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VermontBiz Average gasoline prices in Burlington have risen 4.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.40/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 100 stations in Burlington. Prices in Burlington are 24.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 23.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 1.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.77 per gallon.

VermontBiz The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for help with monitoring wild turkeys during July and August. 

Since 2007, the department has run an annual online survey in August for reporting turkey broods.  Beginning in 2021, the survey was expanded to include July.  The use of citizen scientists in this way facilitates the department’s ability to collect important turkey population and productivity data.

Vermont Agency of Transportation This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will impact traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of July 1. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. 

VermontBiz by Olga Peters Wonderfeet Executive Director Danielle Monroe paused for a phone call while preparing for the museum’s May 11 birthday party. 

“We really want this to be something that everyone in the community can access,” Monroe said. “So when you're playing here, you're also playing with everyone in the community [and Wonderfeet] becomes a common ground, where you're interacting with people who maybe you wouldn't on a regular basis.”

Walking into Wonderfeet is like walking into a Vermont community. From a pint-sized train station to identifying produce at a child-sized farmers’ market, visiting a snowy mountain, serving food at a diner, and sorting recycling items into the side of a replica Casella truck, each exhibit mimics a place children might see daily.

VermontBiz by Olga Peters The revitalization of Rutland County’s economy may hinge on its infrastructure, but not just in the traditional sense of roads, bridges and utilities. It also encompasses the rewriting of the regional plan, the entrepreneurial spirit nurtured at co-working spaces, the welcoming efforts of volunteers and the cultural institutions that enrich the community.

These diverse elements of infrastructure are vital to creating a vibrant community that attracts new residents and businesses.

VermontBiz by Joyce Marcel This story comes in two parts. Ann Clark Ltd. of Rutland is a stone-solid, lean manufacturing business wrapped up in a cheerfully decorated cookie made to look like a cute girl with an upturned nose and a ponytail. So before the cookie crumbles, let’s get into it.

Ann Clark Ltd. makes cookie cutters. Yes, this Rutland company, which employs 32 people and has revenue between $10 million and $15 million a year, dominates the cookie cutter market in North America. It’s only competition globally — and competition is rapid as well as fierce — is China.

Cookie cutters? In Rutland? Who knew?

Vermont Business Magazine It was June 30, 2004 when 35 representatives of software businesses gathered at a Burlington hotel to discuss how to grow and support the region’s emerging software development business sector. The largest company represented was Dealer.com, which at that time had 35 employees. The representatives attending the event, organized by the late Bruce Seifer, who was the assistant director of Burlington’s Community and Economic Development Office, decided to create a new business association. 

VermontBiz AARP announced five organizations throughout Vermont will receive 2024 Community Challenge grants – part of AARP’s largest investment in communities to date with $3.8 million awarded among 343 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable by improving public places; transportation; housing; digital connections; and more, with an emphasis on the needs of adults ages 50 and older.

Vermont Business Magazine Smugglers’ Notch Distillery will mark the official grand opening of its newest Tasting Room and Retail Shop at the Taft Corners Shopping Center in Williston, Vt. on Tuesday, July 2nd in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Co-founder Jeremy Elliott will be joined by the State of Vermont’s Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, Lindsay Kurrle; Commissioner of Economic Development, Joan Goldstein; and Deputy Commissioner of the Dept of Liquor Control, Andrew Collier, with other state and local officials and dignitaries, Williston retail business and restaurant owners, and community members. 

VermontBiz On June 28, Governor Scott allowed H.55, An act relating to miscellaneous unemployment insurance, workers' compensation, and employment practices amendments and to establishing the Vermont Baby Bond Trust, to become law without his signature and sent a letter to the General Assembly.

VermontBiz Across a range of ceremonies and celebrations, Howard Center schools and programs commemorated another successful academic year, celebrating the achievements of students and the dedicated commitment of educators and families.

"As this academic year ends, we applaud our students and appreciate our educators, staff, and families for their dedication," said Beth Holden, Howard Center’s chief client services officer. “It fills us with pride to see our students prepare for their next steps."

The celebrations showcased the community's collective progress and milestones, featuring graduation ceremonies, student recognitions, and special events.

VermontBiz The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Representative Becca Balint (VT-At-Large), today welcomed $25 million in federal funding for the Town of Killington, announced this week by the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program.