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HALIFAX â After a year marked by contentious meetings, Select Board candidates vying for a three-year term faced tough questions from residents in a forum.
Incumbent Mitchell Green answered one about whether the board has any etiquette or policy about candidates convicted of a crime. He said board members are elected and they cannot tell each other how to do their job.
âIâm totally not the person I was 30 years ago,â he said Tuesday during the forum held by conference call while explaining that a conviction has no effect on his performance as a board member.
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Vermont Business Magazine Registration is now open for the Fourth Annual Southern Vermont Economy Summit at www.sovermontzone.com/summit. This three-day virtual event will be held May 12th, 13th, and 14th.
The 2021 summit theme is “Reconnect”. It’s a chance to reconnect with one another, and with new ideas. The summit features workshops, networking, panel sessions, and special speakers focused on small business development, reimagining wealth-building for our communities, small scale changes to strengthen communities, and a 3-part New-to-Vermont lunch series.
The Summit is anchored by “In Conversation With: Governor Scott and Lt. Governor Gray on Envisioning Vermont’s Future” followed by “The Future Talks Back,” a young professional town hall discussion on the future of our regional economy.
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DVFiber, a communications union district (CUD) consisting of 20 towns in southern Vermont, seeks to build a Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to more than 10,000 unserved and underserved households and businesses. DVFiber recently released a Request for Proposal (RFP) in search of private sector partners to develop a public/private partnership agreement.
DVFiber envisions completing all connections by 2024 in two or three phases, with major progress to be made in the first year. The RFP provides information on member towns, details possible funding avenues identified by its governing board, and sets expectations for the resulting network.
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Historic Beer Birthday: A.J. Houghton
Today is the birthday of Andrew Jackson Houghton (February 8, 1830-September 24, 1892). He was born in Readsboro, Vermont, and moved to the Jamaica Plain area of Boston where he founded the A.J. Houghton & Co. Brewery with John A. Kohl in 1870. They bought the Christian Jutz brewery, which had been built in 1857, but moved production across the street. It was also known as the Vienna Brewery at various points of its history, before closing for good in 1918 when Prohibition went into effect.
This is a history of the brewery from 100 Years of Brewing:
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“Let us help you help yourself”: Awardees Announced for the First-Ever Round of SoVTYPs Professional Development Grant Program
Vermont Business Magazine The Professional Development Grant Program is the newest offering for Southern Vermont Young Professional members. The Southern Vermont Young Professionals (SoVTYPs) is a workforce initiative of Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) and the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC).
The SoVTYP mission is to attract, retain and support Young Professionals in Southern Vermont by providing engaging opportunities and networking through social and educational events, and volunteer opportunities.
The pilot grant program was developed to support YP members who are advancing, or pivoting, their career by providing financial assistance to help them achieve those career goals. The first round of applications were due December 1st, 2020, with awardees notified on December 15