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Vermont Business Magazine Énergir Inc announced Wednesday that Énergir, LP and Énergir Inc, together with their bank syndicate, have entered into a new credit agreement that provides for a $800 million secured revolving credit facility maturing on July 13, 2027.

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Vermont Business Magazine Same Sun of Vermont announces the completion and commissioning of two ground-mounted solar arrays: a traditional array and a solar carport, designed in partnership with TimberHomes VT, located at The Royal Group, Inc. facility at 150 Woodstock Avenue.

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Vermont Business Magazine The American Forest Foundation (AFF), a national conservation organization that supports family woodland owners, and The Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global conservation organization, today announced their joint program, the Family Forest Carbon Program, is open for enrollment to rural woodlot owners with as little as 30 acres in Vermont and parts of ea

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Vermont Business Magazine Encore Renewable Energy, a leading community scale solar and energy storage developer, has been named a 2022 Best for the World B Corp in recognition of its exceptional positive impact on its workers.

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Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund The Vermont food system plan issue brief on bees and honey describes the value of bees in the production of food crops, along with the various threats to managed and wild bee populations. Bees contribute upwards of $24 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and Vermont is home to 14,553 hives producing 727,650 lbs of honey annually.

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Vermont Business Magazine For over 10 years, Global Partners LP (Global) has donated grants to local schools throughout New England, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. These donations are through Global’s collaboration with ExxonMobil’s Educational Alliance Program. This year Global has committed $182,500 to 365 schools.

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by Jill Mazza Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont Late last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its annual proposed Medicare home health payment rule for calendar year 2023. The news is grim. CMS is proposing a substantial cut to Medicare home health services effective on January 1, 2023.

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Vermont State Police Following an investigation that began after a traffic stop early May 8, 2022, in the town of Essex, the Vermont State Police on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, issued a citation to Dylan LaMere, 30, of Essex on charges of negligent operation and false reports to law-enforcement authorities. LaMere is a trooper with the Vermont State Police assigned to the St.

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Vermont Business Magazine TD Bank, with branches across Vermont, today announced that Don Baker has joined TD as the Vermont Commercial Market President. Baker succeeds Phil Daniels, who will be retiring later this year after 40 years with TD. Baker previously led KeyBank Vermont. There is no word yet on who will replace Baker.

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Vermont Business Magazine In the past week, Becca Balint, candidate for Vermont’s At-Large Congressional seat, has received endorsements from over 60 Vermont elected officials, local leaders, AFT, Professional Firefighters, and the Vermont Building Trades Council. The seat is currently held by Peter Welch, who is running for the retiring Patrick Leahy's US Senate seat.

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Vermont Business Magazine A reduction in the number of falls that multiple sclerosis patients experience could someday be among the outcomes of the University of Vermont’s participation in Medidata’s Sensor Cloud Network.

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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) Wednesday on the floor of the US Senate called for the USICA conference committee to not approve the billions in corporate giveaways slated for a handful of wealthy and powerful microchip companies, including a $10 billion bailout for Jeff Bezos to fly to the moon.