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Vermont Business Magazine Sterling College has been recognized as a top performer in the 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, placing No. 3 among baccalaureate institutions overall with a Gold rating and score of 78.3. The 2019 Sustainable Campus Index, a publication of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), highlights top-performing sustainable colleges and universities overall and in 17 impact areas, as measured by the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS). 

Vermont Business Magazine Windham Grows Farm Business Accelerator is seeking farmer-entrepreneurs who are interested in individualized farm-business value-added scale-up plans that will include mentoring, in-kind resources, physical space, educational experience and technical expertise. By giving farmer-entrepreneurs the resources needed for high-value  management skills, this project will help farmer-entrepreneurs build dynamic new farm businesses while leveraging one of Vermont’s most valuable assets—land. Based on past success and the tremendous interest throughout Vermont, Windham Grows is excited to expand services to farmers state-wide.

 “From the many farmers who have contacted Windham Grows, we learned that they have specific needs that are different from value-added food businesses,” said Orly Munzing, Strolling of the Heifers Founder. “Therefore, we have created a specialized program for farmers.”

Vermont Business Magazine Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse (MRB) in St. Albans has recruited several northwestern Vermont artists to paint rain barrels for an upcoming charity auction that will focus on water quality. MRB will host “Project: Rain Barrel” at its 10 Beauregard Dr. location — just off Lake Road — on Thursday, September 5.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement on the 8th anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene hitting Vermont: When Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont, it caused incredible damage to our roads and bridges, our farms and businesses, and our homes and communities...

Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University will mark its 200th anniversary with a day of special events at the site of its founding in Norwich, Vermont, on Saturday, September 28. The public is invited to join Norwich officials, faculty, staff, alumni, students and friends for a full day of activities on the Town Green in Norwich, Vermont.

Vermont Business Magazine The purpose of the State of the Commerce Survey distributed on July 15^th 2019 by the Bennington Regional Chamber of Commerce to its membership was to hear from local businesses about how they were doing in the current economy, their needs and trends small businesses see emerging.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan Tuesday announced he joined a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997.

In the complaint before the US District Court for the Central District of California, the coalition argues that the rule eliminates several critical protections guaranteed by the Flores Settlement Agreement. In particular, the prolonged detention risked by the rule would cause irreparable harm to children, their families, and the communities that accept them upon their release from federal custody.

“We will stand up for the welfare of immigrant children,” stated Attorney General Donovan. “We will continue to fight for the dignity and fundamental rights of families, regardless of immigration status.”

Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College Online in Burlington has announced that Big Y Foods, Inc, one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains in New England, has joined Champlain's truED Alliance Program. Big Y’s workforce of over 12,000 employees will now have access to over 60 degree and certificate programs offered by the regionally accredited online college at a reduced cost. Champlain’s academic programs will help Big Y employees to advance their knowledge and careers, and help the business continue its ongoing regional growth.

Glass Stopper Cherry on Top of 18-Year-Old Whiskey

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington, Vermont’s, Art District industry AO Glass, has partnered with Nationally renowned Vermont distillery WhistlePig to create an exquisite glass stopper that is now being sold with WhistlePig’s newly released, double malt rye aged in barrels for 18 years. Faced with the challenge to create a unique piece that would reflect the quality and heritage of WhistlePig product, AO Glass went on a quest to find a solution that was both classic and unique.

AO Glass salvaged an antique glass press from an historic factory in West Virginia and installed it at its Burlington glass factory –- on the same week in March that WhistlePig installed its second at its Shoreham distillery. 

Vermont Business Magazine Record numbers filled the Vergennes City Park on Saturday for Vergennes Day, enjoying great food, local musicians, and vendors & organizations lined up along every inch of the sidewalks. The Addison County Chamber of Commerce organizes this event but, as always, a great deal of the credit for its success goes to a fantastic group of volunteers, sponsors and community organizations.

Vermont Business Magazine WW Building Supply, a home improvement supply store, has recently been awarded a $250,000 loan through the Windham County Economic Development Program (WCEDP). The loan will contribute to the construction of a new 14,700 square foot building at 551 VT Route 30 in Newfane, VT. WW Building Supply had outgrown their current facility and were seeking options to remain in Newfane rather than moving elsewhere. WW Building Supply will build the new facility adjacent to the existing property.

by John McClaughry The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC unleashed a rhetorically violent attack from the Left, notably including Governor Peter Shumlin and Vermont’s three members of Congress. In that case the Court overturned part of a 2002 campaign finance law known as BCRA. The Court held that “the government may not suppress political speech based on the speaker’s corporate identity.” That is, whether the citizens spoke as individuals or through a corporation, nonprofit advocacy group or labor union.