Archive for April, 2011

Expansion at Vermont’s Micro Dairy Industry Leader

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

South Royalton, VT – Bob-White Systems – the Vermont farmstead cheese and micro dairy equipment and supply company, is expanding and announces the lease of a 2000 square foot facility in Royalton, Vermont. Bob-White Systems North, located on Waterman Road, just off Exit 3 off I-89, is the new location for research, product development, engineering, and manufacturing of the Bob-White Systems Low Impact Pasteurization (LIP) System which will bring gentle milk pasteurization direct to micro dairy farms. The new facility will also be the location for further product innovations for micro dairy farmers and farmstead cheese makers.

Established in 2006, Bob-White Systems provides micro dairy and cheese making supplies, equipment, support, and innovations for the farmstead, homestead, and small-scale production of local and farm fresh milk and cheese. The Bob-White Systems storefront and offices are located on the town green in South Royalton, next to the South Royalton Co-Op. President, Steven Judge, also operates a micro dairy farm in Royalton which serves as the company’s micro dairy applied research location where the LIP System operates and micro dairy design and best practices are honed.

Recent staff growth and product expansions have resulted in the existing South Royalton Storefront space unable to support engineering and manufacturing components necessary to meet the demands of the growing micro dairy industry in Vermont and beyond. Bob-White System’s customers reach throughout New England with strong loyalty in Pennsylvania, the MidWest, and as far as California, Texas, the United Kingdom, and even Australia. The company’s website – www.bobwhitesystems.com and the customer service team serve these customers and e-commerce developments are in place to further support small scale milk producers, home cheese makers, and farmstead dairy farmers.

Bob-White Systems North is being leased from Lucky’s Trailer Sales and is the first company to fill the space Applied Research vacated in 2008.

Bob-White Systems provides micro dairy and cheese making supplies, equipment, and support for the farmstead, homestead, and small-scale production of local and farm fresh milk and cheese.

 

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Marist College Alumni Featured at Vermont Travel Industry Conference

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Burlington, VT – Kim Knox Beckius, editor of the About.com Guide to New England Travel and Rachel Carter, owner of Vermont public relations business – Rachel Carter PR are presenting today at the Vermont Travel Industry Conference (VTIC) at the Hilton Conference Center in Burlington, Vermont.

Entitled, “How to Communicate More Effectively with Customers, Target Markets & Media,” Kim and Rachel draw upon their combined media, public relations, social media, and business owner expertise as well as their training and education at Marist College. Kim, a 1990 graduate and Rachel, 1998, met at the 2010 VTIC event and this year combined efforts as a featured conference workshop.

Kim also followed Vermont Governor Shumlin’s opening remarks as a member of an industry leader “Hot Topics” panel. Rachel is a volunteer member of the 2011 conference planning committee.

In addition to editing the Guide to New England Travel at About.com (http://gonewengland.about.com), Kim is the author of seven books, the most recent, New England’s Historic Homes and Gardens, being released this fall.

Recognized as a Vermont Business Magazine, Rachel operates Rachel Carter PR (http://rachelcarterpr.com) and is the co-author of Vermont: An Explorer’s Guide, due out in 2012.
 

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National Life Group Names Bob Cotton to be Chief Financial Officer

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Montpelier, Vermont – Bob Cotton has been appointed chief financial officer and senior vice president of National Life Group, it was announced today by Mehran Assadi, president and chief executive officer.

In his new post Cotton, who joined National Life in 1993, will be responsible for all financial operations of National Life Group, a Fortune 1000 company with $29 billion in assets under management. He will also work with Assadi on strategy and business development.

Commenting on the appointment, Assadi said, “Bob’s deep knowledge of National Life Group and his broad familiarity with the entire financial services industry will be of tremendous value as we execute our plans for the future. As the leader of our companywide initiative to craft a new three-year strategic plan Bob brought energy and focus that helped us develop a clear direction for our future.”

The companies of National Life Group offer life insurance, annuities, and investment* products and services.

Cotton began his career with the company as a staff auditor. He steadily assumed positions of greater responsibility and served as the company’s treasurer for six years before his appointment in January as senior vice president for finance.

“This is an exciting time for National Life Group,” said Cotton. “We are a very strong company with a strategic plan that is designed to make us even stronger. I am incredibly honored to be working with Mehran on executing this strategy.”

Cotton is a graduate of Clarkson University and earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Vermont.  He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI), a member of the Association of Financial Professionals, the LOMA Treasury Committee, the New York State Society of CPAs, the Vermont Society of CPAs, and the Vermont Security Analysts Society.   

Prior to joining National Life, he served as an accounting manager at Library Bureau, Inc., and before that as a senior accountant at Coopers & Lybrand.

He resides in Williston, Vermont.

 

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Burlington, Vermont Area Marketing Speed Dating Event Monday, April 11th

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

The Vermont Travel Industry Conference (VTIC) kicks off next week on Monday, April 11th with Marketing Speed Dating from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at the Hilton Burlington. The networking event is new this year and is open to conference attendees as well as local businesses and the public. The event will provide attendees with the opportunity to meet local experts in website development, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, web marketing, e-marketing, video marketing, mobile marketing, public relations (PR), and more. Marketing Speed Dating is included in the VTIC full-conference registration. For one-day conference registrants, the fee to attend Marketing Speed Dating is $25.

Local experts featured at the Marketing Speed Dating event include:
- 802theApp (Mobile Marketing)
- Curve Trends Marketing (SEO and Web Advertising)
- Empower Mobility (Mobile Application Development)
- Gray Dog Media (Pay-Per-Click Advertising)
- Hen House Media (Business Video Applications)
- Sprout New Media (WordPress/Blog Design)
- STRATEEGE Web&Branding (Web Design/Wordpress/Blog Design/Content Management Systems)
- Tag New Media (Web Design, Mobile Marketing, Word Press/Blog Design)
- The Boston Herald (Integrated Media)
- Thoughtfaucet (Online Strategy)
- Vermont Business Magazine (Integrated Media)
- Vermont Chamber of Commerce (State Agency Resource)
- Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing (Government Resources)
- VisitNewEngland.com (Online Advertising)
- WBON / Kate Paine & Associates (Public Relations/Networking)
- Yankee Publishing (Print & Online Marketing)

The 2011 Vermont Travel Industry Conference at the Hilton Burlington runs Tuesday, April 12th and Wednesday, April 13th with an awards banquet on Tuesday evening. This year VTIC will feature four educational tracks: integrated marketing, customer lifecycle, niche marketing, and marketing grab bag. Vermont tourism related businesses and organizations interested in learning about directing marketing traffic, attracting new audiences, building brand loyalty, utilizing state marketing resources, and using video marketing & mobile devices in social media marketing to help develop tourism-industry business should attend the conference! Over 300 industry professionals attend each year and registration is still open at www.VTIC.org. Additional conversations are at www.facebook.com/VTIC802 and by following the hash tag #VTIC on Twitter.

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