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Vermont Business Magazine Today Mayor Miro Weinberger, CEDO Director Noelle MacKay, and representatives of the federal delegation announced the Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) Burlington Lead Program will be awarded $2.9 million in program funding, one of only 28 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control grant recipients in the nation.
Vermont Business MagazineVermont’s sixth and newest regional treatment center for people with opioid use disorders began providing services today. The StAlbans-based Hub, located on the Northwest Regional Medical Center campus at 10 Crest Road, opened its doorson Thursdayfollowing approval from federal and state regulators.The Crest Road location is temporary.
Vermont Business Magazine Motorists taking to the road for the July 4 holiday weekend will be benefiting from the lowest Independence Day gas prices since 2005, paying an average of $2.21 per gallon, well under the 10-year average of $3.14, according to GasBuddy.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan will join Vermont Emergency Management Director Erica Bornemann along with Vermont businesses, advocacy groups, and utilities to announce the addition of a statewide “VT Scam Alert” to Vermont’s emergency notification tool, VTAlert.
Vermont Business Magazine ECFiber announced Tuesday that it has again increased its speeds by 40-100 percent, without increasing its prices. “Our Basic plan steps up from 10 to 17 Mbps; our Standard plan from 25 to 40 Mbps; our Ultra plan doubles from 100 to 200, and our 'Wicked' plan goes from 500 to 700” said Corey Klinck, ValleyNet’s* Chief Technical Officer.
Vermont Business Magazine Stone Environmental’s Board of Directors has appointedJohn Hanzasas president andMichael Winchellas vice president, effectiveJuly 1, 2017.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board will use $35 million in new funding for the creation of rental housing and home ownership opportunities for 550-650 low- and moderate-income Vermonters over the next two to three years. These funds will leverage upwards of $100 million for housing development.
Vermont Business Magazine A podcast exploring the status of Abenaki Native Americans in Vermont and a video that uses Legos to explain the Iowa caucus, and breaking news coverage of the Northeast Kingdom EB-5 scandal have won Vermont Public Radio three national journalism awards for its work in 2016. The annual Edward R.
Vermont Business Magazine A national home security firm has used comprehensive law enforcement data to rank the safest municipalities in the US. Essex ranked second overall and Milton ranked 23rd. Vermont as a state was noted as having the fewest number of sex offenders per capita.
Vermont Business MagazineVermont-made products wowed the judges this week at the 2017 Fancy Food Show in New York City. The Green Mountain State scored eleven“sofi” awardsat the world-renowned show - the largest specialty food industry trade event in North America.
Vermont Business MagazineFresh off the canning line, Rock Art Brewery’s first solar-powered beer,Sun Rocked IPA, provided the perfect toast for a historic moment for both Rock Art Brewery and Vermont brewing history. On Tuesday June 27th, Rock Art Brewery became the first Vermont brewery to fully offset its electricity needs with solar.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) and House colleagues on the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic unveiled their legislative agenda to battle the opioid epidemic ravaging communities in Vermont and across the country. “Across Vermont, families and communities are struggling with the scourge of opioid addiction,” said Welch.