Here is news from The Arno Group and others on issues of importance to us, our clients, our community and our friends:

• March 8, 2010:  Arno Group associate Dan Smith will speak on March 16, 2010 to the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce’s new young professionals network.  The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. at 156 Bistro, St. Paul Street, Burlington, Vermont.  Dan’s talk will center on the importance of community involvement as young professionals begin to expand and enhance their careers.  The Chamber’s Young Professionals Group is designed to create a platform for participants to build relationships, develop professionally, become meaningfully engaged with their community.  Dan Smith formerly was General Counsel and responsible for Business Development at GBIC and ran for mayor of Burlington, Vermont.  He is also a member of the Mobius Board.  Dan can be reached at dsmith@thearnogroup.com or (802) 373-6225.
• March 5, 2010:  The Arno Group is proud to see our client, Manufacturing Solutions Inc., and its CEO, Garret Hirchak, being named Lamoille County’s “Community Business Leader of the Year.”  Garret and his team are a dynamic and important contribution to Vermont’s economy, working with them is rewarding and we are proud of MSI’s and Garret’s achievements.  You can read about the honor here.  Hirchak and MSI Business Leaders.
• February 8, 2010:  This Month’s Vermont Business Magazine features articles about our home county and the exciting growing businesses in the county.  Main Article About County Businesses. It also profiles two dynamic Arno Group clients.  MSI Meets Clients Manufacturing Needs. URMC Growing Fast.
• September 12, 2009:  Dan Smith wrote a terrific commentary for the Burlington Free Press on Vermont’s economy.  He argues among other things Vermont needs to take an unbiased, hard look at what industries can thrive and have a long term competitive advantage in this state.  He argues further to do that will take an objective review outside of the existing business development structures.
• June 28, 2009:  Arno Group announces Dan Smith joins firm.
• April 17, 2009:  Global Challenge wins MacArthur Award.
• Here is the Global Challenge’s release regarding the MacArthur Award.