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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Wednesday joined Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) in introducing bicameral legislation that addresses a series of comprehensive democratic and electoral reforms to restore integrity, accountability, and transparency to our broken political system.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Thomas JDonovan announced Wednesday that Cody LaFountain, age 34, of Barre Town, Vermont, was sentenced to 50 months to 15 years incarceration on September 26, 2017, in Vermont Superior Court for Washington County on one felony count of Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult with Serious Bodily Injury/Death resulting, one count of Medicaid Frau
Vermont Business Magazine The state of Vermont will receive a $325,600 grant to help small businesses in Vermont reach international markets.
Vermont Business Magazine Smugglers’ Notch Resort has received a bevy of awards in the 2018 SKI Magazine reader resort survey completed by the magazine’s readers.
Vermont Business Magazine On Thursday, the inaugural meeting of the commission created by Governor Phil Scott to make recommendations relative to marijuana regulation in Vermont will take place in Waterbury.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business MagazineA campaign to aggressively increase housing in Chittenden County is meeting overall production targets, but is falling short on the percentage that are affordable. The Building Homes Together (BHT) campaign has set a target of 3,500 new homes to be constructed over five years, with 20 percent of them being permanently affordable.
Vermont Business MagazineMayor Miro Weinberger and Governor Phil Scott today announced Wednesday, November 8, 2017 as the date for theVermont Energy and Climate Summitpromised at thelaunch of the Vermont Climate Pledge Coalitionon June 20, 2017.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation and the organizing committee for the Con Hogan Award for Creative, Entrepreneurial, Community Leadership are pleased to announce that Holly Morehouse, Executive Director of Vermont Afterschool, Inc, will be honored with this year’s award.
by Vermont Secretary of State Jim CondosRecently,Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper posted an op-ed with the inflammatory, sensational title, “So Second Home Owners Can Vote in Vermont?”Perhaps as intended, Mr. Roper’s attention seeking commentary caused significant confusion and concern about Vermont’s residency law for voting purposes.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont has won a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Research Traineeship (NRT) Program to develop a new, potentially transformative model for graduate scholars that takes on major environmental and global health problems.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine A fourth bidder for Burlington Telecom may yet emerge. Mayor Miro Weinberger revealed September 20 the Letters of Intent and details regarding the Burlington Telecom bid finalists. But much of the City Council reaction was to a fourth, local bidder who dropped out right before the final list was presented.
Vermont Business Magazine The State of Vermont, the Vermont Natural Resources Board (NRB) and the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) announced a final settlement with the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) to resolve VAST’s Act 250 challenge concerning the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail (LVRT).