e-Vermont In the News
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VPR Commentary Series ~ Labun Jordan: Old School
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01/23/2013 Vermont Public Radio |
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Vermont's New Front Porch By Helen Labun Jordan, published in the Daily Yonder For over a decade, the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) has rallied rural communities to identify and act on key local concerns. These concerns almost invariably include community communications, as even rural towns where “everybody knows everybody” find that, in fact, not everybody does. read more... |
01/23/2013 Daily Yonder |
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Grant to Fund Online Disaster Recovery for Rural Communities MORETOWN, Vt. - There's big plans for online development in Vermont in 2013 and thanks to Senator Patrick Leahy rural communities now have a boost in funding to help develop more online resources. The Economic Development award was helped secured by senator Leahy and it will be going to the Vermont Council on Rural Development to help online resources during disasters like Tropical Storm Irene. read more... |
01/12/2013 Misc |
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Leahy, Sanders, Welch: Economic Development Administration Awards $1.8 M. To Help Businesses, Farms, Towns And Nonprofits Harness Online Tools To Bolster Disaster Resiliency
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01/11/2013 Press Release |
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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $1.8 Million to Expand Internet Capacity for Vermont Businesses in the Wake of Tropical Storm Irene WASHINGTON — Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank today announced a $1.8 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the Vermont Council on Rural Development of Montpelier, Vermont. The investment will help the state rebound economically from Tropical Storm Irene by supporting the Vermont Digital Economy Project, an initiative focused on integrating online tools into rural business strategies, community development, and economic development efforts. read more... |
01/09/2013 Press Release |
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Mount Abe opens computer labs to community BRISTOL — Mount Abraham Union High School has launched an impressive array of educational programs in the past few weeks. With support from an e-Vermont grant, which supports computer literacy in communities across the state, as well as a grant from the Rowland Foundation, Mount Abe has opened its computer labs to the public — and its dedicated staff is collaborating with local community organizations to capitalize on the space’s availability to foster educational... |
12/27/2012 Addison Independent |
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eVermont Leaves Legacy of Help, Tools December 26, 2012 By Wayne Hanson All good things must end, the saying goes, and eVermont, a stimulus-funded program of the Vermont Council on Rural Development -- designed to increase broadband adoption in rural Vermont -- recently completed its two-year run. read more... |
12/26/2012 e-Digital Communities |
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Website Design Contest Winner Announced: Innovative Contest Provides New Tools for Digital Literacy MONTPELIER, VT - A winner has been chosen in the Beginner Friendly Website Design contest organized by the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project. Lars Hasselblad Torres, a freelance web designer who recently launched the Local 64 co-working space in downtown Montpelier, won with his design for the fictional community of Milestone, VT. read more... |
12/12/2012 Press Release |
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Jordan: Closing the digital divide in Vermont The good news is that a little more than a year from now, Vermont will have broadband infrastructure that reaches every house in our state. In fact, according to the Vermont Telecommunications Authority, almost 95 percent of Vermont buildings already fall within broadband coverage. read more... |
12/03/12 VtDigger.org |
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Press Release: New Resources Available for Community Broadband Use (MONTPELIER, VT) – The Vermont Council on Rural Development is sharing toolkits and lessons learned from the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project. These resources will help rural communities in Vermont and throughout the United States make better use of online tools for community and economic development. read more... |
11/15/2012 Press Release |
(Host) New technologies are replacing some basic skills, like how to use a fax machine or keep a record player from skipping. As technology writer and commentator Helen Labun Jordan watches her ability to do things like write cursive fall out of fashion, she's also noticing how these changes force us to re-...
