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…)
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Excellent Internship Accessibility; Job Conversion Needs Work
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…)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pillar Work Begins
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 […]
Vermont Internship Professionals Network Welcomes Vermont Futures Project
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…)
Stowe Rotary Welcomes Vermont Futures Project
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…)
Franklin Co. Business Leaders Welcome Vermont Futures Project
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…)
Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors Welcomes Vermont Futures Project
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…)
Governor Scott Pursues Two Futures Project Recommendations
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 […]
Statewide Workforce Forums Recap
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?” […]
Chad T. Ahern joins Vermont Futures Project
The Vermont Futures Project, a data-driven initiative to secure Vermont’s economic future, welcomes Chad T. Ahern to further the educational outreach and research efforts of Vermont’s future. Chad will work to expand data on the Economic Dashboard and create recommendations to effect change to meet growth targets and help develop a plan for future progress.