Economy & Business

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 05/18/2010

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.

Attn: The middle part of the meeting is missing due to a damaged tape.

Vermont Access Network (VAN): Gross National Happiness Conference Preview 05/18/2010

Gross National Happiness USA envisions a sustainable future, based on the use of a comprehensive set of social progress indicators that reflects our American values and truly supports life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Public Service Announcements: Gross National Happiness PSA 05/18/2010

Terry Precision Bicycles for Women Press Conference 05/18/2010

Mayor Bob Kiss, BBA Executive Director Kelly Devine, Local Motion Director Chapin Spencer and others will be on hand to officially welcome Terry Precision Bicycles for Women to the Queen City, with a bike tour of the City. Terry was recently acquired by Liz Robert, former CEO of Vermont Teddy Bear Co.

Bruce Lisman - "Finding Skin": How Vermont Can Become Its Own Version of an Economic Powerhouse Without Abandoning Its Values 05/13/2010

Sheraton Economic Series Presentation: Sponsored by The Ethan Allen Institute, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Economic Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine and Vermont Tiger. The Series is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center. Tonight's program features Mr. Bruce Lisman, retired Chairman of the JP Morgan Chase Global Equity Division, speaking on how Vermont can become its own versioin of an economic powerhouse without abandoning its values. Mr. Lisman is introduced by Ethan Allen Institute President John McClaughry.

Author and Peak Oil Activist Michael Ruppert 05/13/2010

This video is available at blip.tv: http://blip.tv/file/3653298

It can also be watched on our site here .

Los Angeles based Michael Ruppert, author of Confronting Collapse, speaks on the tangible steps that must be taken to confront the grave global reality of our oil dependence. Sponsored by Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont Commons, The Candidates for Vermont Independence and Free Vermont Radio, along with local sponsors. If you like this video, donate to CCTV and support more free speech programs!

Burlington Development Review Board 05/04/2010

Information on the Burlington Development Review Board is under the City's Planning and Zoning Office.

Local Matters: Vermont Intercity Bus Project 04/30/2010

Host Don MacDonald discusses the early history of bus transportation in Vermont.

Wonderful World of Sustainable Transportation: Way To Go! Week 04/27/2010

Chittenden County Transit Authority General Manager Chris Cole, Local Motion Director Chapin Spencer, Annie Bourdon of CarShare Vermont and other transportation leaders discuss transportation issues, ideas and initiatives. Annie Bourdon talks with Bryan Davis about Way To Go! week which will take place May 17-21.

2010 Community Kitchen Graduation 04/26/2010

A program of the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf and Vermont Foodbank, the second class of Community Kithen students graduate. Among the speakers are: Joel Berg, a leading national expert on U.S. hunger and poverty, author and Executive Director of NYC Coalition Against Hunger.

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!