We've completed our RFP process to select a firm or firms to provide VHFA with financial advisory services.
VHFA has selected Piper Jaffray, our current financial advisor, to continue in its role as the Agency's General Financial Advisor and Swap Advisor.
We've also selected three firms to act as GIC Bidding Agents for VHFA:
We've posted descriptions for the 18 workshops of the 2008 Vermont Statewide Housing Conference, and have started posting speaker bios as they roll in.
The conference is Vermont's premiere housing event, coming around every two years. This year's event will be Tuesday, Nov. 18 at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington.
You can register online now. Do it before Oct. 17, and save $10 off the regular price, paying just $40 for the day-long event.
Our friends and partners at the Center for Rural Studies (CRS) at the University of Vermont (UVM) in Burlington are ramping up for their 30th anniversary celebration coming this fall.
The Center will hold a free anniversary symposium on Saturday, Oct. 4 at UVM's Davis Center. The day-long event will include:
Lunch will be available at the event for $18.
This Friday marks the beginning of VHFA's next wellness program: weekly workouts to exercise videos.
Staff are encouraged to gather in the Agency's Board Room during the lunch hour two or three days a week to exercise along with the video of the day.
The program is the latest in the Agency's on-going wellness initiative to encourage better nutrition and exercise among staff members.
Human Resources/Office Manager (and Associate Director of Sweat) Martha Panton promises, "Just like the movies, popcorn will be provided." (FYI, popcorn, prepared properly, can be a healthy snack. Just watch the melted butter ...)