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Vermont Business Magazine SymQuest Group, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions, USA, Inc, recently hosted their 24th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Special Olympics Vermont (SOVT), a nonprofit organization part of a global movement that works year-round to foster inclusion and acceptance of people with intellectual disabilities by using the power of sport to showcase their gifts and abilities.

Vermont Business Magazine Dartmouth's Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society and Thayer School of Engineering will collaborate with the US Army Corps of Engineers' Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) to assess ways to improve energy services, delivery, storage, and mobility for military bases in the Arctic.

by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine The controversy over where to store an Amtrak train overnight in Burlington has intensified in the wake of assertions that a study on the subject served only to provide cover for a predetermined decision that Burlington Union Station, part of the Main Street Landing development, would be the best site for parking the train.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general and the City of New York to file a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s rollback of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). For over 45 years, the ESA has been an essential conservation tool that has protected thousands of iconic species, including the peregrine falcon, bald eagle, California condor, grizzly bear, and humpback whale. Today’s lawsuit challenges the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to finalize three rules that undermine the key requirements and purpose of the ESA.

Vermont Business Magazine Capstone Community Action is receiving a $200,000 grant from the Small Business Administration's Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs across Vermont. PRIME assists low-income entrepreneurs who lack sufficient training and education to gain capital to establish and expand their small businesses.

The grant will fund the statewide Micro Business Development program run by Capstone and other organizations, including the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Bennington-Rutland Opportunity Council, Northeast Kingdom Community Action and Southeastern Vermont Community Action.

The SBA placed special emphasis in this year's competition on projects that will offer training and technical assistance to strengthen economically disadvantaged businesses, particularly those servicing entrepreneurs in rural areas and historically underutilized business zones.

Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Republican Committee elected Kolby LaMarche to the position Committee Chair on Tuesday, September 17th. Kolby, 17, is a senior at Burlington High School, and has been involved in Republican causes in Vermont for a number of years. At only 17, LaMarche may be the youngest Town Chair in the state from either major party. Vermont law allows 17 year olds to register to vote if the will be 18 by the time of the next general election.  Under that provision LaMerch was eligible not only to participate in the Burlington meeting, but also become its new leader.

Vermont Business Magazine WCAX announced today that it is moving frequencies in one month, on October 24, 2019. That means viewers who watch TV for free with an over-the-air antenna (rabbit ears) will need to rescan their TVs to continue watching the station. Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held an auction of broadcast airwaves to provide more channels for wireless internet broadband services. WCAX did not participate in the auction, however, the FCC is requiring this station and nearly 1,000 others nationwide to move to new frequencies to make room for wireless internet services

Vermont Business Magazine On Friday, Sept 27 Vermont Pub and Brewery will be pouring it’s 2,000 brew, a Vermont Smoked Porter. It’s a milestone for the pub to be releasing it’s 2,000 beer since opening it’s doors in 1988, but in addition to hitting a record number of brews, some very special guests returned to create this beer.

Vermont State Police On September 24, 2019 at 9:00 AM the Morristown Fire Department responded to the report of a structure fire at 2017 Cote Hill Road. Upon their arrival they observed a wooden shed on the property to be fully engulfed in flames. The storage shed was located away from any other structure on the property and did not spread from its original location.  The shed, which was approximately 8 feet by 8 feet, and all of its contents were completely consumed in the fire. An examination, which was conducted jointly with the Morristown Police Department, was determined to be an intentionally set fire.

by Amy Spear, VP of Tourism for the Vermont Chamber of Commerce From mid-September to mid-October, Vermont’s Green Mountains transform into a vibrant landscape of gold, red, yellow and orange. It’s the ultimate fall foliage destination with over one million visitors traveling to Vermont in the month of October alone to capture memories while enjoying Vermont specialty products and attractions with mountain vistas, picturesque lakes, classic New England villages and countryside ablaze with color. While Vermont tourism is thriving and our brand is strong, visitor impacts go beyond lifetime memories and Instagrammable moments; last year, visitors contributed $391 million to the state’s coffers in tax revenue

Vermont Business Magazine Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont0 issued the following statement in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to open an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump: “I applaud and strongly support the decision by Speaker Pelosi to commence impeachment proceedings against President Trump.

Vermont Business Magazine Following the two-year anniversary of Hurricane María’s devastating landfall on Puerto Rico, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) led more than a dozen lawmakers in a call to reverse the crippling austerity imposed on Puerto Rico; end the priority given to the demands of Wall Street vulture funds over of the needs of the Puerto Rican people; and put a moratorium on any payments on Puerto Rican debt until an independent investigation is completed to root out corruption.