The Addison Independent

Following is an excerpt from press coverage of e-Corp English's plans to locate to Middlebury, Vermont.  To read more on this piece and others, click here:  e-Corp Lured to Vermont and  eCorp Brings Jobs to Vermont

State and local officials on Thursday formally announced e-Corp English’s plans to grow in Middlebury and confirmed details of a state aid package that helped woo the English-language training company to Addison County’s shire town.

The company’s plans, first reported by the Addison Independent, call for an initial work force of 35 workers to locate next year in a vacant 6,700-square-foot space at 1197 Exchange St. Deborah Schwarz, founder and president of e-Corp English, hopes to expand that work force to more than 100 within the next three years.

Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin, Middlebury selectboard Chairman John Tenny and Gov. James Douglas — a Middlebury Republican — announced e-Corp’s impending arrival with Schwarz at a press conference in Montpelier on Thursday.

Douglas helped lay down the welcome mat. And the governor’s alma mater and soon-to-be-employer, foreign language powerhouse Middlebury College, played a significant role in helping woo e-Corp to Middlebury.

“I am very pleased to welcome e-Corp English to Vermont,” Douglas said. “They are just the kind of high-quality employer we are looking to attract to the Green Mountain State. By working collaboratively with the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA), our regional partners and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, and utilizing tools like the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive, we are competing for jobs here in Vermont and succeeding.”