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Vermont Business Magazine In the long tradition of pioneering military education, Norwich University has once again stepped to the front of the line. Last month, the University hosted its first-ever Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) camp, a landmark program designed to introduce students to military operations within the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) as a maneuver space. With this initiative, Norwich affirms its role as a national leader in immersive EMSO education—preparing future professionals to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving spectrum environment.

Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that Richard Gordon Love, 59, of Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced in Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. The Court, Judge John Pacht presiding, sentenced Love to 18 months to two years in prison, all suspended, and a five-year term of probation with conditions that require completion of sex offender programming, limit his contact with children, and restrict his access to the internet. If Love violates the terms of his probation, he faces up to two years in prison. Love is also required to register as a sex offender for 10 years after his successful completion of probation.  

Vermont Business Magazine In partnership with the Town of West Rutland and in collaboration with landowners Russ and Ellen Green, is excited to celebrate the removal of the Youngs Brook dam in West Rutland, Vermont. After years of fundraising and regulatory review, the deconstruction process kicked off last week and will run through October 2025. Removal of the dam will not only eliminate a major safety hazard, but it will also significantly improve the ecology of the Youngs Brook watershed, restoring natural stream process including sediment and nutrient transport essential to maintaining healthy stream habitat and equilibrium, while also enhancing aquatic organism passage, and increasing flood storage.

Vermont Business Magazine Money Follows the Person (MFP) Vermont announces that as of August 1, 2025, all eligible and enrolled individuals will have access to $9,000 in MFP transition funds. This is an increase from the previous amount of $2,500. Money Follows the Person (MFP) Vermont is a state initiative that operates through the state’s Choices for Care Long Term Medicaid program and is dedicated to helping eligible individuals transition from institutional settings back into their homes and communities. MFP provides support and services to enhance independence, improve quality of life, and ensure access to community-based care options for older Vermonters and Vermonters with disabilities.

Vermont Business Magazine At School for International Training’s 59th commencement Saturday, 32 graduates received their master’s degrees during a ceremony that urged them to trust in the lessons they had learned to help them navigate challenges and “serve for the common good.” The ceremony took place on the front lawn of SIT’s Brattleboro campus, where staff and faculty members from around the world gathered with more than 100 guests to celebrate students who completed their master’s degrees in climate change, international relations, humanitarian assistance, international education, sustainable development, and intercultural service and leadership.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Captive Insurance Association, the largest captive membership association in the world, begins its 40th Anniversary Conference today at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Burlington. VCIA’s milestone event will host insurance professionals from 45 US states and 8 countries and features over 300 first timers and 350+ captive owners. 

Vermont Business Magazine Two new studies led by Vermont State University (VTSU) faculty and students reveal that ice climbing in New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley contributes more than $6.2 million annually to the regional economy, supporting 36 jobs and generating $4.4 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP). 

Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.08/g, down 1.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.09/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.65/g while the highest was $3.25/g, a difference of 60.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08/g today. 

by Maeve Fairfax, Community News Service Vermont’s dirt roads span 8,534 miles — more than the straight-line distance between Burlington and San Francisco three times over. They contribute to the state’s rustic charm, bring tourists looking for gravel biking and are beloved by rural residents. They are also particularly vulnerable to floods. Runoff from any type of road can harm water quality, but Vermont has some 1,300 more miles of dirt than pavement — and those dirt roads are subject to easy erosion.  With the state’s increase in flooding, those old roads are hitting waterways and their ecosystems hard. 

Vermont Business Magazine Bristow Norway AS, a subsidiary of Bristow Group Inc., today flew BETA Technologies' all-electric ALIA CX300 aircraft at Stavanger Airport, marking the first operations of Norway's Test Arena for Zero & Low Emission Aviation. The flights, which are being conducted in cooperation with Avinor and the Civil Aviation Authority of Norway (CAA Norway), mark a step toward integrating and scaling Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) in Norway and the surrounding regions. The Test Arena will consist of a series of evaluation flights over the next several months, to test likely customer routes at Avinor-owned airports throughout Norway. Early routes will see ALIA fly between Stavanger and Bergen airports, with potential for the program to expand to additional routes across Norway later this year. The aircraft will be flown by BETA-trained Bristow pilots.

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 August 11, 2025. A full closure of I-91 South at Exit 16 in Fairlee is in effect. All southbound traffic will need to exit the interstate at Exit 16 and detour on U.S. 5 to Exit 15 in Fairlee. Temporary signals are in place along the detour route at the intersection of U.S. 5 and Bridge Street. Delays may occur. Rolling roadblocks on the northbound side of the interstate will be in effect throughout the week. Expect delays. 

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and members of his cabinet will be in Windham County on Tuesday, August 12 for its Capital for a Day 14-county tour. Governor Scott first launched this initiative in June 2018, and he and his cabinet visited all 14 counties over the following 10 months. Capital for a Day gives local constituents, municipal government leaders and other partners the opportunity to connect directly with state leadership and staff.