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Vermont Business Magazine Today Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos encouraged Vermont voters to make their early voting plan, and to return their voted ballot using the safe, secure early voting option of their choice. If returning by mail, voters are encouraged to place their voted ballots in the mail no later than Saturday October 24th.
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Vermont Business Magazine The recipients of the 2020 Wellness and Physical Activity Grants for Student Programs have been announced. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) Windham County Community Advisory Board has been inviting local schools and programs serving youth in Windham County to apply for these grants for the past seven years. The grants, totaling between $3,500-$5,000 each year, support innovative programming designed to encourage youth health and wellness programming.
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Vermont Business Magazine SaVida Health, a leader in outpatient medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder, is opening a new treatment center at 17 Catherine St., St Albans, VT on November 2, 2020. This is SaVida's seventh specialty medical practice in Vermont joining sites in Bennington, Springfield, Newport, Morrisville, Colchester, and Vergennes.
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Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced today the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 2,350,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $56.00 per share, before offering discounts. The offering will result in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $131.6 million to Casella, before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on or about October 23, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.
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Vermont Business Magazine Don Kendall, President and CEO of Mack Group, announced $15 million worth of bonuses for all Mack co-workers in all US plants on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020. The size of the bonus varies by length of employment and ranges from $5,000 to $15,000. Mack has been putting money aside for the last 25 years to fund this bonus.
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Vermont Business Magazine Three organizations team up to promote Route 100 region with Restart Vermont grant Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce, Revitalizing Waterbury and the Stowe Area Association have received $30,000 in Restart Vermont Regional Marketing and Stimulus Grants to promote the best of Route 100. The communities of Stowe, Waterbury, and the Mad River Valley are linked by the legendary Vermont Route 100. This rugged, mountain corridor in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains offers world-class outdoor recreation, lodging, dining, shopping and events year-round.
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Vermont Business Magazine Seven Days, Vermont’s free, independent newsweekly, won four first-place awards from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia in a virtual ceremony on September 18. One of the winning entries, a joint project with Vermont Public Radio about Vermont’s state-licensed assisted living and residential care homes, received a national Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association on October 10.
The AAN Awards recognize the most artful, compelling and courageous journalism produced each year by the alternative newsmedia. AAN member publications from cities like Austin, Chicago, Boston and Burlington compete against each other. This year’s contest included entries submitted by 55 publications in the U.S., Canada and Norway.
Seven Days’ AAN awards included:
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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced an expansion of the state’s Economic Recovery Grants, utilizing an additional $76 million in funds from the $1.25 billion the state received from the Federal CARES Act. These funds are in addition to the $152 million in economic relief already delivered to Vermont businesses.Vermont businesses and nonprofits, including sole proprietors, that have seen a decline in total sales between March and September of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, and who can demonstrate unmet need, may be eligible to receive an Expanded Economic Recovery Grant. Qualifying businesses may now receive up to $300,000 in total economic recovery grants.
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Vermont Business Magazine Dr Levine acknowledged we are all facing pandemic fatigue — adjusting our routines, forgoing social and family activities, and being relentlessly reminded to wear a mask and keep a distance from one another. But we still have to wait a little longer for a COVID vaccine, and we are seeing cases increase — both nationwide and closer to home, he said.
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VBSR As COVID-19 continues to impact our families, communities, and economy, we here at VBSR remain committed to providing our members with the resources needed to endure through this crisis. Please read on for key updates on a pair of relief programs that may be available to your and your employees.
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The program includes electric, landline telephone, Vermont Gas and private water companies [Note: municipal water department service is not eligible for this program.]
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Public Assets Institute The pandemic has hurt employment in every corner of the state. Nearly 25,000 fewer Vermonters worked in September 2020 than in September 2019—a decline of 7.5 percent. Employment fell by as much as 9 percent, depending on the county, with the northwest corner of Vermont—Grand Isle, Chittenden, and Franklin counties—seeing the largest drops.