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Vermont Business Magazine Julie Bushey of Highgate, Vermont was convicted on September 6, 2016 on two felony counts of Medicaid Fraud. The charges were related to a personal care services scheme in Franklin County that resulted in over $100,000 in losses to the Vermont Medicaid Program over a nearly five-year period.
by Joshua E Brown With nearly sixty percent of American adults now taking prescription medications—from antidepressants to cholesterol treatments—there is growing concern about how many drugs are flowing through wastewater treatment facilities and into rivers and lakes.
Vermont Business Magazine Picking up trash out of a river may not sound like the most fun way to spend a weekend morning, but the hundreds of Vermonters who annually participate in river cleanups would beg to differ. This September, join the fun by volunteering to clean up your local river as part of Vermont’s official River Cleanup Month.
by Michael Bielawski The town of Grafton will hold a vote on a 28-turbine wind energy plant proposed by Iberdrola Renewables. By a 3-to-1 vote Tuesday nigh
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont tax revenues have suffered through several months below expectations, even as targets have been lowered, but in August they improved with the vital Personal Income Tax rebounding and the Corporate Tax leading the way. The one notable disappointment was the Sales Tax.
Vermont Business Magazine US Senate Candidate Scott Milne today announced that his campaign’s kick-off will be in Washington, VT, on Saturday, September 10, at 10 am. The public is invited to the event, which the campaign has labeled Bringing Washington, Vermont values to Washington, DC.
Vermont Business Magazine FairPoint Communications has completed broadband expansion projects in 38 towns in Vermont. As a result of these upgrades, faster broadband speeds are available to approximately 39,250 locations in these communities – including some addresses for t
Vermont Business Magazine Phil Scott released a healthcare plan today detailing his approach for getting healthcare reform back on track and increasing affordable choices for families and businesses. “Over the last six years of one-party rule, healthcare costs have increased by well over twenty percent,” Scott said Wednesday.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin today announced a plan that would allow for lamprey treatment of the LaPlatte River – a tributary to Lake Champlain that has become a major source of lamprey – while protecting the drinking water supply serving the Champlain Water District.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing has announced that it will award $75,000 in dollar-for-dollar matching grants through the Market Vermont program to help Vermont-based organizations and businesses promote themselves outside of the state. Applicants may seek up to $10,000 for their project.
Vermont Business Magazine Castleton welcomes the greater Rutland community to come celebrate and gain an inside look at the university’s newest Rutland project, as it hosts a Grand Opening for its new downtown apartments on September 15 from 4-6 pm in the Clement Building at the corner of Merchants Row and West Street. The event will kick off with remarks by Castleton President