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Vermont Business MagazineThe Northeast did relatively poorly in a new report on the best states in which to start a business. Vermont, however, finished 20th "best" overall, which was second best in the Northeast (Massachusetts 18).

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Vermont Business Magazine Charlie Moore, a railroad executive with more than 40 years of experience in the railroad industry, has been named president of AllEarth Rail, LLC. This is the next step for the firm that has acquired self-propelled passenger rail cars from Texas in order bring commuter rail back to Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Stowe Area Association (SAA) has named RepresentativeHeidi Scheuermann, Vermont State Representative (R-Stowe) and owner of AllegroProperties, as Stowe Business Person of the Year at its Annual Meeting andDinner member event held at Stowe Bowl on June 28.The Stowe Business Person of the Year recognizes an SAA member in goodstanding who is involved

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Vermont Business Magazine Hubbardton Battlefield will come alive with the sights and sounds of the American Revolution on July 8 and 9, 2017. This celebration marks the 240th anniversary of the July 7 battle, the most significant Revolutionary War battle fought on what would become Vermont soil.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Care Board has released the time and place for meetings in July. The GMCB regulates hospitals and insurance plans. All Board meeting presentations are available on the GMCB website: gmcboard.vermont.gov/board/meetings. Also, all topics and times listed on this agenda are approximate and subject to change during the meeting.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan joined a coalition of nine states and the District of Columbia urging the US Department of Veterans Affairs to provide transgender veterans access to medically necessary health care. In the amicus (“friend of the court”) brief filed today in Fulcher v.

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Vermont Business Magazine Patients whose hearts have a faulty mitral valve and are considered high risk for open-heart surgery now have a treatment option offered by cardiologists at the University of Vermont Medical Center.

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Vermont Business MagazineGeneral Surgeon DrOvleto Ciccarelli is offering skin cancer screenings at Gifford’s Community Health Centers throughout the summer. These private screenings are free and open to everyone, not just Gifford patients.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan has settled litigation alleging consumer protection act violations against Literati Creative Group, which published the wedding magazines Vermont Vows and Well Wed. Literati went out of business in early 2016.

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Vermont Business MagazineIn response to a letter sent by Election Integrity Commission Co-Chair Kris Kobach requesting sensitive voter data, including social security numbers, driver’s license numbers and dates of birth, Vermont Secretary of State JimCondos has issued the following statement refusing to comply with this request: “Over the weekend I have heard from many Vermonte

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Vermont Business MagazineFeaturing a flurry of share buying just before the final early bell on the eveof Independence Day,Consolidated CommunicationsHoldings, Inc(NASDAQ:CNSL) announced today it has completed its acquisition of FairPoint Communications, Inc.

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Vermont Business Magazine The recent storms in Vermont were not kind to many of our farmers. The Agency of Agriculture is urging farmers to document any losses from the flash floods. It’s helpful to take pictures and keep detailed records.