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Vermont Business Magazine The following are Public Alerts submitted by Wastewater Treatment Facilities to the Agency of Natural Resources for prompt public awareness of untreated discharges and their locations. These alerts have been directly reported by Wastewater Treatment Facilities and may have not yet been reviewed by the State. Wastewater Treatment facilities are required to submit a public alert as soon as possible, but no longer than one hour from discovery of an untreated discharge from the wastewater treatment facility.

Vermont Business Magazine On Tuesday, July 25 and Wednesday, July 26, 2017, meetings will be held at which any interested person may provide comments on data broker regulatory legislation. Broadly speaking, a data broker collects information, including citizens’ personal information, from a variety of sources and then sells that information to advertisers and others for various purposes.

Vermont Business MagazineUSCitizenship and Immigration Services will present 20 citizenship candidates to the Honorable JGarvan Murtha, USDistrict Judge, USDistrict Court of Vermont at an Independence Day-themed naturalization ceremony to take place at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth. The naturalization ceremony is one of many taking place across the country in the days leading up to and on July 4th. It is also part of the Calivin Coolidge Home July 4thcelebration ofevents.

Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Public Safety has announced that in accordance with Act 65, the Department is now accepting applications for an additional dispensary registration certificate. This will increase the number of marijuana dispensaries in Vermont to five. To apply for a dispensary registration certificate, visit the Vermont Marijuana Registry (VMR) webpage. The Rules Regulating Cannabis for Symptom Relief as well as the Dispensary Registration Application are available on the VMR webpage. The rules contain information related to the VMR; definitions of terms, procedures for issuing registry identification cards and registration certificates a dispensary, operating requirements for registered dispensaries, criminal history procedures, fees, confidentiality, and enforcement.

byMike Smith Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Trump’s deputy press secretary, said at a recent White House press briefing, “We have gone to a place where, if the media can’t be trusted to report the news, then that is a dangerous place for America.”

Sanders is right. We are seemingly headed towards a dangerous place for America. But what Sanders fails to point out is that her boss, President Trump, is a significant player in determining the direction we are headed.

Trump wants the media to report on stories that don’t offend or challenge him; and when a reporter or the news organization doesn’t comply, his immediate political instinct is to try to delegitimize the source.

What Trump ultimately wants is a press that reports information that he deems important and in a manner he believes appropriate.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement: “As many around the state are working to assess damage and continue recovery efforts from this weekend’s rain and flooding, I want to remind Vermonters to stay alert in affected areas and continue to put safety first.

“I want to thank the local city and town officials and first responders for their efforts to prepare for and respond to the flooding, and ongoing work to help each affected community assess damage and plan for recovery.

“I also commend the Agency of Transportation (VTrans), Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEMHS) and all of our emergency personnel for their work to keep Vermonters and our infrastructure safe.

Vermont Business Magazine The Clean Energy Development Fund (CEDF) at the Public Service Department announced today the availability of an incentive program for Vermont’s sugar makers to install pellet fueled evaporators. The program will offer grants up to $20,000 for the installation of evaporators that use bulk wood pellets or wood chips as the fuel. The cash grants will be available to all Vermont based sugar makers and will be based on the size of the evaporators installed.

Vermont Business Magazine Ben & Jerry's fans look forward to this time of year with hopeful anticipation and visions of a sweet, too-fleeting season. No, it's not summer—it's National Ice Cream Month, celebrated every year in July. This year, ice cream aficionados have new and flavorful ways to get the most of their favorite holiday month. Here's a look at 2017's ice cream highlights. BTW, the Number One flavor may surprise you.

Ben & Jerry's put a spin on chunks and swirls with Pint Slices. Inspired by the very best part of the pint, Pint Slices are euphoric flavors offered up in a round single serving, enrobed in a decadent chocolatey coating. These slices of ice cream goodness are available in four flavors: Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Vanilla Peanut Butter Cup, and Americone Dream.

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront has begun the project to rehabilitate the Burlington Greenway through the northern portions of the waterfront bike path. The parks department has currently closed the path between Shore Road and North Avenue Extension. They are expecting the closure to remain from now through September. Phase 2b closure will tentatively begin at the end of September through December as work continues in the southern portion between North Beach and Shore Road. Their plan and discussion is below.

Vermont Business MagazineFamous for its pizza ovens, Blodgett Oven has announced the sale ofits property on Lakeside Avenue in Burlington and the purchase of amanufacturing facility at 42 Allen Martin Drive, Essex, VT. The MiddlebyCorporation, parent company of Blodgett, executed the sale and purchase onFriday, June 23, 2017.Blodgett Oven was established in Burlington in 1848 and produces awardwinning commercial convection and combi ovens as well as steam equipmentunder the brand names Blodgett and Market Forge. Blodgett has been at theLakeside Avenue site since the 1940s.

Vermont Business MagazineAttorney General TJDonovan announced today that Ship Sevin, LLC and Ship Sevin, LLC II, hasagreedto pay a penalty of $30,000 to the State of Vermont, and to reimburse Vermonters for illegal fees paid to Ship Sevin. Ship Sevin leases mobile homes, mobile home lots, and residential rental properties in Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Rutland, and Washington Counties.

Vermont Business Magazine After 18 months and three construction phases, the $6 million expansion and renovation of Rutland Regional Medical Center's Emergency Department (ED) is finally complete. The project, which began in February 2016, added approximately 2000 square feet of new construction and completed partial renovations of the current 13,657 square foot space.