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Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc(NASDAQ:CWST), a regional solid waste management company based in Rutland, today reported its financial results for the three- and 12-month periods ended December31, 2016.Revenues were $143.8
Vermont Business Magazine FairPoint Communications, Inc (FRP), Vermont's largest communications provider based in North Carolina, announced today that it will hold a special meeting of stockholders to approve the proposed merger with Illinois-based Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. (CNSL).
Vermont Business Magazine Ice cream lovers, mark your calendar and set a reminder! OnApril 4ice cream company Ben & Jerry's is another year older andyouget to celebrate.Scoops of Ben & Jerry's delectable Fairtrade ice cream, filled with chunks and swirls, will be offered free at locations around the world as a "thank you" to the company's dedicated fans.
Vermont Business MagazineIn true Olympic spirit, Lenny’s customers went for the gold and raised $4,029 for local athletes with intellectual disabilities.Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel held their 6thannual Olympic donation event, and the store and its customers collectively raised $3,229 for Special Olympics Vermont and $800 for Special Olympics New York.
Vermont Business MagazineThe Legislature is proposing a 10-point plan that would raise about $31 million annually to pay for the state's mandated clean water plan. The EPA is requiring the state clean up Lake Champlain and other bodies of water over the next 20 years at a total cost of $2.3 billion. The state funding gap is about $25 million a year.
by Bill Schubart We may be finally witnessing the death throes of the conservative “trickle-down” mantra that advocates for lower taxes on “job creators” and “hands-off” government regulation.
Vermont Business MagazineRutland's OpenEMR, the most popular open source electronic health records (EHR) and medical practice management solution, announced today that OpenEMR version 5.0 has achieved Complete ONC certification, through Infogard.This certification is vital for medical practices in the USto comply with MACRA and participate in Medicare's Quality Payment Program.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington-based weekly newspaper Seven Days won 10 first-place awards in this year’s New England Better Newspaper Competition — including General Excellence and top honors for crimes and courts reporting, video journalism, design and human interest feature story.
Vermont Business MagazineLocal infants helped raise awareness for heart disease – all by wearing red hats. Throughout the month of February, each baby born at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) received a red hat, courtesy of Little Hats, Big Hearts, a program started by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Vermont Business MagazineMassachusettsis the best state in the nation, New Hampshire is 2 and Vermont is 10, according to USNews & World Report. USNews, which bills itself as the global rankings authority,evaluated all 50 states across a range of criteria, from education and health care to infrastructure and economy, to capture how states best serve their citizens.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott officially kicked off Vermont’s maple season today at Silloway Maple in Randolph Center.
Vermont Business Magazine Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation Tuesday to lower the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs by allowing Americans to import safe, low-cost medicine from Canada. Representatives Elijah E Cummings (D-MD) and Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) introduced a companion bill in the House.