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Vermont Business Magazine Seeking to recognize a leading Vermont environmentalist and honor the legacy of a legendary wildlife advocate, Green Mountain Power has called for nominations for the 2017 GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental Award.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) wants to ensure neighbors are aware of upcoming construction work associated with the PV20 Submarine Cable Replacement Project, to update the existing connection and ensure continued safe and reliable interconnection between the New York and Vermont electric grids.

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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine ArcLight Capital Partners, based in Boston, was granted an amended certificate of public good by the Vermont Public Service Board on April 6 that will allow its affiliate, Great River Hydro, to acquire TransCanada’s New England hydroelectric power portfolio for $1.065 billion.

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Vermont Business Magazine A group of local investors led by Ralph DesLauriers and his son, Evan DesLauriers, closed Friday on the purchase of Bolton Valley Resort. Bolton Valley, located in the town of Bolton in Chittenden County was founded by DesLauriers and his father Roland in 1966. DesLauriers owned and operated the resort from its founding until 1997.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House Committee on Energy and Technology voted unanimously today that they will allow Executive Order 06-17. Per 3 V.S.A. Section 2002, the Executive Order will go into effect next week.

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Vermont Business Magazine OnMonday, April 17, Governor Phil Scott will help launch the first ever statewide substance use disorder workforce summit at Vermont Technical College.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Taxes reminds taxpayers that the deadline to file Vermont personal income tax returns is Tuesday, April 18. The April 18 deadline also applies to homestead declarations, property tax adjustment claims, renter rebate claims, and applications for the extension of time to file a personal income tax return.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan urges Vermont residents to file claims on a $125 million multistate settlement that provides $35 million to consumers who paid for the brand-name drug Provigil or generic modafinil from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012.At the States’ request, the court extended the time to file claims on the settlement to June 25, 2017.

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Vermont Business MagazineFairPoint Communications announced today the completion of broadband expansion projects in 25 Vermont towns that extend and enhance FairPoint’s approximately 18,000 mile fiber optic network, which is the largest, fully-owned and managed fiber-based network in northern New England.

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US District Court, Southern District of FloridaThis Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and among Michael I. Goldberg, in his capacity as receiver (the “Receiver”) for the entities identified on Schedule A to this Agreement (collectively, the “Receivership Entities”), Thomas A. Tucker Ronzetti, Harley S.

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Vermont Business MagazineAll the creditors, immigrant investors, contractors and vendors who were caught up in the massive fraud in the Jay Peak EB-5 case will be made whole "100 cents on every dollar they were owed."Governor Phil Scott, Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Commissioner Michael Pieciak and Jay Peak Receiver Michael Goldberg this evening announced a $150 m

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Vermont Business MagazineEvolving small businesses and start-ups in the Northeast Kingdom may now access new sources of business loan funds. The loans will be made from self-replenishing pools of money from the Town of Jay, where new loans are capitalized by the interest and principal payments from existing loans.