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by Mike Smith Vermonters have waited patiently for almost nine months now — an exceedingly long period of time, according to some — for Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell to conclude his investigation into the scandal-plagued EB-5 program. It is the hope of many that it will be then that Sorrell releases pertinent state government emails he seized during his probe.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Senate Saturday unanimously passed long-awaited legislation authored by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to facilitate travel and commerce between the United States and Canada, the largest US trading partner.

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Vermont Business Magazine On December 12, 2016 Vermont State Police arrested Stephen Silva, 45, of Springfield, Massachusetts.  Police received information over the weekend that Silva may have been involved in the bank robbery.  On December 12, police searched Silva's motel

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Vermont Business Magazine Phoenix Books is taking a stand against hunger this holiday season by matching customer donations - up to $5,000 - to the Vermont Foodbank between Thanksgiving and December 24th.

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Vermont Business Magazine With the election over, it is time to contemplate the consequences of our political actions.

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Vermont Business Magazine Shadow Productions and Shadow Associates in Behavior Change are proud to welcome Mary Catherine Jones as a producer and researcher. In the role of producer for Shadow Productions, Jones works with clients, directs talent, and produces both audio and video marketing materials for a variety of local and regional clients.

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Vermont Business Magazine Last week Gayle Oberg of Little River Realty in Stowe was out touring homes in Washington and Chittenden Counties. Not unusual for a real estate professional with Gayle’s experience and clientele. What make this particular Thursday unusual is she was accompanied by 17 real estate professionals from Japan.

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Vermont Business Magazine During the 2016 Shop for Miracles Campaign, New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) staff and members contributed $7,153.75 to benefit the University of Vermont Medical Center Children’s Hospital.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Teddy Bear Company has donated two of its 3’ “Big Bears” for tonight’s Norwich/St. Michael’s men’s hockey game, taking place at Kreitzberg Arena at 7pm. “Many of our employees at Vermont Teddy Bear – including myself – have children who play hockey,” says Bill Shouldice, CEO of Vermont Teddy Bear Company.

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Vermont Business Magazine Main Street Alliance of Vermont held their year-end celebration at the Alchemist Brewery on Sunday night where they awarded, Stephanie Hainely, COO of White + Burke, it’s 2016 Business of the Year award, and Speaker Shap Smith and Senator Philip Baruth were recognized as Legislators of the Year in a Year-End Celebration hosted by The Alchemist.

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Vermont Business Magazine Jeffords Steel and Engineering is proud to announce the addition of the Jeffords Machine Shop in its Plattsburgh Facility.

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Vermont Business Magazine Child care in Vermont costs too much and workers get paid too little.