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Vermont Business Magazine At a press conference today at Community Health Centers of Burlington, Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) unveiled legislation he has authored to provide relief from skyrocketing insulin prices to diabetes patients in Vermont and across the country. Welch's initiative authorizes the importation of safe, low-cost insulin from Canada and other qualified countries.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Scott today announced that Vermont will partner with the SANS Institute to bring the Girls Go CyberStart challenge to Vermont for a second year, providing high school girls with cybersecurity skills and career exploration opportunities. Girls Go CyberStart is a free, forward-thinking cybersecurity skills program designed to educate and inspire high school girls about the opportunities and rewards of a career in cybersecurity. In the program, students complete games and challenges in which they learn and apply cybersecurity skills including forensics, open-source intelligence, cryptography and web application security

Vermont Business Magazine For the third year in a row, Green Mountain Power earned a spot among the top ten most innovative energy companies in the world, landing at number five in Energy as Fast Company released its prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019. GMP joins companies like Apple, Stitch Fix and Peloton on the list. Fast Company highlighted GMP’s groundbreaking work on grid transformation to cut carbon and costs with stored energy.

Vermont Business Magazine Beginning in 2019, completing the updated Vermont version of the Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate, the W-4VT, will be more important than ever due to the new federal and Vermont income tax laws. The Vermont Department of Taxes recommends taxpayers update their Vermont W-4VT. The Form W-4VT was updated in January 2019, and even employees who recently updated their W-4s and W-4VTs should check to make sure that they used the most current forms to update withholding. Employers should make certain all new and existing employees complete the updated Form W-4VT.

Vermont Business Magazine Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) reported a fourth quarter 2018 loss per share of (36) cents on an as-reported basis and earnings per share of 60 cents on an operational basis (non-GAAP), which excludes the effects of special items. For the full year, the company reported 2018 earnings per share of $4.63 on an as-reported basis and $7.31 on an operational basis. The as-reported results for the quarter and full year reflected asset impairments and other expenses related to the strategic decision to exit the Entergy Wholesale Commodities (EWC) business.

Vermont Business Magazine AudioEye, Inc (NASDAQ: AEYE) today announced its partnership with Burlington-based Dealer.com, the premier digital marketing solution and partner for auto dealerships. With this partnership, Dealer.com websites will now have the option to include the AudioEye Ally Managed Service Solution, a technology solution that identifies and resolves issues of digital accessibility, to ensure all site visitors experience barrier-free access with an optimal user experience. AudioEye, located in Tucson, is a leader in cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) digital accessibility technology solutions that expands website access for individuals with disabilities while maintaining conformance with ADA-related requirements.

Vermont Business Magazine Grassroots Solar, Inc of Dorset, which has provided solar panels and expertise to Puerto Ricans recovering from Hurricane Maria, is extending its commitment there. In his initial foray, Bill Laberge, president of Grassroots Solar, trained electricians while installing a solar and battery system for a relative of one of his Vermont customers. Then he had donated solar panels delivered to the community, which were installed on a community center in Barrio de San Salvador, in the city of Caguas.

Vermont Business Magazine In 2018 Heroes Home Advantage partners were honored to give back over $17,616 to 6 different Heroes including military, firefighters, health careproviders, and teachers.

Vermont Business Magazine “The ‘academic freedom’ at Marlboro is its greatest gift,” according to the recently published Princeton Review book, The Best Value Colleges: 200 Schools with Exceptional ROI for Your Tuition Investment. “Students ‘can study whatever [they] want in great depth’ and this makes the academic work ‘deeply personal’ and ‘that much more enriching.”

Marlboro College is profiled as one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a superb education with great career preparation at an affordable price, according to 2019 edition of Princeton Review annual guide, published by Penguin Random House / Princeton Review Books. With an academic rating of 93, an ROI (return on investment) rating of 87, and a “professors interesting” rating of 99, the education services company gives significant endorsement for the value of the Marlboro curricular model.

Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc, owner and operator of a railroad maintenance facility in Newport, was fined $12,000 for improperly managing hazardous materials and releasing hazardous materials to the environment. During a May 2018 compliance inspection of the railroad maintenance facility, DEC personnel found absorbent materials contaminated with petroleum in open, unmarked containers. DEC officials also discovered petroleum in the soil, indicating that petroleum from railway maintenance activities had been released onto the ground. The company was also keeping unidentified hazardous waste in a service building at the facility.

​Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Natural Resources announced today that Walter Renfrew, owner and operator of Cherokee Connection in Orange, was fined $7,500 for operating a salvage yard without first obtaining a permit. Due to the inherent risk in managing hazardous waste, salvage yard businesses must follow state hazardous waste management regulations. Additionally, Vermont salvage yards must hold a municipal Certificate of Approved Location (COAL), which considers appropriate siting of the business, including its proximity to schools, residences, and drinking water sources. Once a salvage yard operator secures a COAL, a state-level salvage yard permit is required annually.

Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan Like many Vermonters, I am troubled by President Trump’s declaration of a national “emergency” to build his border wall along the southern border of the United States. I have serious questions about the legality of this declaration. I am also concerned by the detrimental impact this declaration may have on the State of Vermont. In declaring a national emergency, President Trump seeks to raid funds already designated for other purposes, diverting those funds to pay for an unnecessary border wall.