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Vermont Business Magazine Coldwell Banker Carlson Real Estate is thrilled to announce that several of our outstanding agents and teams have been recognized as Coldwell Banker 2024 Top Performers. This prestigious accolade places them among the best in the Coldwell Banker network and within the real estate industry, reflecting their exceptional dedication, expertise, and commitment to their clients and communities.

Vermont Business Magazine WhistlePig Whiskey, the leading independent craft whiskey maker, is taking on big bourbon in its own backyard. Ten years after sparking the Rye revolution with its launch of WhistlePig Small Batch Rye - Aged 10 Years, WhistlePig is now the fastest-growing super-premium Bourbon and will go whole hog on Bourbon this year with the introduction of WhistlePig Snout-to-Tail Bourbon - Aged 10 Years. The ‘perfect 10’ partner to Small Batch Rye, WhistlePig’s Snout-to-Tail Bourbon turns tradition upside down with a boldly innovative craft process and the opening of a disruptive brand outpost in summer 2025: The WhistlePig PiggyBank in Louisville, Ky.

by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business Magazine The Washington State woman, who authorities say was involved in a shootout that left two people dead, including a veteran U.S. Border Patrol Agent in Orleans County last week, will remain in custody pending further proceedings in federal court in Vermont. The defense for Teresa Youngblut, 21, did not contest the detention arguments made by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew J. Lasher on Thursday. Federal Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ruled Thursday in Burlington there were sufficient reasons to hold Youngblut without bail pending further hearings. He reviewed the arguments and written motion by Lasher and an FBI affidavit explaining the case. Doyle set a probable cause hearing for Friday Feb. 7 in U.S. District Court in Burlington.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Education (AOE) Child Nutrition Programs is seeking sponsors for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). This program, also known as Summer Meals, is federally funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by AOE Child Nutrition Programs. Funds are available and sponsors are needed to provide meals to children at summer food program sites. Sponsors can be supervisory unions, school districts, private non-profits, government entities, and non-profit residential camps. The After School and Summer Meals Eligibility Mapper helps identify potential meal site locations. 

Vermont State Police On January 31st, 2025 at approximately 0552 hours Troopers with VSP Williston were notified of a single vehicle crash on the I-89 Southbound, Exit 13 offramp in the town of South Burlington. Upon arrival to the scene, Troopers learned from responding medical personnel with South Burlington Fire Department that the operator of the vehicle, identified as Edward T. Bolin (age 51) of Winooski, VT had been pronounced deceased.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today announced an initial victory in her lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Office of Management & Budget’s directive freezing federal grants and loans. Today a federal judge in Rhode Island issued a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit filed by Vermont and a coalition of 22 other states. The temporary restraining order prohibits the Trump administration from imposing a blanket freeze on federal funding. This temporary restraining order is valid until the Court rules on a motion for preliminary injunction.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak announced that the City will open a cold weather emergency shelter at the Miller Center at 130 Gosse Court in response to the dangerously cold weather forecasted this weekend.  After reviewing weather modeling in consultation with the City’s Emergency Management Director, officials have determined the forecasted temperature on Saturday evening, February 1, meets the City’s criteria for operation of an extreme cold weather shelter. Hours of operation will be 5:00 PM February 1– 8:00 AM February 2. The National Weather Service is currently forecasting evening temperatures diving well-below zero with windchill on Saturday evening, into the early morning hours on Sunday. 

Vermont SBA District Office Cybercrime is a very real threat for the vast majority of Americans, and small businesses are no exception. In fact, a recent survey from Hiscox found that 41% of small businesses were victims of a cyberattack in 2023, with the median cost coming to $8,300. The good news is there are measures small business owners can take to ensure the safety of themselves and their employees. January 28th was Data Privacy Day, that makes now a great time to bone up on cyber safety best practices.

Vermont Business Magazine In response to the growing need for skilled mental health professionals, Bennington College is excited to announce the launch of its new low-residency Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. This innovative program, designed for working professionals and those seeking to make a meaningful difference in the mental health field, offers a unique combination of flexible learning and hands-on training and prepares graduates for licensure and careers or continued professional or doctoral study in a rapidly expanding sector.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) has announced its first-ever named professorship, the Pescosolido Professorship of Food and Agricultural Law and Policy. This five-year term professorship was made possible by a generous pledge and gift from VLGS alumna Pamela Pescosolido JD’90 and has been awarded to Laurie Beyranevand JD’03, VLGS alumna and director of the school’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems. Pescosolido’s family has deep roots in farming across the U.S. Her mother’s side has owned Blueberry Hill Farm in the Massachusetts Berkshires since 1942, and her father helped to create, along with his partners, a vertically integrated citrus business in California, which included growing, packing and shipping.

Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Katrina LaFoe, 44, of Barton, Vermont, was sentenced for misdemeanor false pretenses resulting from her role in the submission of false timesheets for payments from Vermont Medicaid. The criminal case brought against the defendant is the result of an investigation by the Medicaid Fraud and Residential Abuse Unit (MFRAU) of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with several Quebec organizations and the University of Vermont to establish the Northeast Semiconductor Manufacturing Corridor as a hub for innovation and advanced manufacturing. “This partnership is vital to Vermont’s semiconductor industry and economic development,” says Commerce Secretary Lindsay Kurrle who signed the MOU on behalf of the state of Vermont. “This cross-border collaboration with Quebec and other northeastern states will make us stronger and more resilient and lead to the creation and retention of high-quality jobs throughout the Green Mountain State.”