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Vermont Business Magazine If you’re a loyal watcher of “Saturday Night Live” like me, here’s a conclusion you reach after watching the show: Republican presidents are dopes.
Leonine Public Relations The legislature takes next week off to allow elected officials to head home and attend Town Meeting Day events. As this week is the 9th week of the legislative session it likely marks the midway point of the 2017 legislative session.
Vermont Business MagazineThe Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is holding a series of free workshops on using the recently updated online mapping tool, BioFinder. The workshops are aimed at town planners and conservation commissioners, but all members of the public are encouraged to attend.
Vermont Business Magazine On February 22, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board preliminarily approved a total of 80 bulls-only permits for the October 2017 moose hunting seasons. Based on the Fish & Wildlife Department's recommendation, 63 bulls-only permits will be issued for the regular hunting season and 17 bulls-only permits for the archery hunting season.
Vermont Business Magazine Boyden Valley Winery, nestled in the bucolic town of Cambridge is celebrating 20 years in business. As fourth generation Vermonters, the Boyden family has been a pioneer of innovative wine-making techniques and one-of-a-kind wine and spirits since planting their first grapes in 1996.
Vermont Business MagazineVermont Attorney General Donovan released a joint statement with a coalition of attorneys general opposing President Trump’s executive order that undermines the Clean Water Act. The President described the executive order as paving the way to the elimination of the Clean Water Rule (also known as the Waters of the United States Rule).
Vermont Business Magazine Andrew Savage, the Chief Strategy Officer for AllEarth Renewables in Williston, is leaving Vermont for the West Coast to help develop a bike share company in Oakland. Savage is a former communications director for Congressman Peter Welch and a VBM Rising Star.
Vermont Business Magazine The House Judiciary Committee is focusing this year on proposals that increase Vermonters access to justice and address inequalities in the state’s criminal justice system. On Thursday, the House passed H171, a bill that expands Vermonters access to expungement on a vote of 88 to 51, after three amendments failed.
Vermont Business Magazine The 2017 maple season is underway and off to a promising start in Vermont. Vermont is the nation’s leading producer of maple syrup and is once again hoping for a robust spring for its sugar makers. Both Vermont and the United States set records in 2016 for their annual production of maple syrup.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims were up by over 200 claims, or 37 percent, last week, but are still lower than the same time last year. By industry, Services reported the most claims. Services typically report the most claims, though Construction had led the way for most of the winter.
Vermont Business Magazine SymQuest Group, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc, and regionally based IT services and office technology provider, has announced the appointment of Meg Fleming as President of SymQuest effective April 1, 2017.
by Seth N Blanchard Age 70-1/2 represents an important milestone for your retirement savings. Once you reach this age, you will need to begin withdrawing money from your retirement accounts. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires you to take these mandatory annual withdrawals, which are formally known as Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs).