Computer matching firm opens Bennington office
Information Science Inc. of New York City opens an office at 100 South St in the County National Bank Building Bennington to recruit as many as 20 to 30 hires by year end The company promotes its PICSystem a computer based service claiming substantial cost savings in executive recruitment and matching qualifications to job requirements for firms using nationwide networks and Western Union systems
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Information Science Inc
New York City
South St
County National Bank
Marie Bergquist
West Side Drive
Dale H. Learn
New York
Learn
Personnel Department
Largest Vt. Nursing Home Bought by Boston Chain
Birchwood Nursing Home, a 110-bed Vermont facility four miles from the Medical Center of Vermont, has been acquired by Boston-based Healthcare Corp. for an undisclosed price. Marvin Wilensky will remain administrator and Vermont area supervisor. Healthcare now operates 18 homes including a recent acquisition in Woodstock. Wilensky lauds the new partnership while plans for a 100-bed expansion proceed to completion by late 1969, adding 75 staff for a total of over 180 and capacity to 210.
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Burlington
Louis I. Kane
Healthcare Corp
Birchwood Nursing Home
Vermont
Marvin Wilensky
Allen Kaufman
Wilensky
Kaufman
Birchwood
Medical Center
Kane
Healthcare
Woodstock
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
HealthcareCorp
Rising Lumber Costs Hit Home Builders in 1969
Lumber remains the key cost in housing and prices surged. 1968 saw 23 percent gains for 2x4 boards and up to 85 percent for white spruce, with government and industry predicting continued pressure as housing starts rise toward 1.7 million. Canada will supply most imports to meet demand while domestic mills struggle.
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Washington
UPI
Edgar Guest
National Association of Home Builders
Commerce Department
Japan
Oregon
Commerce, Interior and Agriculture Departments
Wayne Morse
Foreign Aid Act
Canada
Vt Development Credit Corp reports full loan repayments
Vermont Development Credit Corp reports nearly 250000 in loans repaid in full for 1968 at its annual meeting in Montpelier. A. Wilson Barstow notes buoyant state economy and says the program has fulfilled its purpose while raising lending capacity to over 1.5 million. Board members re-elected include Albert Cree and Kenneth Clayton. new directors elected include W. Edwin Milliken, Irving Palmer and Frederick H. Redliff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vt. Development Credit Corp
Barstow
New England Power Co
Development Credit Corp
Vermont
Credit Corporation
Albert A. Cree
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Kenneth R. Clayton
County National Bank of Bennington
Richard H. Gaylord
Northfield Savings Bank
Stanley M. Grandfield
Howard National Bank & Trust Co
Sepp Ruschp
Mt. Mansfield
Burlington
Frederick H. Redliff
Passumpsic Savings Bank
St. Johnsbury
Vermont Restaurateurs Back Travel Office Funding
The Vermont Restaurant Association urges Gov. Davis to continue support for the Cleveland development travel office and keep funding 25 Vermont tourist information booths. President Peter Zilliacus argues against cutting advertising, favors using rooms and meals tax for promotion, and seeks 3 percent tax reimbursement for restaurants and lodgings. The board also backs eliminating the $1 license tax on tax collection and preserving the Pavilion Hotel in Montpelier as a landmark and tourist asset. Zilliacus owns the Hermitage Restaurant near Haystack.
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Stove
The
Vermont Restaurant Association
VRA
Deane C. Davis
Development Department
Cleveland
Ohio
Vermont
Peter Zilliacus
West Dover
Pavilion
Montpelier
Vermont Brigade Designated by Army as 86th Vermont
The Secretary of the Army has designated the 86th Brigade Vermont Army National Guard as The Vermont Brigade. The certificate, signed by Secretary Stan ley R. Resor, notes the First Vermont Brigade’s Civil War fame and that the Vermont unit traces its distinctive designation to a 1968 request by Adjutant General Reginald M. Cram. Headquarters are in Montpelier under Col. Sherman Gage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winooski
the Army
Stanley R. Resor
Vermont
Vermont Army National Guard
Army of the Potomac
Reginald M. Cram
Department of the Army
Vermont Brigade
Montpelier
Sherman Gage
Waterbury
Mohawk Airlines Seeks Southern Route Through CAB
Mohawk Airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for a new corridor linking Vermont and northern New York to Raleigh and Charlotte with a stop in New York City, then continuing to Miami. The two proposals include non stop legs to Raleigh and Charlotte and a Miami leg via New York City.
Vermont snowmobile brochure issued by state agency
Vermont Department of Forests and Parks announces a new brochure on snowmobile trails on state lands. It includes a general map, descriptions of facilities, detailed maps of 90 miles of trails in seven areas, law digest, trail maker notes, and safety tips. Copies available from Montpelier Rutland Morrisville offices and county foresters. dealers and clubs may request copies by writing to Montpelier.
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Montpelier
Robert B. Williams
Vermont
Department of Forests and Parks
Rutland
Morrisville
Guilford
Highgate
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
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PICS
Western Union
Boston
St. Lawrence
Walker
Gerald E. Morrissey
Beech St
Guma
Montgomery Ward and Co
Monument Plaza
U.S. 7
James Rock
James Grennon
Robert Winkowski
Ernest Mills
Hiram G. Savage
Greater Bennington
South Street
Vt. Restaurateurs
Travel Office
Ing
States
Zilliacus
Hermitage
Secretary of the Army
Richard Hinman
Vermont Weatherboard Co
Hardwick
William S. Norton
Vermont Development Department
National Survey of Chester
Hinman
Vermont Weatherboard
Roger Martin
Lumber Processing Company
Bennington, VT
Lane Cedar Chests
Bennington ,Vt
Public Safety, Fish and Game, Development, and Highway Departments
Itoragency Committee On Natural Resources
National Stores
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Finast
CAEEN
Triple
Grand Union Empire
Ecessar
Greenberg
Main Street
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