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Vermont Business Magazine Community Bank System, Inc (NYSE: CBU) and Merchants Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: MBVT) announced Wednesday that they have received, as expected, regulatory approvals from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for their proposed merger.
Vermont Business Magazine In a recent letter, a group of 19 state attorneys general are urging members of Congress and the President to adequately fund drug treatment in any plan to replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or commonly known as ObamaCare). The initial ACA replacement plan would have cut federal funding for drug treatment by an estimated $5.5 billion.
Vermont Business Magazine New England is expected to have enough energy to meet consumer demand for electricity this summer, according to ISO New England Inc, but margins will be tighter as about 2,200 megawatts of power will not be available due to either delays or plant retirements. Tight supply margins could develop if forecasted peak system conditions occur.
Vermont Business Magazine Sophie Brochu, President and CEO of Gaz Métro, and Pierre Gabriel Côté, President and CEO of Investissement Québec announced Monday that the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity of Gaz Métro GNL, a subsidiary of Gaz Métro and Investissement Québec, is now available at the Gaz Métro liquefaction plant located in Montréal, which is distrib
Vermont Business MagazineNational Life celebrated its “Do Good” culture in itsannual report, marking records set both in the business and in the company’s commitment to the communities it serves.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) released the following statement Wednesday after President Donald Trump released his plan for tax reform. Below Sanders' statement is the briefing held for the White House press corps Wendesday afternoon that describes and discusses the tax plan.
Vermont Business Magazine SmartAsset, a national data aggregator, has ranked Vermont the fifth best for K-12 education, making an overall grade of "A-," largely based on the state spending more per child than any other state.
Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University will break ground on a new academic building—Mack Hall—as well as renovations to Webb, Dewey and Ainsworth Halls in a combined $48.5 million project, at a ceremony on Friday, April 28. At 5:30 pm, community members will assemble at the west side corridor of Webb Hall to celebrate the start of the two-year construction project.
Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger today joined Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, Vermont State Police Criminal Division Commander Major Glenn Hall, and representatives from the Burlington, Colchester, South Burlington, and Winooski Police Departments in expressing support for S22, an act relating to increased penalties for knowingly dispensing, sell
Public Assets Institute For all of their public hand-wringing over property taxes, legislators and even the governor seem almost cavalier in their willingness to ask property owners to pay more.
Vermont Business MagazineSuperior Technical Ceramics (STC) of St Albans, a market leader in technical ceramic material solutions, now offers high purity, large scale alumina blanks to support up to 450mm Semiconductor needs, as well as sizable alumina and zirconia tubes for the Oil & Gas and Energy Industries.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Attorney General TJDonovan joined with 13 other Attorneys General in signing a letter to President Trump urging that the United States reconfirm its commitment to the Paris Agreement.