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Vermont Business Magazine WPTZ-TV meteorologist Tom Messner, WCAX-TV weather anchor Sharon Meyer and the late radio and TV personality Dean Slack were all inducted into the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame December 3 at the Hilton Burlington.

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Vermont Business Magazine Citizens Bank announced today that it will offer digital investing capabilities for consumers through its affiliate Citizens Investment Services,  as part of its growing Wealth Management platform.

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by Mike Smith Recently, Democrats announced their new leadership team in the U.S. Senate. This new team included Sen. Bernie Sanders. His new assignment is to try and convince those working-class Americans who abandoned Democrats in the recent election to support Democratic candidates in the future.

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by CB Hall Vermont Business Magazine The State Transportation Board has wrapped up its annual fall series of public forums in mid-November, and this year's theme for the sessions – Vermont's railroads – has sparked considerable interest in a mode of transportation that, some Vermonters say, is very much underused.

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Vermont Business Magazine Bartenders are one of the most common jobs in America and Vermont is the best state in which to be one, according to Zippia. In fact, Vermont is by far the best bartending state in the Northeast. A significant number of people work as bartenders in every state in the union. Zippia ranked the states based on available jobs and wages.

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Vermont Business Magazine The diversion of food scraps and other organic matter from landfills per Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law (Act 148) presents an expanding economic opportunity for Grow Compost of Vermont to provide organics hauling and management services to food scrap generators such as schools, restaurants, grocery stores, and institutions.

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Vermont Business Magazine Legislation long championed by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) to help ensure that the criminal justice system functions fairly now goes to the White House for signature after the Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill on Thursday.

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Vermont Business Magazine Campaign for Vermont Prosperity (CFV) announced today its new vision for Vermont. Campaign for Vermont is a non-partisan advocacy group that has pushed for ethics reform in state government, a modern education system, better access to the voting booth, and economic prosperity for all Vermonters.

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Vermont Business Magazine WCAX has announced the addition of three journalists to its news team and the promotion of another member of the team. Ike Bendavid, a native of Bennington, has joined the WCAX newsroom as a reporter and producer. Ike is a graduate of Castleton University and Mount Anthony High School.

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Vermont Business Magazine Sugarbush Resort’s Chief Recreation Officer and legendary skier, John Egan, is being inducted into the 2016 Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. A national voting panel selects the incoming class in the fall of each year. Egan joins nine others including his brother Dan Egan, whom he skied with for many years in a number of Warren Miller films.

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Vermont Business Magazine Last night, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved bipartisan legislation that will provide much-needed new funding for Vermont and other states battling the opioid epidemic devastating families and communities across the country. Also included in the bill is new funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research on