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Message from the Board
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Dear vtTA Members & Supporters,
The Vermont Technology Alliance and member businesses participated in a meeting in Montreal between tech-focused businesses and organizations in Vermont and Quebec. The meeting was organized by the
Vermont-Quebec Enterprise Initiative
and The Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce.
If you have connections with or interest in working with our tech neighbors north of the border, please contact Jeff Couture at
[email protected]
. Interested businesses are encouraged to sign-in to the
B2B Networking Platform
COREX Opportunities
to find suppliers, customers, commercial partners and other connections.
With summer upon us, make plans now to attend
the vtTA's annual signature event, the
Sunset Dinner Cruise on August 25
. We'll board the Spirit of Ethan Allen for an informal, fun evening featuring refreshments and dinner amid the spectacular setting of Lake Champlain. Get your tickets now for this popular social event. The cruise is made possible by presenting sponsor FirstLight Fiber and sponsor PCC.
The vtTA's
Career Center
continues to grow as a central location to find a job with vtTA member businesses and organizations. Check out the more than 170 tech and non-tech positions available with some top employers, and be sure to share the link with job seekers. More than 100 Career Center jobs have been filled over the past four months.
Jeff Couture
Executive Director, Vermont Technology Alliance
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[July 20, 2016 - Queen City Brewery, Burlington]
 The Vermont Technology Alliance will once again partner with the Vermont Biosciences Alliance for a Bio & Tech Beer social event at Queen City Brewery.
Come meet, interact and network with more than 500 VCs, corporate VCs, angel investors, investment bankers and CEOs of early stage and emerging growth companies at the New York Venture Summit. The vtTA has made arrangements for our network to receive an additional $100 discount to attend
(
promo code: VTTAVIP) in addition to any early registration discounts.
Dozens of makers will exhibit their creations in this second annual Mini Maker Faire in Rutland.
This inaugural Maker Places Conference will bring together experts in the field of creating maker spaces to share their experiences, designs and recommendations.
[August 25, 2016 - Spirit of Ethan Allen, Burlington]
 Set sail with the Vermont Technology Alliance and friends aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen for our annual sunset cruise. Enjoy spirits and a plated dinner amid the spectacular setting of Lake Champlain. Come join us for an evening of food, fun and conversation and help support the Vermont Technology Alliance.
Vermont Code Camp
is a full-day event that brings together technology community members, students and professionals from around Vermont and beyond for sessions on a variety of software topics.
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[June 21, 2016 - Source: Vermont Business Magazine/Press Release]
Burlington Technical Center was named one of 10 winners in the $200,000 Career and Technical Education Makeover Challenge by US Department of Education. The challenge called for high schools to create models for transforming classrooms or other spaces into Makerspaces. BTC will receive $20,000 in cash, and a portion of in-kind prizes from a $378,000 sponsor prize pool, to help build or renovate its Makerspace.
[June 20, 2016 - Source: Vermont Public Radio]
The Generator makerspace has to move out of Burlington's Memorial Auditorium by the end of this year. The non-profit workshop has reached a tentative agreement to move into a warehouse leased by Champlain College in Burlington's South End. If all goes well, Generator will move into an 8,000-square-foot space that'll increase its footprint by nearly a third.
Six Norwich University graduate students are hacking into a company's computer system - for training. Students, working out of the Norwich cyber war room, are hacking into a system to highlight weaknesses. The exercise affords students with real-world experience while testing the systems of actual companies.
[June 14, 2016 - Source: VTDigger]
[June 17, 2016 - Source: VTDigger/Press Release]
Vermont Precision Tools in Swanton, a manufacturer supplying the OEM medical industry, and vtTA member Vermont HITEC, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to high-quality workforce development, announced a second education and apprenticeship program that will bring additional machine operator jobs to Vermont over the next several months. A machine operator is responsible for the operation of various cylindrical grinding machines as well as the operation of computer controlled (CNC) equipment.
[June 15, 2016 - Source: Vermont Business Magazine/Press Release]
Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP, a vtTA member, has been honored with a 2016 "When Work Works Award" for its use of effective workplace strategies to increase business and employee success. This award, part of the national When Work Works project, recognizes employers of all sizes and types from across the country. Work sites must qualify by ranking in the top 20 percent of the country based on a nationally representative sample of employers.
[June 14, 2016 - Source: Press Release]
Industrial and embedded computer manufacturer and vtTA member Logic Supply has introduced the
CL100 Fanless Mini PC
, an ultra-compact computer that contains no moving parts, features all-metal construction and stands less than two inches tall. The CL100 Series uses passive thermal management to cool internal components, allowing for a completely ventless enclosure, keeping out dust and other airborne debris and extending the system's lifespan.
