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Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger on Tuesday urged the City Council to advance to the final round the Schurz Communications and Ting/Tucows bids to purchase Burlington Telecom (BT). This was expected. The third bidder, Keep Burlington Telecom Local (KBTL), presented a bid that would provide less than half the cash and a very high debt load.

by Bruce Edwards,Vermont Business Magazine Ask Bill Colvin about the state of Bennington County’s economy and he’ll tell you, “There’s definitely signs of improvement.” Colvin, of the Bennington County Regional Commission, ticks off a list that includes downtown Bennington’s Putnam Block Project, a stable manufacturing base an

by Bruce Edwards,Vermont Business Magazine It promised good paying jobs. And that’s what the ChemFab plant delivered for more than 30 years. But the plant on Water Street that manufactured Teflon-coated fiberglass fabric, also delivered something workers and residents of North Bennington didn’t bank on: contaminated drinking water.

Vermont Business Magazine The state’s top tech firms will be hiring atSeven Days’Vermont Tech Jam,a free eventwhich takes placeFridayandSaturday, October 20 and 21, 2017, at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction. The expo floor will host more than 50 companies, colleges and tech organizations.

Vermont Business Magazine October 11 will mark three weeks until the start of 2018 Open Enrollment for Vermont Health Connect (VHC), the state’s health insurance marketplace. This year, Open Enrollment will run from November 1 to December 15, which is shorter than in past years. Members will have a start date of January 1, 2018.

Vermont Business Magazine Nine Vermont communities have chosen to participate in ground-breaking new approaches to health care through partnerships with OneCare Vermont in 2018, according to a provider submission made with both the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Vermont Health Access (DVHA).

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today issued an Executive Order establishing the Governor’s Cybersecurity Advisory Team, a 10-member group that will advise the Governor on the State’s cybersecurity readiness, strategy and planning.

Vermont Business Magazine Age Well has recently completed an extensive search for a platform to support their Meals on Wheels and Community Meals programs. The nonprofit has chosen Accessible Solution’s software ServTracker.

Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) will hold a "College for All" town meeting at Castleton University at 7 pm tonight. Sanders will discuss his legislation that would make public colleges and universities tuition-free.

JAG Productions closed its inaugural season with an enormous honor: as the 2017 recipient of the New England Theatre Conference's (NETC)Regional Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American Theatre.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan has asked the Lamoille Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by five EB-5 investors against the State of Vermont and 10 current and former state employees. Plaintiffs allege that they lost money invested in EB-5 projects run by Bill Stenger and Ariel Quiros.