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Vermont Business MagazineThe Vermont Cheesemakers Festival will mark its ninth annual appearance on the shores of Lake Champlain at the historic Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms onJuly 16,2017, from 10 AM to 4 PMto celebrate the art of cheesemaking in Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Community Loan Fund has loaned in excess of $1 million to Vermont’s small businesses, child care programs, and affordable housing programs during the 1st quarter of 2017.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Electric Department today announced that it has added plug-in hybrids to its electric vehicle (EV) rebate incentive program, first announced two weeks ago (original launch press release here and below).
by Mike SmithThe state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, is asking for an average premium hike of 12.7 percent for qualified plans established by the Affordable Care Act. This increase would affect about 70,000 Vermonters. The wages of Vermonters are growing only at a fraction of the requested premium increase.
Vermont Business Magazine Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) will offer a special program Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to present and discuss a broad set of patient care and research initiatives in which the health system is involved, all geared to addressing the needs and challenges of delivering care for mental health and substance use disorders in New Hampshire and in the region.
Vermont Business Magazine SI-BONE, Inc, an innovative medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System, a triangular shaped minimally invasive surgical (MIS) device indicated for fusion for certain disorders of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, announced that Blue Cross and Blue Shield ofVermont(BCBSVT), an independent, local, not-for-profitVermontcompany, has
Vermont Business Magazine A day many years in the making, Mount Snow broke ground today on its new $22 million lodge, as part of its more than $50 million expansion.
Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger received unanimous approval Monday night from the City Council for his proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget of $190.1 million, a 1.2 percent ($2.2 million) increase from FY17.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont tax revenue collections for the month of May 2017 were ahead of targets and the year-to-date numbers have nearly caught up with one month left in the fiscal year. The Corporate tax more than made up for another weak showing from the state's two largest General Fund revenue sources: the Personal Income and Sales taxes.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has announced its 2017 award recipients for service and support to Vermont’s Guard and Reserve members. At their annual banquet held recently in Montpelier, Vermont ESGR recognized over 30 employers who provided outstanding support over the past year.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott’s office today issued the following information relating to the governor’s education savings proposal and the ongoing negotiation with the Legislature to realize up to $26 million in education savings a year. Scott vetoed the budget and property tax bills last week and the Legislature will hold a veto session June 21.
Vermont Business Magazine Late Saturday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions backed out of testifying in front of the Senate Appropriations Committeescheduled for Tuesday. This was to have followed up on former FBI director James Comey's testimony last week. US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) was irate that Sessions backed out of his appearance.