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Vermont Business Magazine 1% for the Planet today announced that it has received a generous grant of $60,000 from the Canaday Family Charitable Trust to support paid internships at 1% for the Planet’s Burlington, Vermont headquarters. The Canaday Family Charitable Trust is a foundation established in 1945 that supports Vermont organizations working to improve the lives of children and families, promote environmental education and conservation, and preserve the environment.
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Vermont Business Magazine Union members from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Locals 2320, 2326 and 2327 and the Communication Workers of America (CWA), Local 1400 have ratified new, four-year agreements with Consolidated Communications, which cover approximately 900 workers in Northern New England.
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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack returned to Vermont last Thursday on a drizzly day on Burlington's waterfront. Vilsack was hosted by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) at the Leahy Echo Center. They were joined by several Vermont officials in a roundtable discussion. Two of the main themes at the discussion were Vermont's diversification of its agriculture industry and environmental impacts of farming on the state's waterways. Vermont is in the middle of vigorous and expensive mitigation efforts to reduce and restore the land and water.
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Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of Administration Susanne Young today released Vermont’s revenue results for July 2021. General, Education, and Transportation Fund revenues came in above target. However, the Personal Income tax, the states most important General Fund revenue source, was below its expectation. The PI had been leading the way in Vermont's revenue surplus over the last two years. Young indicated that while it's too early to tell (July is the first month of the 2922 fiscal year), the PI is a reliable economic indicator. Meanwhile, other sources, like the Corporate, the tourism-related Rooms & Meals and secondary taxes picked up the slack.
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Vermont Business Magazine A Brattleboro Rotary Club Gateway Foundation scholarship awarded to a Community College of Vermont (CCV) student each year aims to address the shortage of child care workers in Windham County. CCV-Brattleboro student Emma Rose Sprenger received this year’s $2,500 Jesse M. Corum, IV Scholarship.
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Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Are you a certified organic operation? Have you incurred expenses related to certifying your operation? You may be eligible to receive partial reimbursement of those costs through the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets' Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Certified organic operations may receive reimbursement of up to 50% of their direct certification costs paid between October 1 and September 30 annually, not to exceed $500. Funds are disbursed on a first come, first served basis.
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Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance Summer is in full swing and Vermont’s outdoor businesses are directing customers to outdoor places while monitoring the unfolding COVID-19 situation. Race directors are safely hosting events, such as Kingdom Games’ open water swims and others found in Vermont Sports Magazine's calendar of events, drawing locals and international visitors, amateurs to professionals.
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by Joyce Marcel, Vermont Business Magazine Curtiss Reed, Jr has been quietly shaping Vermont while it has been quietly shaping him. The virtues of Vermont, its beauty, its outdoor life, its openness, its sense of community and its access to public officials have helped him address some of the things that are less beautiful, like Vermont's record on racial issues. Over the past 20 years, Reed has evolved from outsider activist to insider change-maker.
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Vermont Business Magazine On August 31st, farmers and farm crews from around Vermont are coming together at Honeyfield Farm in Norwich for the NOFA-VT’s sixth annual Farmer Olympics. Farm teams will show off their finely-honed skills in events ranging from physical to cerebral to just plain ridiculous. Past events have included the giant marshmallow (ie wrapped hay bale) roll, the zucchini relay, squash shot put, and blindfolded partner seeding.
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Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report for August 23 is a list of planned construction activities that will have traffic impacts on state highways throughout Vermont. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
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Vermont Business Magazine The "ten best days of summer" is just around the corner as the 2021 Champlain Valley Fair, presented by Progressive, prepares to open its gates on Friday, August 27th at 3 PM. With one-hundred plus exhibits, food concessions, concerts, shows, and agricultural exhibits, the Fair remains Vermont’s largest annual gathering attracting over 120,000 people from Vermont, neighboring states and Canada.
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City-wide celebration includes festivities that appeal to all ages
Vermont Business Magazine Vergennes Day kicks off its 39th year on Friday, August 27th with a street dance in City Park featuring the music of “The Hitmen” from 7:00-10:00 pm. The weekend’s activities, hosted and sponsored by the Addison County Chamber of Commerce, City of Vergennes and area businesses, is a celebration of the city and community to be enjoyed by all ages.
Larry Newcombe with his horse and wagon. ACCOC photos.