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“Vermont Entrepreneurs…. Creating Solutions”

Vermont Business Magazine Celebrate Vermont Entrepreneurship Day - Feb 5^th in Montpelier from 9:15am – noon at the Capitol Plaza Hotel.  Over 250 secondary students and their teachers from around the state will hear remarks from the Governor Phil Scott about the importance of Vermont’s entrepreneurial spirit and sign his proclamation designating February 4^th – 8^th -as 2019 Entrepreneurship Week. 

Southern Vermont College (SVC) President David Evans presented a five-year strategic plan to launch the private, liberal arts College’s vision and goals for future planning.

The Small Business Administration is seeking 20 entrepreneurs throughout Vermont to participate in a free business course starting in April.

Attorney General Donovan testified today before the Senate Judiciary Committee who is taking testimony on a bill that would establish a regulatory system for the production and sale of cannabis and cannabis products in Vermont.

At 10:26 PM on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019, the Winooski Fire Department responded to a structure fire within a commercial building that houses 30 storage units located at 103 C West Spring Street in Winooski.

Vermont Green Building Network’s (VGBN) seventh annual Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards Competition is now open for submissions.

Saint Michael's College is requesting assistance from the public to identify the people pictured in the attached photos.

Vermont Electric Co-op members continue to express interest in VEC’s Co-op Community Solar Program two years since the program was launched, and just over the past six months about 50 new members have sponsored solar panels and have begun saving money on their electricity bills.

With extreme cold hitting Vermont, Attorney General T.J. Donovan is warning that older adults and those with chronic medical conditions are especially susceptible to hypothermia.

color:black">At a press conference on Wednesday, Governor Phil Scott, Education Secretary Dan French and employers in Vermont’s tech sector proclaimed January 30^th as “Make Computer Science Count” Day in Vermont. 

Healthy Living Market & Cafe today announced plans to open its third store in Shelburne, VT. This will be the company’s second location in Vermont; the flagship location is located on Dorset Street in South Burlington, the other in Saratoga Springs, NY.

A new corporate social responsibility report published by National Life aims to take a much more holistic view of the company’s sustainability efforts.