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Vermont Business Magazine H.N. Williams in Dorset has announced that Phase 1 of their expansion plan –preparing the terrain for the addition of gas pumps and the construction of a 3,200 sq. foot addition - is near completion. This first phase of three included demolition of a building, blasting through ledge, installation of underground gas holding tanks, and the laying of concrete. Phase 1 has utilized the efforts and expertise of several local companies and agencies including T.A.M., Mach’s Blasting, CPI Concrete, Star Construction, Leggett Custom Homes, Pete Haggarty Construction, and the Dorset Volunteer Fire Department. 

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) today announced two newly elected members to its Board of Directors. Both Ted Foster of Vergennes and Tony Collier of Colchester attended their first Board meeting last week at VEDA's office in Montpelier. Ted Foster is a retired dairy farmer and co-founder of Vermont Natural Ag Products, serving as Treasurer at his family's 1,700 acre, 500-cow farm for over 40 years. Tony Collier is a Champlain Valley native with a passion for entrepreneurship and over six years of sales and marketing experience with Silicon Valley technology startups. He is currently an executive with a software startup based in San Francisco.

Vermont Business Magazine Officials from the State of Vermont are reminding Vermonters in emerald ash borer (EAB) infested areas that the beetles will soon be emerging from affected trees. Moving any infested material, especially ash firewood, logs, and pruning debris, can quickly spread the destructive insect. Optimal practices are to move ash from the infested area only during the “non-flight season” before EAB emerges. This, and other recommendations to slow the spread of EAB, are described at vtinvasives.org/eab.

by Brandon Arcari Vermont is home to unique businesses, ones that are as good to their employees and their customers, the environment and the world. Every year, Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber honor a Vermont business that demonstrates an outstanding history of sustained growth while displaying an acute awareness of what makes Vermont unique. The Deane C Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year Award, named for the former Vermont governor and established in 1990, boasts three finalists again this year. They are: Chroma Technology Corp of Bellows Falls, Green Mountain Power of Colchester and ReArch of South Burlington.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House of Representatives Thursday afternoon passed S.43, a bill that prohibits prior authorization requirements for medication-assisted treatment on a unanimous vote. This bill is an important step to increase access to opioid use disorder treatment for Vermonters.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) and the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington are giving their collection box campaign a new look and a new message. Join us for the official unveiling at 11 a.m. Friday, May 3, in front of Stephen & Burns on the Church Street Marketplace. Launched in 2013, Church Street’s donation boxes, featuring Lake Champlain’s famous monster “Champ” and his sister “Champette,” have collected thousands of dollars for COTS to help people facing the crisis of homelessness in Vermont.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s oldest and largest pool and hot tub dealer, Allen Pools & Spas, has expanded their business by opening a new showroom in New Hampshire. Since 1957, Allen Pools & Spas has been proudly serving Vermont, western New Hampshire, and northeastern New York with year round customer support and providing the ultimate customer experience.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber have announced the three finalists for the 2018 Deane C Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award: Chroma Technology Corp, Bellows Falls, Green Mountain Power, Colchester and ReArch Company, South Burlington. One of these impressive finalists will be named the 2018 Deane C Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year on Wednesday, May 22nd in an awards presentation ceremony at the UVM Grossman School of Business.

Vermont Business Magazine At a press conference Thursday, Governor Phil Scott and Green Up Vermont celebrated the upcoming 49^th Annual Green Up Day, taking place Saturday, May 4 in towns throughout Vermont. Since 1970, Vermonters have greened up 13,000 miles of roadside in the nation’s largest and oldest statewide green up event. The governor was joined by Green Up Vermont Board Chairman Mike Casella and the winners of this year’s Green Up Vermont poster and writing contests, which engage Vermont students in promoting Green Up Day awareness. This year’s poster contest winners are Chloe Jenkins of Chester, HeatherAnne Lee of Shelburne, Greta Bernier of Andover and Lyla LaBossiere of Westford, and the writing contest winner is Bella Schultz-Mitchell of Bakersfield.

Vermont Business Magazine Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc (LMS) announced today that, effective immediately, it is reorganizing its internal management structure in order to accelerate decision-making and increase customer responsiveness. The move will eliminate the Georgia-based company’s C-Suite and Operational Team and replace it with a single director-level leadership team that will report to company President William Fewell.