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Vermont Business MagazineFreshTracks Capital has launched a new venture fund designed to heat up new business in Vermont.FreshTracks Capital IV – the fourth fund in FreshTracks Capital’s family of Vermont-focused early-stage investment funds – will target investment in up to 15 new companies over the next few years, the firm said in announcing the new fund.
Vermont Business Magazine Rutland Mayor Chris Louras posted his statement and President Trump's draft executive order, reportedly in effect Thursday, that will stop the Syrian refugee resettlement program and reduce the number of immigrants allowed into the United States until further notice.
Vermont Business MagazineBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) achieved the highest possible ranking in member satisfaction and efficiency metrics for the fourth year in a row, retaining its distinction as the number one Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Plan in America in overall service to its members.
Vermont Business Magazine Darn Tough Vermont, the Northfield-based maker of performance outdoor and lifestyle socks, said it sawdouble-digit growth in 2016. After a slow first and second quarter due to last year’s mild winter, the Vermont sock company rebounded in Q3 and Q4 to post an increase of 22 percent year-over-year.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) reacted angrily to accusations made Wednesday by President Trump, who reiterated claims that at least 3 million illegal immigrants cast ballots for Hillary Clinton. The president has called for an investigation into voter fraud. Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 2.9 million votes.
Vermont Business MagazineToday Attorney General Donovan announced a task force on immigration to advise the Attorney General on his legal authority with regards to enforcement of Federal Immigration law. The task force will begin an open and thorough discussion on the power of the Vermont State Attorney General to ensure Vermonter’s Constitutional rights are protected.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont licensed 26 new captive insurance companies in 2016, according to data released by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. The new captives were made up of 15 pure captives, 5 Risk Retention Groups (RRGs), 3 special purpose financial insurers, 1 sponsored captive, 1 industrial insured captive, and 1 association captive.
Vermont Business MagazineOn Friday, January 20, eight Vermont businesses were presented with a Good Food Award at the gala Awards Ceremony, which took place at the historic Herbst Theater in San Francisco, California.
Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College has launched its specialized Master of Science in Human Relations and Organization Development. The degree will equip graduates to manage talent and nurture business growth across the public sector, nonprofits and private industry.
Public Assets Institute Vermont closed 2016 with the first year-over-year increase in the labor force in six years. The state’s labor force—people employed and those actively looking for work—grew after the official end of the Great Recession in 2009, then shrank for five straight years.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) announced today that Rachel Carter of Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF), and Claudia Marshall 
of Gardener’s Supply Company have joined the organization’s b
Vermont Business Magazine The Best Western Plus Windjammer Inn & Conference Center in South Burlington, VT has received the Best Western Chairman’s Award, the hotel chain’s highest honor for outstanding quality standards.