Vermonters have long bemoaned the digital divide that separates residents of the state's more populated areas - notably, Chittenden County, where broadband coverage is widely available from multiple providers - from their more remote counterparts. Those in the real estate business say that, depending on a property's location, broadband access can make or break the deal.
[June 13, 2016 - Source: VTDigger/Press Release]
Green Mountain Power announced that five energy entrepreneurs have been named winners of the company's Inspire Space Contest to collaborate with vtTA member GMP in its open concept workspace in Colchester. The businesses will work alongside each other, the GMP team, and other energy leaders, receiving free space, coaching and collaboration with GMP for a minimum of one year.
[June 9, 2016 - Source: Vermont Public Radio]
Green Mountain Power is piloting a new project in home energy storage. It's sold 500 Tesla home batteries to customers, both for the homeowner's private use, and for the utility to draw on as a source of electricity. The company is the first utility in the country to pilot the Tesla Powerwall battery in this way.
[June, 2016 - Source: Vermont Business Magazine/SBA]
Desai Management Consulting, a vtTA member, has been named the Vermont Minority-Owned Business of the Year by the Small Business Administration for growing revenue and profits, increasing team members, innovation and contributions to the community. Vijay Desai, an Indian American, has turned the consulting firm he established in 2010 into a global company with a team of more than 30 people.
[June 17, 2016 - Source: VTDigger/Press Release]
ECFiber, a nonprofit consortium based in Royalton, says it will extend fiber optic Internet cable to virtually every address in six rural towns next year, and it plans to keep building until more than 20 towns are served. The company plans to run fiber optic cable throughout Barnard, Thetford, Strafford, West Windsor, Pomfret and Pittsfield in 2017.
[June 6, 2016 - Source: Vermont Business Magazine/Press Release]
Sovernet Communications, a vtTA member, announced that its fiber network now supports broadband services for numerous rural Vermonters in the so-called "last mile," by providing dedicated Internet access and data transport to other service providers. These providers, in turn, are extending further and further into rural Vermont to serve residential and business customers.
[May 27, 2016 - Source: VTDigger/Press Release]
The Vermont Technology Alliance hosted Jim Porter, the director of telecommunications and connectivity at the Public Service Department, at a Lunch & Learn session to talk about the future of high-speed Internet in Vermont. Porter told about two dozen attendees that companies do not find it profitable to build fiber-optic cable - the highest level of broadband technology currently available - to every last address on every last dirt road in Vermont.
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Merritt & Merritt has collaborated with publicly and privately-held growth companies for over 27 years - including those in the tech/IT sector
- throughout the United States and abroad, providing them with focused business and legal advice on intellectual property protection, including patents, copyrights and trademarks, entity formations, debt and equity financing, and mergers and acquisitions.
Merritt & Merritt is proud to represent several of Vermont's leading technology companies, including Ascension Technology, Bia Diagnostics, Inc., Daft Labs, Inc., Elution Technologies, Inc., and SB Electronics. Merritt & Merritt also represents a number of early-stage technology companies including Thermouse, Inc. and HortLabs, two of this year's LaunchVT finalists, and is proud to have sponsored the Vermont Technology Alliance's tech job impact report.
A boutique law firm with offices in Burlington, Vermont and Manchester, New Hampshire, Merritt & Merritt is the only B Corp Law Firm in Vermont and a founding member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.
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Would you like to see your company highlighted? Know of a company the vtTA should be talking about? Send us an email at
[email protected]
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Vermont Technology Alliance Membership Update
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The Vermont Technology Alliance thanks the following new and renewing members: Chroma Technology, Coldwell Banker Hickok and Boardman, C2-Competitive Computing, Logic Supply, Oplerno, and Ringmaster Software.
The Vermont Technology Alliance welcomes businesses and individuals to join our non-profit business association. Members benefit from vtTA's advocacy, programs and services, including discounts on our sponsored events, job postings in our Career Center, and networking and business opportunities. To find our more and to discuss membership, contact Jeff Couture,
[email protected]
, or sign up to be a new member
here
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Useful Information & Links
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vtTA's Career Center
 Vermont Technology Alliance member companies are hiring, and when you visit the Career Center on the Vermont Technology Alliance website you can browse and search for these job openings. We currently have more than 170 job openings for both tech and non-tech positions, making it a great source for finding an opportunity with growing Vermont tech businesses.
 Are you looking for business services, meet-up groups, government information or funding sources? Find this and more at vtTA's
resources page
posted on the
Vermont Technology Alliance website
. And be sure to let us know if there's something we should add.
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