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Shoko Hirao, International Markets Consultant Also Joins Tourism Team

Vermont Department Of Economic Development Awards GW Plastics With Workforce Development Grants

New Lake Champlain Tasting Trail Start of International Culinary Route

National, State and Local Speakers Confirmed for The National Outdoor Recreation Conference in Burlington, VT

The Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economic Collaborative (VOREC) steering committee will host a series of public forums to gather input from Vermonters on how to leverage and strengthen the State’s outdoor recreation assets to grow the economy.

Bennington, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today joined local, state and federal partners to announce a $1 million Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to the Town of Bennington. The federal grant will help redevelop the historic Putnam Block, which will include six properties and more than four acres, in downtown Bennington.

Governor Scott announced that Bennington’s NSK Steering Systems America Inc has received a $208,753 Vermont Training Program Grant from the Vermont Department of Economic Development. The grant will create a Manufacturing Center of Excellence that will broaden the capabilities of current and future employees.