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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully freezing an estimated $26 million in federal funding meant for Vermont schools. Nationwide, $6.8 billion in federal funding has been frozen just weeks before the start of the school year.
Vermont Business Magazine Building Bright Futures (BBF) has announced a new round of grant recipients for the Vermont Early Childhood Fund (VECF), totaling $1.9 million in awards for new projects and an additional $1 million in funding to existing grantees focused on Vermont children and families.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is issuing an air quality alert for north and central Vermont for Tuesday, July 15. Wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to elevate concentrations of fine particles to “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” (code orange) on the Air Quality Index especially in northwest Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company, today announced that it has signed an agreement for the acquisition of the assets of Mountain State Waste. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter pending regulatory approvals. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that Brent and Carol Lindstrom, owners of a property in Tunbridge, were fined $11,250 for violations of the Vermont Salvage Yard Rule, Solid Waste Management Rules, and Hazardous Waste Management Regulations.
Vermont Business Magazine While many cannabis startups chase West Coast venture capital, CannaPlanners has taken a decidedly Vermont approach by staying local, bootstrapping its growth, and leaning into the state's strong community of entrepreneurs.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.08 per gallon, down 3.3 cents per gallon from last week's $3.11/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.47/g while the highest was $3.37/g, a difference of 90.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 2.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.11/g today.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Farm Agronomic Practices (FAP) program from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets financially supports over 200 Vermont farmers every year to install conservation practices, such as cover cropping and manure injection.
Vermont Business Magazine Burlington just got its wings back. On Friday, July 11, Wings Over Burlington officially reopened at 150 Dorset Street under new ownership, marking a fresh chapter built on quality, consistency, and community connection.
Vermont Business Magazine Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today released the following statement: In the midst of everything else going on, it’s easy to ignore the extraordinary planetary crisis we face from climate change. But we just can’t allow ourselves to do that. The past 10 years have been the warmest 10 years on record.
by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine An eight-mile upgrade to the Winooski Branch railroad in Chittenden County, connecting downtown Burlington’s Union Station to Essex Junction via Winooski and Colchester, is expected to boost Vermont’s passenger rail and freight services.
Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of July 14, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.