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Vermont Business Magazine Burlington School District’s recent audit revealed that the District is deficit-free for the second consecutive year.

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Vermont Business Magazine New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) has received a $75,000 matching grant from the Jane’s Trust. Jane’s Trust offered NECCA the matching grant at the end of 2015. NECCA supporters met the challenge and the match was received in December. The total raised to date is now $1.218 million toward the $2.5 million goal.

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Vermont Business Magazine How many people does it take to make a sign? Mel Martin, volunteer for New England Center for Circus Arts’ capital campaign effort, has found out over the last two years. “It’s more than one might think,” he says, “especially if it is a 12-foot diameter sign and you’ve never designed a sign before.”

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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Already well known for his gracious manner and conciliatory nature, Governor Phil Scott offered his first inaugural address before the Legislature at the State House on Thursday afternoon by opening with kind words for Governor Peter Shumlin's long political career.

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Vermont Business Magazine Thursday, before Governor-elect Scott’s inauguration, he announced that June Tierney has been appointed as the Commissioner of Public Service and Melissa Bailey, LCMHC has been named Commissioner of Mental Health.

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Vermont Business Magazine Inntopia, the travel industry’s leading eCommerce and central reservation provider announced today the acquisition of Destimetrics, a leading comprehensive market intelligence provider for the destination leisure travel industry.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) and Hotel Vermont are proud to announce the Female Founder Speakers Series. The six month series will present one event per month, from January to June, 2017.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) is now accepting proposals from Vermont businesses and organizations for vending and exhibiting space in the Vermont Building at the 2016 Eastern States Exposition (“The Big E”) in West Springfield, Massachusetts. This 2017 fair dates are September 15th – October 1st.

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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Labor issued a press release this morning that says it is suing the principals of one of Vermont's fastest-growing companies, Sonnax Industries, Inc, of Bellows Falls.

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Vermont Business Magazine US motorists may get some sticker shock in 2017 and will shell out $52 billion more over the course of the year compared to 2016 as the national yearly average rises to $2.49 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s 2017 Fuel Price Outlook.

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Vermont Business MagazineShelburne-based Bullrock Corporation has announced the completion of a 2.6 Megawatt solar array in Westminster. The array consists of 7,500 panels and generates enough electricity to power over 300 homes. The site hasbeen constructed on a former gravel pit.

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Vermont Business Magazine In accordance with the National Ski Area Association’s Safety Month, Sugarbush Resort has added special events focused on safety for the month of January.