety Whistleblower Kenneth Kendrick.

If you want to purchase a copy of this program, please visit http://www.whistleblowertv.org/.

VT Clean Cities Coalition and Burlington CEDO on Cost-Effective Transportation Practices 03/21/2011

The Vermont Clean Cities Coalition and the Burlington Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) host this meeting for local business owners and fleet managers to discuss transportation challenges and to present solutions to those problems. A valuable opportunity to share concerns, past attempts, and future prospects for developing more sustainable and cost-effective transportation practices. Peter Rusy, from the Neutral Group, discusses the impact of 'vehicle telematics programs' in fleet operations.

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!