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Vermont Business Magazine This fall, Bennington College’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) is proud to launch Train to Transform, a powerful new online training series designed to equip participants with real-world skills for civic leadership, conflict transformation, and global engagement. Registration opened August 4, 2025.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Federal Credit Union (VFCU) is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2025 MeridianLink Arc Award, recognizing its innovative use of the MeridianLink One platform to drive impact, efficiency, and strengthened member service across Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine School for International Training (SIT) has announced that Dr. Sophia Howlett has decided to step down from her role as SIT president effective December 31, 2025. This will mark the end of her second term and nine years of service with SIT. The announcement was shared with the World Learning Board of Trustees earlier this summer.
Vermont Business Magazine Retreat Farm is hosting their 2nd Annual bike ride, the Retreat Farm Ramble, on Saturday, August 16 from 8am-2pm at 45 Farmhouse Square in Brattleboro.
Vermont Business Magazine The Board of Directors of Capstone Community Action has announced the appointment of Alison Calderara as the organization’s next Executive Director.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont weekly unemployment claims for the week ending August 2, 2025, fell back to their usual season norms after a spike in manufacturing layoffs the week before. New claims were 251 last week, down 221 claims from the week before and down 37 from last year at this time.
by Camryn Woods, Community News Service A new logging plan for the Green Mountain National Forest could harvest almost 5 million cubic feet of timber, or enough trees to fill 5,000 school buses.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the City of Burlington announced cooling centers in anticipation of a heat advisory issued by the National Weather Service. The forecast projects midday heat index values in the mid-to-upper 90s beginning Sunday, August 10 and lasting through Wednesday, August 12.
Vermont Business Magazine After several warm, dry weeks and recent wildfires in Vermont, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) is reminding Vermonters of steps we can take to prevent human-caused fires. Much of Vermont is experiencing abnormally dry summer conditions. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor 72% of Vermont is now in drought.
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) this week joined Northeastern U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Liquor and Lottery is seeking public comment on proposed changes to the Vermont Lottery’s regulations.
by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business Magazine A Northfield man, whose father died in a suspicious shooting at his home last year, has been arrested on charges for stealing and selling firearms from the dead man’s home. Peter Baez, 41, of Northfield pleaded not guilty in U.S.