Campaign For Vermont

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Created on Thursday, 21 February 2013 16:31
Written by Brian Stone

CampaignForVermontVERMONT - Campaign for Vermont, the non-profit non-partisan advocacy group based around the idea that prosperity for all Vermonters is achievable though consensus.  Achieving this prosperity can be difficult in the current economy, which is why Campaign for Vermont is currently touring the state holding open forums with local businesses to develop ideas. 

John Goodrich, Vice President of Weidman Inc. in St Johnsbury, sees the importance of the work Campaign for Vermont is doing. "I think there's a strong need for these principles to be brought to Vermont and brought to bear on how We're conducting our business as a a state," said Goodrich.

Campaign for Vermont not only looks at ways to boost state wide economy but also the how to support local economy by supporting local business. "I just think that job creation itself when we're adding businesses," said Burke Mountain General Manager, Tim McGuire, "You know in our case hotels and amenities to the area, there's all sorts of jobs you need, from management jobs to accounting, to all types of jobs that need more than a high school education, they need an advanced degree." 

Campaign for Vermont is touring hoping to get the ideas and plans of their grassroots movements rolling and wants local businesses and groups as involved as possible.  "We've been involved in many grassroots efforts here because, again, we haven't sat around waiting for somebody else to come and do something for us," said NVRH CEO Paul Bengston, "We actually invest hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in educating people in this area to fill positions here at the hospital. 

Campaign for Vermont leader Bruce Lisman joined News 7 in the studio Wednesday evening to discuss the campaign and their involvement in the NEK.