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Vermont State Police On June 18, 2023, at approximately 0445 hours, members of the Vermont State Police St Albans Field Station were dispatched to a single-car crash on Water Tower Road in the Town of Berkshire. Upon the arrival of first responders, a white Toyota Tundra was located off the southbound shoulder of the roadway. The operator and sole occupant of the vehicle was identified as Carson Smith (16) of Berkshire, VT.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Scott and Senator Sanders invite the media and the public to participate in a celebration of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT) – recently completed and now the longest rail trail in New England. The Governor will bike the entire 93-mile trail from Swanton to St. Johnsbury and make brief water stops along the trail with Senator Sanders, who secured the original federal grant to help establish the LVRT back in 2005. 

Northeastern Vermont Development Association The State is seeking to identify property and business owners interested in supporting plug-in electric vehicle (EV) charging or providing services associated with the installation and management of charging. Those interested in partnering with the State can fill out the survey to offer their collaboration. The survey will help identify opportunities for potential charging locations or EV charging services. Survey responses will be shared to facilitate potential partnering discussions between property owners/managers, charging service providers, and installation contractors. 

Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters are invited to contribute to an inspiring community project that will raise $160,000 to honor the former residents of St. Joseph’s Orphanage with a new memorial installation that will be located along a future accessible path connecting the Burlington Greenway to North Avenue. It is on this very same land that some 13,000 former residents of the orphanage roamed and played as children over the 120 years that the facility operated (1854-1974); infants and youth were placed there from across the State of Vermont through the facility’s history. 

Vermont Business Magazine Free tickets are now available for popular tours of Kingdom Community Wind in Lowell, Vt. Each summer, experts from Green Mountain Power (GMP) have hosted dozens of visitors looking to learn more about wind energy that’s produced in Vermont. This summer’s tours will be at 10 am on June 28 and July 19. The 21 turbines in Lowell have been producing clean energy since 2012, and visitors get to see two of them up close and learn about how they work. 

Vermont Business Magazine KeyBank Vermont employees joined in community projects completed during KeyBank’s 32nd Neighbors Make The Difference Day on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.  Approximately 45 Vermont-based employees joined their KeyBank teammates across the nation in leaving their offices to volunteer for local nonprofits across the state.  

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance has announced Richard Kemp Center plans for Juneteenth Weekend. Richard Kemp Center Juneteenth activities span across the weekend. The Richard Kemp Center will host a Juneteenth Open House from 1:00 PM till 6:00 PM on Saturday, June 17th.  The Open House will feature a Young, Gifted and Black exhibition, I am Vermont Too, local Black artists, raffles and prizes and more. Folks will have an opportunity for a first glimpse at the Richard Kemp Center Wall of Black Vermont History. There will be “old school” R&B music and food and beverages for guests.  

Saint Michael’s College It was a weekend to remember for 950 alumni who returned for a glorious Reunion 2023 from Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4. This Reunion was a special celebration for the Class of 1973, who came home after 50 years and had the honor of induction as Golden Knights on Friday evening (bottom photo). The 3s and 8s classes also enjoyed class events that night, at venues from Winooski to Burlington. The Purple and Gold Brunch on Saturday highlighted the College’s outstanding alumni awardees, including seven Alumni of the Year and a posthumous award of the Fr. Mike Cronogue Award for Service for Chris Lee ’93, whom the SMC community lost too soon. The Trustees also presented Saint Michael’s President Lorraine Sterritt with a check for just over a half-million dollars from all reunion classes. 

Vermont Business Magazine BHAKTA Spirits, the world’s preeminent House of Vintages, has announced its entry into the ultra-premium rum category with the launch of its BHAKTA 1990 Rum. This deeply-aged vintage release takes its place alongside BHAKTA 2013 Bourbon, BHAKTA Armagnac Vintages, BHAKTA 50 (1868–1970), and BHAKTA 27-07 in the company’s fast-growing portfolio of collectable Single Vintage spirits and specialty blends. Supported by a national “Drink Vintage” campaign, BHAKTA’s ambitious expansion will see it launch further new Vintage Spirits releases in all major categories across 2023 and into 2024.

Vermont Business Magazine Yerbaé Brands Corp (TSXV: YERB.U), a plant-based energy beverage company, announced its strategic partnership with Farrell Distributing, a renowned distributor of premium beverages in the state of Vermont. This collaboration will enable Yerbaé to broaden its distribution network and add strength in key account relationships with regional grocery powerhouse Price Chopper, regional convenience store chains such as Champlain Farms, Jolly, Sandri and Simon’s as well as higher education, recreational ski and outdoor activities. Farrell will also support an expansion of services into existing customer accounts including Shaws, StarMarket, Hannaford and more.

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Labor reported that the state's the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by a whopping three-tenths to 2.1 percent in May. This was not entirely good news as the Labor Force, which is the denominator in this equitation, fell for the first time in many months at a time when the workforce is already facing shortages. However, both the number of employed increased and the number of unemployed decreased in May. Vermont was tied with the fourth lowest rate in the nation. New Hampshire was tied for first at 1.9% (a historic low). The comparable United States rate in May was 3.7 percent, an increase of three-tenths of one percentage point from the revised April estimate. 

Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) takes action to ensure accountability and transparency from OneCare Vermont about the use of primary care funds paid to hospital-owned primary care providers. The GMCB also requires OneCare to reduce the total compensation to be paid to its top executives for FY2023.