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Vermont Business Magazine Fidium is expanding its all-fiber internet network to St. Johnsbury, bringing symmetrical, multi-gig speed internet to more than 5,000 area homes and businesses. Fiber infrastructure construction is scheduled to begin as soon as August 15 with exact start dates varying by location.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Care Partners - the Designated and Specialized Service Agency Network that supports over 50,000 Vermonters with mental health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disability needs – strongly condemns the recent executive order on homelessness issued by the Trump Administration on July 25, 2025.

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by Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer Ten years ago, it would have been unimaginable to think that our small state would spend an amount exceeding $800 million in the coming decade to address homelessness and that important policy decisions would be made without sufficient data or analysis, but that’s what’s happened.

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Vermont Business Magazine A new study by admissions consulting firm, Inspira Advantage has identified Vermont as the state with the lowest percentage of students who choose to attend college within their home state. Utah is the state with the highest percentage.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Community College of Vermont (CCV) is proud to announce its selection as one of the community colleges invited to join Year 7 of the prestigious Metallica Scholars Initiative (MSI), supported by a generous $50,000 grant aimed at enhancing career readiness among students pursuing IT and cybersecurity programs.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark today released Vermont’s revenue results for June 2025. The General Fund, Transportation Fund and Education Fund all lagged their monthly consensus cash flow targets as adopted by the Emergency Board at its January 2025 meeting.

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Vermont Business Magazine Food Connects Food Hub has achieved another milestone in its mission to strengthen regional food systems: earning cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) certification through a rigorous third-party audit.

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Vermont Business Magazine In recognition of National Breastfeeding Month, Mamava, the creator of freestanding lactation pods, and Medela, a global leader in breastfeeding innovation, released findings from the 2025 State of Breastfeeding Survey. Now in its third year, the survey captures the realities of breastfeeding in the United States.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) has completed taking in applications for Vermont’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (VT-BEAD) Program. BEAD is a federal program that provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs in all states and territories.

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Vermont Business Magazine A beloved Vermont summer tradition returns August 15 and 16 as Gifford Medical Center hosts the 20th Annual Last Mile Ride, Run and Walk—a heartfelt, community-powered event dedicated to supporting end-of-life care for patients and their families.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine In an article published Monday by Peter Hirschfeld at Vermont Public, the Scott administration has delivered personal information on Vermont SNAP beneficiaries to the federal government as demanded by the Trump administration.