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Vermont business Magazine Governor Phil Scott’s office today announced a range of appointments made in the fourth quarter of 2025. Boards and commissions serve an important role in state government, giving Vermonters numerous opportunities to serve their state and communities.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has launched a new online commercial vehicle permitting system, called VT Haul Pass, that will drastically reduce the time required for the commercial vehicle industry to obtain permits to operate oversize or overweight vehicles on Vermont highways.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Walter Cerf Community Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation recently awarded $97,000 in grants to 25 organizations in its 2025 competitive grants round. These awards build upon an additional $53,500 distributed in first-year payments to the fund’s multiyear cohort, bringing the total grantmaking for 2025 to $150,500.

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Vermont Business Magazine Gordini, based in Essex Junction and a leader in outdoor accessories innovation since 1956, greets its 70th year in 2026 by becoming a 4-season brand. New product offerings for Spring/Summer 2026 include low-rise, quarter and crew height performance socks in ultra-light, light, and mid weights for outdoor adventures, including running, trail,

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Vermont Business Magazine State Auditor Doug Hoffer released an audit today of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation’s (DFR) handling of consumer insurance complaints.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Foundation of Recovery, the largest recovery residence organization in the state, has opened six new recovery residence beds and four transitional apartment beds for women in Essex Junction. Applications for membership are now open.

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Vermont Business Magazine As Vermont lawmakers and municipalities debate new regulations on short-term rentals (STRs), the Vermont Short-Term Rental Alliance (VTSTRA) is gathering homeowners, property managers, business leaders, and policymakers for the annual Vermont Short-Term Rental Conference & Trade Show on March 26-27, 2026, at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa

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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today released the following statement regarding ongoing protests in Iran: Iran is in turmoil. Millions of people are rising up against their autocratic government. Not surprisingly, the regime is responding brutally by killing thousands of protesters, according to some estimates.

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Public Assets Institute After years of steady growth, the number of Vermonters working fell below pre-pandemic levels in late 2025. It took more than three years for Vermont employment to return to normal in the wake of Covid. By early 2024, the number of Vermonters working exceeded the number employed before the crisis.

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Vermont Business Magazine Legislators, supporters and advocates from Hunger Free Vermont, the School Nutrition Association of Vermont and the Vermont Farm to School & Early Childhood Network gathered at the State House on Tuesday to celebrate five years of Universal School Meals and the state's continued commitment toward this essential program.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states’ agreement to discriminate against transgender people.