Penny began her career at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce in 1996. She is primarily responsible for accounts payable & receivable, special event organization, planning, marketing, ad design and media. In her spare time Penny enjoys spending time with her family especially her two granddaughters. She also enjoys traveling to VW/Audi Enthusiast Car Shows and NASCAR races. Penny grew up in Rutland and currently resides in Proctor, VT.

Celebrate the Season at the December Mixer!

Holiday Mixer, December 13th The holiday’s are quickly approaching and no holiday season would be complete without the Heritage Family Credit Union hosting the Chamber Holiday Mixer.  The mixer will be on Tuesday, December 13th, 5-7pm at the Ron Hance Operations Canter on Allen St. in Rutland. There will be great food catered by East…

News From Our Members – November 2016

Citizens Bank is offering Qualified Veteran-owned businesses lower loan rates.  Further demonstrating its longstanding commitment to veterans and their families, Citizens Bank today announced a new offer that enables qualified veteran-owned businesses to benefit from lower loan rates. Citizens Business Banking will offer an interest rate reduction on both SBA and conventional loans for qualified…

Workers Comp Corner – November 2016

Workers Comp Corner – November 2016 Workers Comp Corner is sponsored by National Financial Partners: For more information or rates on Workers’ Compensation or any other business insurance contact Chuck Rose at National Financial Partners, 802-775-4443 or chuck.rose@nfp.com www.nfp.com/poulos   Understanding Misclassification, Miscoding & Fraud Part 1 of 5 Employers who comply with the state’s…

Area Business Awarded Grants

Area Businesses Awarded Grants Five Rutland-area businesses have been awarded a total of $104,141 in Regional Economic Development Grants sought by Rutland Economic Development Corp. (REDC) and provided by the State of Vermont. The awards were announced at REDC’s annual meeting last week. “Investment spurred by the grants will create 20 new jobs in the…

Your World Cup Update

Did you know the Audi FIS Ski World Cup is coming to Killington Resort?   Killington Resort proudly hosts the Audi FIS Ski World Cup November 26-27, 2016 This World Cup event will include the women’s giant slalom and slalom races and is expected to bring U.S. Ski Team superstars Julia Mancuso, Mikaela Shiffrin and…

News From Our Members – October 2016

News From Our Members – October 2016 Berkshire Bank, America’s Most Exciting Bank®, is excited to announce its acceptance of two graphic design awards from Graphic Design USA.  Berkshire Bank received two awards; for its digital work on the Game Plan website and collateral development and branding for Firestone Financial, a Berkshire Bank affiliate. Graphic…

REDC Kickstarts Greater Rutland Makerspace

REDC kickstarts Greater Rutland Makerspace with $50,000 grant Rutland County is about to make a new makerspace! The Rutland Economic Development Corp. board has approved a broad plan to support the launch of a nonprofit makerspace for the Rutland region, including $50,000 of startup capital provided by a special job creation fund donated to REDC…