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by katie
In June Central VT Habitat for Humanity, an affordable housing non-profit, hosted a children’s poster design contest where we invited kids in grades k-6 to submit artwork that showed what “home” looks like to them. From an adult perspective homeownership is often thought of as a financial asset, but as we learned from these children home means much more than that. Home is family, it is a place full of memories, and quite succinctly “home is the best place ever!”
Contestants drew, painted, and used a computer to make their art and to show us what home means to them. Each of the artists received 4 tickets for them and their families to attend the Vermont Mountaineers baseball game which were generously donated by the Mountaineers.
by katie
Vermont Business Magazine We’ve all spent a lot of time in our pajamas in the last 16 months since the pandemic began. Children are getting ready for in-school learning, which makes this back-to-school shopping season unique and historic. Gone are the days of lounging in front of virtual classrooms in well-worn t-shirts and sweats. Kids are ready to show off their personalities to the world, and they long outgrew the clothes from the 2019 school year. There’s no better place to find unique outfits and distinctive school supplies than at Goodwill.
by tim
by John McClaughry A current case before the Public Utility Commission (PUC) may illustrate how that regulatory board has become an unaccountable fourth branch of government, dedicated to accelerating the current preoccupation with defeating the Menace of Climate Change. The case in point is a developer’s application to install a 500kw solar farm on Richville Road in Manchester. As an energy generation project, it falls under the jurisdiction of the PUC.
by tim
Vermont Agency of Transportation This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will have traffic impacts on state highways throughout Vermont starting August 16. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
by tim
Ride-N-Drive Event Features Parade of EVs, Plus Opportunities to Learn About Affordable & Clean Electric Driving
Vermont Business Magazine Interested in an electric vehicle, but curious what it’s like to own and drive one? Or have you thought about going electric but not sure what model is right for you? Green Mountain Power is making it simple and fun to learn about electric vehicles by launching a series of EVenture Ride-n-Drive events, in partnership with customers who drive electric vehicles.
The first one will be in Middlebury on Saturday, August 21, and will provide a chance for people to stop by, ask questions, and learn how driving electric can help cut carbon and costs. There are many electric vehicle options, and the EVenture will also feature a parade of electric vehicles.
by tim
Vermont Business Magazine The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the Vermont Humanities Council to support a series of public programs on how the history and experiences of people of color are reflected in contemporary art. The series will feature BIPOC artists and curators who use archival and historic materials to draw connections between the past and present.
by katie
Vermont Business Magazine Was there any doubt 12 young girls could construct an entire cabin and bunk beds? Not among the girls at a special two-week summer camp session at Camp Farnsworth.
by tim
Vermont Business Magazine The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) and governing board (WLEB) were created by the legislature in 2012 to stimulate economic development in the agricultural and forestry sectors. WLEI is a collaborative effort between the Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets, Department of Forest, Parks, and Recreation, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
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Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office announced that today former Jay Peak President William Stenger, 72, of Newport, Vermont, pleaded guilty before Chief Judge Geoffrey W Crawford in United States District Court in Burlington to a felony count of knowingly and willfully submitting false documents to the Vermont Regional Center in connection with his involvement in the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park EB-5 investment project, also called the AnC Vermont project located in Newport. Stenger faces up to five years in prison.
by tim
Vermont Business Magazine SunCommon, the largest provider of solar energy systems in Vermont and a leader in New York’s Hudson Valley, announced Thursday that their 200 employees must be vaccinated against COVID-19 – to protect their colleagues and their families as well as customers. Unvaccinated workers will have until August 23 to get inoculated or be terminated.
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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced last week more than $21.5 million for Vermont projects in the annual Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill advanced by the Committee last Thursday. The funding would accelerate construction of a readiness center in Bennington and support a new family readiness center at Camp Johnson, on land formerly referred to as the Ethan Allen Air Force Base in Colchester.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Board of Directors of the recently merged Members Advantage Community Credit Union approved the credit union’s new name: 802 Credit Union. The merger was announced April 29. The Credit Union will begin rolling out the new name in signage and digital materials throughout the remainder of the year.