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Vermont Business Magazine MaineHealth joins Mach7 Technologies’ (ASX:M7T) growing network of customer partners implementing award-winning Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform. Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform will underpin MaineHealth’s enterprise imaging strategy to consolidate archiving and communication across their growing enterprise.

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Vermont Business Magazine Kelly LaPlume, St Albans Branch Manager for New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU), recently presented symbolic “big checks” for $5,000 each to four Franklin County community organizations. Recipients included Martha’s Kitchen, Tim’s House, Franklin County Home Health, and United Way of Northwest Vermont.

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Vermont Business MagazineChamplain College will host five pre-college programs this summer from its hillside campus overlooking Burlington and Lake Champlain.

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Vermont Business MagazineWeekly unemployment claims are less than half what they were three weeks ago and are running slightly lower than last year, as post-holiday employment levels returned to a more typical level. The holidays produce wild swings in these numbers, as retailers, especially, hire then lay off workers in short order.

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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Business Magazine learned this week that Citizens Bank is closing its Poultney and Castleton branches on April 14. According to the Valley News from December 3, Citizens will close its White River Junction branch February 17, citing growing use of online and mobile banking.

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Vermont Business Magazine Citizens Financial Group, Inc (NYSE: CFG), with approximately 20 branches across Vermont, today reported fourth quarter net income of $282 million, or $0.55 per diluted common share, up 28% and 31%, respectively, from $221 million and $0.42 per diluted common share in fourth quarter 2015.

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Vermont Business Magazine When tens of thousands of families and businesses count on you every day to deliver their power - no interruptions and no exceptions - reliability is everything. Hence the name: Northern Reliability, the newest member of the Vermont Community Loan Fund’s (VCLF) family of borrowers.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vergennes Union High School in Vergennes has been named the Vermont state winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a program that encourages teachers and students to solve real-world issues in their community using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM).

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Vermont Business Magazine United Way of Northwest Vermont has announced the hiring of Swanton resident and organizational management consultant Molly Lambert as Interim Executive Director.

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Vermont Business MagazineVermont's unemployment rate fell one-tenth last month, but the better news was that both the labor force and the number of employed both increased, while the number of unemployed fell.The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for December was 3.1 percent.

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Vermont Business Magazine Gardener’s Supply Company is being honored with a national, “2017 Green Thumb Award,” by the Direct Gardening Association for its innovative new product, “Plant-a-Bar.” Gardener’s Supply said in a statement that Plant-a-Bar is an ingenious combination of an outdoor bar and an elevated planter – so you can serve a drink with a sprig of fresh herbs picke

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Sarah George as Chittenden County State’s Attorney. George has served as the County’s Deputy State’s Attorney since 2011, where she prosecuted thousands of cases, including aggravated assault, domestic violence, attempted murder and murder.