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by Nils BehnLast Tuesday the Public Service Board published their final rules on sound level restrictions for wind turbines. The restrictions added up to a rule that is the equivalent of a ban on wind power. Such an action is out of touch with Vermont’s commitment to sourcing 90 percent of our energy from renewables, and is contrary to Vermont statute.
Vermont Business Magazine A total of $21,380 was donated to the Vermont Foodbank as a result ofSeven Days' 8th annual Vermont Restaurant Week. This popular event was presented by Vermont Federal Credit Union and organized bySeven Days.“Vermont Restaurant Week is an incredible celebration of food for our community.
Vermont Business MagazineSugarbush Resort is opening Rumble’s Kitchen this weekend, a new restaurant located at the base of Lincoln Peak. Rumble’s Kitchen will take the place of Timbers, a restaurant that opened in 2006 and remained open through early May of this year. The restaurant is named in honor of Sugarbush Owner and President Win Smith’s Bernese Mountain Dog, Rumble.
Vermont Business Magazine FirstLight, a leading fiber-optic bandwidth infrastructure services provider operating in the Northeast, announced Wednesday that it has completed the next step in its integration process with Sovernet Communications, which is that Sovernet has been rebranded to FirstLight.
Vermont Business Magazine Regulators in Maine and New Hampshire reached settlements with Consolidated Communications this week that help clear the way for the FairPoint sale to Consolidated. The company is still meeting with regulators in Vermont, and a settlement is expected there soon, according to the IBEW union. FairPoint is Vermont's largest telecom.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Thomas J Donovan, Jr has announced that Vermont has joined with 46 other states and the District of Columbia in an $18.5 million settlement with the Target Corporation to resolve the states' investigation into
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Vermont Business Magazine Markowitz, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources from 2011 until 2017, was one of seven 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award recipients invited to the EPA New England Environmental Merit Awards Ceremony in Boston in May.
Vermont Business Magazine At a well-attended press conference at noon today in the governor's fifth floor conference room, Governor Scott said he would veto S22, the marijuana legalization bill the Legislature passed late in the session. The bill would legalize possession of a small amount of pot while allowing individuals very limited production only for personal use.
Vermont Business MagazineThe Attorneys General have reached a$33 million settlementwith Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Health Network has named Eric Miller as the Network’s deputy general counsel and senior advisor. The appointment was effective Monday, May 22. Miller served as the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from June 2015 to February 2017.
Vermont Business Magazine One of the most influential members of the state Senate will now lead one of the state's most complex and important regulatory bodies. Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Kevin Mullin as chair of the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB).