Editorâs Note: The first of two articles focusing on food and agriculture in Vermont.
BENNINGTON â A recent panel discussion ranged from emergency food provision to statewide agricultural policy. Vermont-scale approaches to ongoing issues came from all directions.
The Bennington Local Food Summit was a day-long conference held over Zoom on May 15. The afternoon panel discussion for the event was titled âA Conversation Between Food Security and Local Food Advocates.â
As a flyer for the summit asked: âHow do we bring these two efforts together to make sure that everyone in Vermont can partake in food grown on our small sustainable farms? How do we support farmer livelihood while also making sure that local food is not only accessible to the most-wealthy people in our community?â
For Dell Technologies Inc., 2020 set the table for what promises to be a very active 2021.
The company achieved a record fiscal year, generating $94.2 billion in total sales, which included a high of $48.4 billion in sales for its Client Solutions Group. More recently, Dell announced plans to spin off its 81% equity ownership in VMware Inc., a move expected to provide close to $10 billion in cash, reducing debt incurred from the acquisition in 2016 of EMC.
With this kind of momentum, Dell will likely focus on the core technologies outlined by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell last year, which were 5G, artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, security, data management and the edge. To date in 2021, the company has already made several key moves in the 5G, edge and hybrid arenas. This includes unleashing Project APEX, Dell’s as-a-service offering in the enterprise.
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BENNINGTON â A former Bennington College administrator will be the next executive director of Greater Bennington Interfaith Community Services Inc., the nonprofit that runs an array of anti-poverty programs.
Natalie Basil, of North Bennington, who previously served as the collegeâs dean of students, will join GBICS on Monday, April 19, the group announced in a press release.
Basil, who has worked in higher education for about two decades, including a nine-year spell at Brown University, said in an interview that the coronavirus pandemic made her more aware of systemic inequities and prompted her to turn toward thinking about how she could give back to the local community.