Hello Chamber Members, We are getting extremely excited about our upcoming Annual Meeting! It is hard to believe this is the 118th time this meeting has taken place. What an institution the Chamber has been in the Rutland Region. This year’s event will be quite different than annual meetings in the past. We are pleased…
Mark Lapointe 1000 Sit-Up Challenge Fundraiser at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center! The Sit-Up Challenge will take place on November 21st at Green Mountain Rock Climbing Center in Rutland, VT. The third annual Mark Lapointe 1000 Sit-Up Challenge Fundraiser is here! Sign up now and be part of the fun and excitement of this…
The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce helped to land the 2015 National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) Convention that will be based in Rutland, Vermont from June 14, 2015 to June 20, 2015 plus a Father’s Day Special public excursion on June 21, 2015. Vermont Rail System, the Saratoga & North Creek Railroad, and timeless…
Saturday, May 9th from 9am to 12pm the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce presents the Devil’s Bowl Speedway Fan Festival Race Car Show in Downtown Rutland, Vermont. Come and see the rumblers, the grumblers, the ground pounders, the mighty modifiers and all divisions of race cars featured at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on the day of their…
Scenic Ride, Motorcycle Blessing, Darn Good BBQ, Great Music, Cash & Prize Raffles and More! The Red Knights (Firefighters) Motorcycle Club (Vermont Chapter 3) and All Saints’ Anglican Church (Rutland, Vermont) present the 2nd Annual Motorcycle Blessing and BBQ at the Vermont Police Academy on Sunday, May 17th. The day begins with a one hour…
Rutland, Vt. – The Rutland City Board of Aldermen approved a request from College of St. Joseph to waive a substantial initial water allocation fee and to stabilize the college’s water and sewer bill over the first five years of the college’s expanded usage. The Community and Economic Development Committee unanimously voted earlier in…
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Are you in on the ‘Incognito’ Project? What is it? Who is it is a better question! Guess! The Incognito Project is a fun photographic endeavor in which, from now until December 2015, Vibe Portrait Art photographer Chris Booth will be capturing twelve well known Rutland personalities ‘incognito’… where you can’t “quite” tell who it…
The Rutland Region Workforce Investment Board (RRWIB) met at the Stafford Technical Center recently for the board members to hear from Brian Narkewicz, STEM Academy Faculty (Science Technology Engineering Math). Brian outlined the impressive engineering classes and course offerings currently being taught at STC and the educational and career opportunities for students when they graduate.…
Rutland’s Mount St. Joseph Continues Tradition of Excellence Excellence in education is a tradition in Rutland Vermont, as embodied by 2014 graduate, Claire Scmelzenbach. In the attached YouTube video, Ms. Scmelzenbach beautifully articulates the quality of the all-around education she received at MSJ. She points out that her academic, spiritual, athletic and social experiences at…