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Vermont Business Magazine VTGOP Chairman Paul Dame today announced the list of 20 legislator endorsements from across six counties in the first round of endorsements. In Vermont the State Party elects its party officers in the odd numbered years in a process outlined in State Statute. Democrats and Progressives are going through the same process now. The election for Republican State Chair will be on November 8 at a meeting in Burlington. Each county chooses delegates to send to a state convention in October, and in November those delegates will elect a chair and other officers that serve for a 2-year term. 

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark announced a settlement with Angi, formerly known as Angi’s List, over concerns about misleading marketing on its online platform, which connects consumers with more than 300 Vermont contractors or service professionals. Prior to 2025, Angi advertised participating Vermont residential contractors on its platform as “certified pros.” Vermont, however, does not have a “certification” process for contractors, and instead requires registration only under Title 26. Angi itself does not have a certification process and cannot confer, or vouch for, credentials of contractors using its platform. To resolve the state’s concerns, Angi has agreed to stop using the marketing term “Angi Certified Pro” and to pay the state a penalty of $100,000. 

Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.15/g, up 0.6 cents per gallon from last week's $3.15/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.83/g while the highest was $4.20/g, a difference of $1.37/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 6.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.02/g today. The national average is down 13.7 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 14.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center announces a new round of the Dairy Farm Improvement & Modernization Grant. This grant program aims to enhance dairy farm systems and support long-term viability. Eligible projects include modernizing production practices, implementing farm-scale technology and green innovations, transitioning to group calf housing, developing collaborative/cooperative milk production models, and more. Funds can cover specialized equipment, training, and consulting costs. This grant is open to dairy farmers and farmer groups, in partnership with technical assistance providers, producer associations, or milk buyers. Projects involving service providers or planners will be prioritized. Awards will range from $15,000 to $100,000 and require a 25% in-kind or cash match. Approximately $750,000 in total funds are available this round.

by Maggie Lenz of Atlas Government Affairs The School District Redistricting Task Force, created by the legislature earlier this year and charged with delivering up to three proposed district maps for the legislature to consider in 2026, is narrowing in on some tangible options as they approach their final stretch. They’ve had a tough assignment, but under the leadership of co-Chairs Sen. Martine Gulick (D-Chittenden Central) and Rep. Edye Graning (D-Jericho), the task force has made steady progress and stayed focused on the work as they wade through the complicated tangle of Vermont’s school governance and geographic boundaries. Our current system is less a design and more an accumulation shaped by old laws, local votes, political bargains, and whatever got grandfathered in along the way. The result is a landscape that defies easy answers.

Vermont Business Magazine Saturday, November 15, 2025, the Vermont Association of Broadcasters (VAB) will induct Television photojournalist Joe Carroll, radio legend John Hill (posthumously) and broadcast engineer Joe Tymecki into the VAB Hall of Fame and will present eight other people with excellence awards. The celebration will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in South Burlington, Vermont.

by Sarah Andrews, Community News Service A few weeks ago, a young man wandered off the Bamforth Ridge Trail on Camel’s Hump. At around 3 a.m., his cell phone battery was exhausted, and he was guiding himself by the cardiac monitor light on his smartwatch. Waterbury Backcountry Rescue Team was called out around 1 a.m. to find the missing hiker. The team searched the trails for hours, when one member saw that flashing green cardiac light in the darkness. The team located the lost hiker and guided him back to the parking lot. As October began, the team had responded to 15 calls so far this year, compared to 10 in all of 2024, according to Brian Lindner, a founding member of the group.

Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of October 13, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.  

Vermont Business Magazine This year marks a milestone moment for Commando as the Vermont-based essentials brand celebrates 20 years of redefining intimate apparel and empowering customers with innovation, confidence, and cutting-edge design. What began with a single pair of raw-cut thong underwear has evolved into a movement that forever changed the way women — and now men — experience fit, fabric, and function. Over two decades, Commando has earned two patents, set new standards in technical design, become a stylist and celebrity go-to, and expanded beyond the underwear drawer to signature hosiery, second-skin shapewear, bold ready-to-wear collections, and a newly launched men’s line. 

Vermont Business Magazine With inflation still elevated, home prices parked near record highs, and insurance costs climbing, more homeowners are running out of cushion—heightening the risk of mortgage delinquencies, as well as broader ripple effects on consumer spending and credit conditions. As budgets thin, questions about the sustainability of homeownership and the broader economic fallout are getting harder to ignore. According to a new report, both Vermont and the Burlington area are on the low end of mortgage delinquencies. In general, delinquency rates tend to be highest in areas with higher levels of unemployment and poverty, lower levels of income, and lower property values. Regionally, states in the South and pockets of the East Coast tend to have the highest delinquency rates. For example, Louisiana, Mississippi, and West Virginia are the top three states for both 30-day and 90-day mortgage delinquencies. Other states with high rates of missed payments include Alabama and Texas. 

Vermont Business Magazine The Ensemble Amphion Baroque is back at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (BMAC), performing a new program on October 25, at 7 pm. Entitled, “Grace and Grandeur: Masterpieces of French and German Chamber Music,” it will feature Jesse Lepkoff, baroque flute and recorder, Na’ama Lion baroque flute, Owen Watkins recorder and baroque oboe, Carol Lewis viola da gamba and Marina Minkin harpsichord. France is represented in music by Couperin, Dornel, Rameau, and Marais and Germany is represented by Telemann, Janitsch and Fischer. “We have prepared a very interesting and beautiful program utilizing a varied palette of instrumental colors and styles which we are particularly excited to play at the BMAC," says Jesse Lepkoff, the group’s director.

Vermont Business Magazine For decades, parents have been the go-to lenders for cash-strapped children. But new research shows the tables are turning: 50% of adult children in Vermont say they have lent money to their parents, flipping the traditional script. According to MarketBeat’s survey of more than 5,000 respondents, the average total loaned by (adult) Vermont children comes to $900. Most cases are practical rather than indulgent: nearly half (48%) of parents asked for help with bills or day-to-day expenses, while 34% needed support in an emergency. Just 12% said the money went toward lifestyle purchases such as vacations or luxury items.