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Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional vertically integrated solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced today that it acquired the assets of Pinto Trucking Services, Inc on October 1, 2020.

Vermont Business Magazine Green River, a software design and development company based in Brattleboro, has launched a suite of customizable contact-tracing tools on its open-source software platform, Open Path. The tools offer advanced features that allow health care providers, governments, hospitals and insurance companies to track patients' movements, close contacts and medical records in real-time to aid in the fight against coronavirus.

The Mentor Connector WE NEED YOU! The Mentor Connector strives to make Rutland County the BEST community for youth, but we can't do it alone! Over 65 youth are waiting for a mentor so throughout the next 3 months, The Mentor Connector is conducting a dynamic mentor recruitment campaign, 100 Mentors in 100 Days, to raise awareness for the need of community mentors in Rutland Vermont.

by James Dwinell In his first reelection bid, Republican Governor Phil Scott is facing off against former Vermont Electric Cooperative CEO Christine Hallquist, the Democratic nominee. Scott received a spirited challenge in the primary, unusual for an incumbent in Vermont, largely because of his signing of legislation that tightened gun laws. The limit on magazine size, for instance, goes into effect October 1. He now faces reelection in a heavily Democratic state. This story was first published in the September print issue of Vermont Business Magazine. Hallquist will be featured in the October issue.

Vermont Business Magazine Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman, 49, of Hinesburg is the Democratic nominee for governor. Zuckerman was elected Vermont’s 81st Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 2016. He previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011), and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). Zuckerman is a farmer who was born in Boston and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1995.

by Joy Choquette, Vermont Business Magazine Famous Vermonter Norman Rockwell once said, “The view of life I communicate in my pictures excludes the sordid and the ugly. I paint life as I would like it to be.” As towns and counties throughout the state reel in the wake of COVID-19 and residents adjust to a “new normal,” this quote is apt.

by Joy Choquette, Vermont Business Magazine The benefits of running a small business in Franklin County are great. Here are some of the strongest reasons to begin or continue business in the county.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Voice and Vote, this year’s theme for Vermont Archives Month, was announced Thursday by Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos and State Archivist Tanya Marshall. Vermont Archives Month is an “excellent opportunity for citizens of all of ages to actively get involved in researching and preserving Vermont’s historical records to understand how our past can shape our future.”

Vermont Business Magazine Red Onion Café will move to Charlotte Crossings at the end of the month. The Red Onion has been a staple on lower Church Street in Burlington for the past 30-years and is well known for its sandwiches and homemade bread. Visitors to Charlotte Crossings can soon enjoy the sandwiches, soups, salads, and bread that have cultivated such a following over the past three decades. The Red Onion will now operate as a retail location that sells bread and prepared foods for customers to heat and eat at home and Vermont merchandise.

Vermont Business Magazine The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) recently hosting their 11th Annual Golf Tournament at the Crown Point Country Club (CPCC).

Vermont Business Magazine Ben & Jerry's is doubling down on its fight against systemic racism by bringing back Justice ReMix'd, a flavor and campaign designed to inspire radical change. This time the spicy combination of cinnamon and chocolate ice creams, gobs of cinnamon bun dough, and fudge brownies is being deployed with a new, urgent message to young people: use your power and vote!

Vermont Business Magazine While so many states have stayed silent on child care during the pandemic, Vermont recognized early on that there can be no recovery without child care. Let’s Grow Kids is grateful for the vision and leadership of our state officials from Governor Scott to our legislative champions who heeded the call of Vermonters that child care is essential.