We are pleased to announce that Laura Pierce of Rutland recent joined our Board of Directors. Laura joined the Board for her first meeting on June 13, 2018 at the Rutland Regional Medical Center where she serves as the Senior Director of Information Services. (more…)
The Vermont Bankers Association invited Bill Shouldice, Board Chair of the Vermont Chamber Foundation & Vermont Futures Project, to give the lunchtime address during the VBA’s annual meeting on June 7, 2018 in Montpelier, Vermont. (more…)
A recent research initiative by the Vermont Futures Project finds that students attending Vermont’s college and universities have ample opportunity to participate in internships. At the same time, there is a significant need to improve the state’s internship-to-job conversion rate. (more…)
After a year and a half of work addressing Vermont’s workforce and talent challenges, the Vermont Futures Project is launching its work to address our Innovation and Entrepreneurship goal. To begin, we assembled an initial steering group of 16 experts from around the state for a workshop as part of the 2018 Business Expo. The invited […]
CareersCliC and the Vermont Internship Professionals Network (VIPN) invited Chad T. Ahern, Director of Research and Education, and Judy Beningson, Research Associate, to their May 23 meeting to give a preview of an upcoming report on internship programs within Vermont’s colleges and universities. (more…)
At the invitation of Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Chad Ahern and Lori Smith enjoyed an evening with members of the Stowe Rotary on May 3, 2018 to introduce them to the Vermont Futures Project and our current initiatives. (more…)
On March 23, 15 leaders from Franklin County gathered at the Northwestern Vermont Medical Center in St. Albans to learn about the Vermont Futures Project and discuss ways their county can regionalize some of our 2040 goals. (more…)
On March 15, Betsy Bishop, Vermont Futures Project Board member, and Chad Ahern, VFP’s new Director of Research and Education, had the opportunity to educate and engage more than 50 members of the Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors. (more…)
In his State of the State Address and 2018 Budget Address, Governor Scott outlined action plans to address two ideas that started with the Vermont Futures Project: The Vermont Futures Project previously encouraged state agencies to look at ways to better market Vermont in order to attract new workers to the state. Gov. Scott and […]
A heartfelt thank you to all those who attended one of our 14 Workforce Forums conducted in concert with the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Over the 2017 fall and winter, Betsy Bishop and Ashley Romeo-Boles of the Vermont Chamber gathered feedback on our Workforce & Talent data sets and answers to the question “Why Vermont?” […]
