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Vermont Business Magazine The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards will grant two Vermont honorees $1,000, a medallion and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC. Today through November 7, 2017, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards is looking for Vermont's top youth volunteers of the year.

Vermont Business Magazine US Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Thad Cochran (R-MS) Wednesday re-introduced their legislation to extend a key nutrition program for school-aged children. The bipartisan Farm to School Act of 2017 will increase federal resources that bring fresh and nutritious local foods to schools across the country.

​Vermont Business MagazineAs summer turns to fall, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra will cover the state from top to bottom for its Made in Vermont Statewide Tour. OnWednesday, September 20 at 7 pmthe orchestra will arrive in Randolph for the first day of the tour. “Performing in town halls is part of the VSO’s DNA.

by Jonathan ALesser, PhDVermont, along with 19 other states, has a long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction mandate. The original mandate, signed into law in 2006, called for a 75% reduction below 1990 emissions levels by 2050.

Vermont Business MagazinePicking up trash out of a river may not sound like the most fun way to spend a few hours, but the hundreds of Vermonters who annually participate in river cleanups find cleaning our waterways both enjoyable and rewarding.This September, join the fun by volunteering to clean up your local river as part of Vermont’s official River Cleanup Month.

Vermont Business MagazineVermont’s annual auction of five moose hunting permits closed on August 10, with $30,761.50 taken in from the five winning bids. The auction helps fund Fish & Wildlife Department educational programs, such as the Green Mountain Conservation Camps for youths.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas is encouraging its small business and nonprofit customers to participate in its nationally recognized and award-winning energy efficiency program.

Vermont Business MagazineThe Vermont Climate Action Commission will be hosting a series of public scoping sessions through the state in September and October to gather input and recommendations from Vermonters.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers who would like to become 'Let's Go Fishing' instructors so they can pass on Vermont's fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters.

AccuWeather Global Headquarters AccuWeather reportslife-threatening conditions are expected to continue across the northern Caribbean as Category 5 Hurricane Irma barrels through intoThursday. "Irma is expected to bring devastating conditions across the Leeward Islands intoWednesdaynight," AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s housing stock is among the oldest in the nation. More than 70 percent of homes in the state were built before 1978 and are presumed to contain lead.

Vermont Business MagazineNorthern Vermont AHEC has received a $2 million grant from the federal Office of Minority Health, Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity program to lead a three-state initiative in northern New England aimed at increasing the diversity of the health workforce.The project will begin in Vermont this fall for 9th through 12th grade students at Winooski and