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Vermont Business Magazine Land O'Lakes, Inctoday reported quarterly net sales of$3.7 billionand net earnings of$110 millionin the first quarter endingMarch 31, 2017, compared with 2016 first quarter net sales of$3.6 billionand net earnings of$104 million.
Vermont Business Magazine Nokian Tyres announced today plans to construct its first North American factory. The Finnish tire manufacturer, whose North American Sales Office is located in Colchester, will invest $360 million into the future plant, to be built in Dayton, Tennessee. Ground will break on the facility early next year with completion in 2020.
Vermont Business MagazineGil Livingston, president of the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) for the past 10 years, will be leaving the organization at the end of 2017 to continue meaningful, focused work in the national conservation arena.
Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce have announced the three finalists for the Deane C Davis Outstanding Business of the Year Award: Marathon Health, Union Mutual and Vermont Creamery.One of these impressive finalists will be named the Deane C Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year on Thursday, May 11
Vermont Business Magazine House Speaker Mitzi Johnson wants to finish the legislative session by as early as next week, if not by this weekend, but Governor Phil Scott is continuing to push his plan for a statewide teacher health insurance contract, which he says will preserve benefits for teachers and save the state $26 million a year by creating one, large risk pool out of th
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House on Tuesday gave approval to the Paid Family Leave insurance bill on a voice vote. The bill, H196, enables Vermonters to take time off from work to care for an infant or an elderly relative without balancing that family need against the necessity of a paycheck.
Vermont Business Magazine Ledyard Financial Group, Inc(ticker symbol LFGP), the holding company for Ledyard National Bank with an office in Vermont, today reported quarterly earnings nearly unchanged for the first quarter of 2017.
Vermont Business MagazineThe House gave preliminary approval to ethics legislation Monday (S8). The bill debated on the floor establishes a State Ethics Commission and standards of governmental ethical conduct.
Vermont Business MagazineSpider silks, the stuff of spider webs, are an engineer’s dream: they can be stronger than steel at a mere fraction of weight, and also can be tougher and more flexible. These silks also are nearly invisible to the human immune system. Some even inhibit bacteria and fungi, making them potentially ideal for surgery and medical device applications.
Vermont Business MagazineOn April 26, 2017, Gifford Health Care Pediatrics was recognized by the Vermont Immunization Program for achieving high immunization coverage rates and meeting CDC’s Healthy People 2020 goals for all recommended vaccines for children two to three years of age.
by Rob RoperFolks celebrated Earth Day this year with a “March for Science” around the nation. The marchers’ message is, ostensibly, that policy should be based on science and not things like emotion, morality, or politics. But is this really what they’re after?
Vermont Business Magazine In an address to the Brattleboro Area Chamber of CommerceMonday, Governor Phil Scott highlighted an opportunity for the state to realize up to $26 million in savings a year. The federal Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama put high valued health plans at risk of a Cadillac tax.