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Foreign Executives Visit Future Business Site in Newport

In about a year, two new foreign companies expect to be operating in Newport at the site of a former skiwear manufacturer. AnC Bio, a Korean bio-tech firm, and Menck Windows, a German company, are the centerpiece of a $600 million economic development initiative promising to bring 10,000 jobs to the Northeast Kingdom.
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Mural At Dartmouth Named Historic Landmark

Jose Clemente Orozco created a mural series called "The Epic of American Civilization" at Dartmouth College in the 1930s when he was an artist in residence there. The work has now been designated a national historic landmark by the National Park Service.