Central VT Economic Development Corporation will host its 9th job fair at the Barre Auditorium on Wednesday, April 4th from 10am to 4pm.

With over 50 exhibitors, this is one of the largest job fairs in the state! Click here for the list of companies that will be exhibiting at the job fair looking for new hires. Over 200 people were recruited at last year’s job fair!

Free, semi-private on-site interview space will be provided, as well as a resource room with computers available for the public to use, and free wifi.

CVEDC even provides useful tools for job seekers to prep for the job fair on their website- centralvtjobfair.com/useful-job-fair-tools.html.

Visit centralvtjobfair.com/home.html to learn more.

At the 35th Annual Vermont Tourism Summit, we are focused on helping all Vermont tourism industry businesses grow, together. We look forward to hosting nearly 300 tourism industry professionals on April 11 & 12, 2018 at the Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT.  If you have not yet registered to attend, we encourage you to sign up by April 6 to save.

FEATURED EVENT: Vermont Brand Panel Discussion

Picturesque and quintessential towns. Apple pie. Skiing. Fall foliage. Cheese. Maple Syrup! All of these images conjure up thoughts of Vermont. But, Vermont has evolved quite a bit in recent years as have the guests visiting our state. Join some of Vermont’s most notable branding brains for their take and a lively discussion on how the Vermont brand has evolved and will continue to evolve in the coming years.

Panelists include: Matt Harrington, Executive Director, Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce; Michael Jager, Creative Principal, Solidarity of Unbridled Labour; Sas Stewart, Co-Founder, Stonecutter Spirits; Hans van Wees, General Manager, Hotel Vermont; Moderator: Nicole Ravlin, Partner, People Making Good PR.

To learn more about the Vermont Tourism Summit and to register to attend, visit www.vttourismsummit.org

The Chamber will host Canadian Consul General David Alward (Boston Consulate) at our monthly Chamber $marts &

¢ents breakfast program. Mr. Alward will address the importance of and opportunities for trade with Canada.

Canada is the largest importer or Vermont goods. More than $1.2 billion of Vermont products were sent to Canada in 2016 while Canada shipped more than $3.6 billion of goods to the Green Mountain State. Find out how trade policies are affecting this vital relationship. Gather information about how you can get your products to our neighbor to the North. More than 19,000 jobs in Vermont rely on investments in and trade with Canada. It is a great market for Vermont products. Think Tourism! Canadians spend about $170 million visiting Vermont. How can you tap into this market?

Registration is only $15 for Chamber members, $20 for not-yet members and includes continental breakfast. Click here or below to register, or you can call 229-5711 or email info@centralvt.com.

Get great information, meet with key business leaders and learn about fantastic trade opportunities with Canada.