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Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Telecom Advisory Board (BTAB) will host a community meeting Tuesday night at the Fletcher Free Library to discuss the timing and process by which Burlington Telecom (BT) will seek a new partner.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Mayors Coalition issued a statement Monday that calls on President Donald Trump to rescind the Executive Order signed on January 27, 2017 which suspends the issuance of visas to residents of certain countries, and takes other action to restrict entry into the United States.
University of Vermont UVM is hosting "A Policy Panel Discussion" moderated by Governor Madeleine M Kunin, the Marsh Professor-at-Large Monday afternoon at 4:30 pm in the Silver Maple Ballroom at the UVM Davis Center. A reception immediately follows in the Fireplace Lounge.
Public Assets Institute Governor Phil Scott said this week that property taxes were one of the biggest contributors to what he calls the state’s “affordability crisis,” and he called on local school boards to cut more than $50 million from the budgets they’ve prepared for next year.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), a former chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced on Monday his opposition to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to be the next Attorney General of the United States.
Dealer.com, a Cox Automotive brand, today announced several product introductions and enhancements across its integrated platform of Websites, Digital Retailing, Advertising, and Managed Services.
by David Coates, KPMG (retired), Colchester There is both good news and bad news in the latest report from the State's Actuary. First the good news.....the Retiree Health Care Benefits (OPEB) unfunded liability for state workers and teachers was reduced by $274 million from 2015 ($2.1 billion) to 2016 ($1.8 billion).
Vermont Business Magazine Twinstate Technologies, a family-owned, Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE), formalizes new position for one of its three owners,
Vermont Business Magazine From the vital job of protecting the network security of a large, thriving organization to designing your own video game that screams innovation and vision, a degree in software engineering is guaranteed to advance your career. In the next few years, the employment of software engineers is projected to increase by a huge 22 percent.
by Mike Smith GovernorPhil Scott must be banking on a groundswell of support from taxpayers, because he is finding stiff resistance to his proposed state budget from school boards and teachers.
Governor Phil ScottAs I said when the President’s Executive Order was first issued, I am concerned and disappointed with the message it sends, and the actions it takes. I applaud the federal court’s decision to stay the removal of individuals in the United States – and here in Vermont – legally with Green Cards and Visas, to their countries of origin.
Congressional Delegation “We deplore President Trump’s decision to unilaterally halt the refugee resettlement program and specifically target Muslim countries. By imposing a blanket ban on entire nationalities of men, women and children facing horrific violence and devastation, he has allowed fear to triumph over compassion and common sense."