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Vermont Business Magazine Two artifacts representing Vermont’s performing arts will be exhibited at the Vermont State House from December 12 through January, 2023: A saxophone belonging to blues legend Big Joe Burrell, and a commemorative quilt signed by generations of UVM Lane Series artists commemorating the series’ first 50 years. The exhibit is presented by Big Heavy World, Vermont’s independent, volunteer-staffed music development office and curator of The Tiny Museum of Vermont Music History, located in Burlington. Housed in a historic industrial building on the corner of Howard and Pine Streets, Big Heavy World operates the museum along with an archive of approximately 5,000 original recordings by Vermonters; a community radio station; and many ongoing and special projects that support a mission of preserving and promoting Vermont’s original music.

Vermont Business Magazine ReArch Properties and Resonant Link have announced that Resonant Link has expanded into a new office in Technology Park, continuing its growth and setting it up for continued expansion. Resonant Link, the leading wireless power provider for implantable medical devices, industrial electric vehicles, and more, has hired more than thirty new team members in the past year. Team members work from Resonant Link’s new headquarters in South Burlington, Vermont, co-working spaces in San Francisco, Boston, and Zurich, and remotely from more than a dozen states in the US and in Europe. The new headquarters is a 20,000-square-foot space located at 530 Community Drive in South Burlington, Vermont, which was previously occupied by the diagnostics healthcare company Aspenti Health.

Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont fell another 14 cents since last week. Today's average price is $3.58 per gallon. The national average is $3.20/g, down 15 cents in a week. Vermont prices are down 47 cents in a month and are still 21 cents higher than a year ago. The national price is down 58 cents in a month and down 8 cents from last year. Analyst GasBuddy expects the national average to fall below $3/g by Christmas. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.9 cents in the last week and stands at $4.91 per gallon.

by US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) Today in America, after decades of consolidation and deregulation, some eight multi-national media companies control almost all the news you watch, read, hear, and download. All across the country, corporate conglomerates and hedge fund vultures have bought and consolidated local newspapers and slashed their newsrooms — all while giving executives and shareholders big payouts. The result of this trend has been the decimation of journalism.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Corrections (Vermont DOC) is conducting internal administrative and medical reviews following the death of an incarcerated individual on Sunday. Jack Martin, 49, of Windsor, died at Rutland Regional Medical Center on Sunday afternoon after being admitted to the hospital on Friday, December 9. Mr. Martin reported difficulty sitting upright while in his cell at Marble Valley Regional Correctional Facility (MVRCF) in Rutland on Friday morning. Vermont DOC and medical staff called for emergency medical services, and Mr. Martin was transferred to Rutland Regional Medical Center.

Vermont Business Magazine Between the economy, climate change, changing consumer preferences, and generational transitions, dairy farmers juggle many challenges – but they’re also in a unique position to positively address those challenges through business innovation. The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center is excited to announce $900,000 in funding through the new Dairy Farm Innovation & Alternative Management Grant.

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will hold a telephone town meeting on Tuesday, December 13 to hear directly from older Vermonters about the issues that matter most to them and to discuss how the federal government can address the challenges facing seniors and working families across our country.

Participants will be able to submit questions in advance or ask them live during the town meeting.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and Secretary of State Jim Condos will meet in Montpelier on Tuesday, where Secretary Condos will officially present Governor Scott with the official results of the 2022 Constitutional Amendment ballot questions, Proposition 2 and Proposition 5, for certification and enrollment onto the parchment as official. Prior to the presentation and enrollment, Governor Scott, Secretary Condos, Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint will deliver remarks.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott signed legislation in June of this year that provides $15 million in funding for the Missing Middle-Income Homeownership Development Pilot Program. The program represents the largest single investment in the state’s history to create new homeownership opportunities by investing in the construction of for-sale homes. The program will be initially funded from a portion of the State’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The program will provide subsidies and incentives for home builders to construct or rehabilitate modest homes affordable to Vermont homebuyers at 120% Area Median Income or lower. The launch event will be held in Middlebury on Tuesday.

Vermont Business Magazine Ben & Jerry's is lifting the curtain on its newest production – a delicious partnership with Ava DuVernay. Yes, "Queen Sugar" is no longer simply a show by Ava DuVernay, it may be a moniker befitting of the award-winning director, filmmaker and TV producer herself. Ben & Jerry's proudly presents "Lights! Caramel! Action! directed by Ava DuVernay," featuring an ensemble cast of vanilla ice cream with salted caramel swirls, graham cracker swirls and gobs of chocolate chip cookie dough. The flavor, in both ice cream and almond milk based Non-Dairy versions, will begin shipping across the country in January 2023. Quite a foodie feature, for a first foray into flavor-hood, fully directed by Ava who personally curated the flavor creation with the Ben & Jerry's Flavor Gurus.