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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont gasoline prices today held at $3.35 a gallon from last week, according to vermontgasprices.com (GasBuddy). They are 5 cents less than a month ago and $1.11 more than a year ago. Nationally, prices are up 2 cents from last week to $3.30, down 5 cents from last month and up $1.00 from last year.

The lowest prices in Vermont can be found in Middlebury ($3.15/g) and the highest prices are in Addison ($3.59/g).

Burlington gas prices are up 1 cent per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.37/g today, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 100 stations in Burlington. Gas prices in Burlington are 4.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.09/g higher than a year ago.

Vermont Business Magazine Coronavirus cases are rising and a new variant has quickly spread across the country. Still, millions of Americans remain unvaccinated and say they have no plans to change that. Online insurance broker QuoteWizard looked at the latest data on vaccine hesitancy. They found that concerns over side effects, government mistrust and indifference are the main reasons why people aren’t getting vaccinated. In Vermont, the reasons follow a similar pattern to the national data: 54% are worried about side effects; 36% are waiting to see if it’s safe; 26% don’t trust COVID-19 vaccines; 28% don’t trust the government; 11% don’t believe COVID is a threat.

Vermont Business Magazine iSun, Inc (NASDAQ: ISUN), a leading solar energy and clean mobility infrastructure company based in Williston, announced Wednesday that it has been selected to design and deliver an expected total of 1,780 off-grid solar canopies to be located at EV charging stations. iSun has 50-years of construction experience in solar, electrical and data services and a provider of proprietary electric vehicle charging platforms

by Bill Schubart “The oldest weekly newspaper in Vermont is on its last legs.” The Boston Globe reported in Mid-December of the Vermont Standard of Woodstock. The Vermont media landscape is in turmoil. The technologies of news-gathering and presentation are merging and altering the economic support systems for hyper-local, statewide, and national media.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC) is continuing to offer a wide variety of bill credits this year for members who purchase certain electricity-powered devices for their homes or businesses to transition away from fossil fuels. More than 2,700 VEC members have taken advantage of incentives through VEC’s Energy Transformation Program since the co-op began offering them in 2017.

Vermont Business Magazine In 2021 Vermont River Conservancy took on new and larger projects to improve wildlife habitat, keep communities safe, and to ensure people will always have access to rivers for swimming, paddling, and fishing. Vermont boasts hundreds of rivers and streams -- iconic swimming holes and fabled paddlers’ trails that draw more than a half million Vermonters and visitors each year to splash, float, and fish with families and friends. Back in 1995, central Vermont volunteers founded VRC when they saw that more and more “no trespassing” signs were cutting communities off from their beloved rivers.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT NDCAP) will hold a Special Meeting on Monday evening, January 10, 2022 from 6 pm to 8 pm to review and potentially approve its 2021 Annual Report to the Vermont Legislature.

by Rob Roper A key component of the Climate Action Plan just put forward by the Vermont Climate Council is a thing they’re calling “The Clean Heat Standard.” This is a convoluted scheme that is in practice a stealth tax on home heating oil, propane, natural gas, and kerosene that will drive up the costs of those products for consumers.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today delivered his State of the State address to the General Assembly, outlining his priorities for the 2022 legislative session and reporting on the progress of the last year. The major themes Scott presented are familiar to Vermonters: Take care of each other during COVID and do your part to get vaccinated and take other precautions; the state must take advantage of this "once in a lifetime opportunity" with the billions of dollars of federal money coming to Vermont to rebuild the infrastructure, expand broadband and build up the workforce; improve housing; and upgrade education. "It's all within our grasp."

Vermont Business Magazine Elected leaders, business and healthcare experts have weighed-in on Governor Phil Scott's State of the State Address given remotely today before a joint session of the Legislature.

by Congressman Peter Welch One year ago, on January 6, the US Capitol – the symbol of the democracy we all cherish – was attacked by a mob intent on overturning the decision of American voters to elect Joseph Biden as our 46th President. The mob came within seconds of capturing Vice President Mike Pence to stop him from doing his constitutional duty of certifying election results. It invaded the US Senate and desecrated symbols of American democracy. The mob then attacked the House Chamber, shattered windows, and attempted to batter down the barricaded doors.

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health today reported 887 new cases of COVID-19 for Tuesday, while this is half of the record, it is still historically high. The record of 1,727 cases of COVID-19 was set on Monday. The VDH also today reported two more COVID-related fatalities for 482 statewide. With case counts now elevated, the positivity rate has increased to a record high 12.6 percent.