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Vermont Business Magazine The Northeast Kingdom Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation made $80,000 in grants to 26 organizations in Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia Counties this year. The Fund was established in 2011 by the Community Foundation and local partners as a permanent philanthropic resource to support the people and communities in the region.
Vermont Business Magazine On Wednesday, November 30, with the support of the House Republican Caucus, Representative Linda Myers (R-Essex Town), announced her candidacy for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University was recently awarded $714,285 from the National Security Agency (NSA) in collaboration with the United States Army Reserve (USAR) in order to support scholarships for soldiers, capacity building to enhance the overall educational experience and outcomes, and to enhance local and regional community outreach and development.
Vermont Business Magazine Property tax values are projected to increase next fiscal year, but so too are property tax bills an average of 2.35 percent, as local school spending growth (projected at 3.2 percent) is expected to outpace the increase in values. The Vermont Commissioner of Taxes today released her forecast related to education tax yields and rate
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin today applauded approval of Vermont's new rules placing the strictest limits in the nation on the number of addictive painkillers that can be dispensed by medical professionals.
Vermont Business Magazine Québec Premier Philippe Couillard on Wednesday gave the insignia of Officer of the Ordre national du Québec to Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin during a ceremony in Québec City.
Vermont Business Magazine On Saturday, November 19, Vermont Federal Credit Union was the presenting sponsor of the Feed Your Neighbor Food Drive to benefit the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Vermont Federal joined radio stations 99.9 The Buzz and 106.7 WIZN at Costco in Colchester, from 10 AM to 4 PM, to support the Feed Your Neighbor Food Drive.
Vermont Business Magazine Here is a video of the arching fuse at Vermnt Electric Cooperative's Underhill substation that was the cause of the power outage last night for 3,000 VEC members in Cambridge, Jeffersonville, Johnson, Morristown, Fletcher, Underhill, Stowe, and Bakersfield.
VECAN’s Annual Community Energy & Climate Action Conference Saturday
Vermont Business Magazine Exploring Vermont’s outdoors by trail has always been part of the Green Mountain state’s culture, but now there is strong evidence to support how those activities bolster the state’s economy, too.
Vermont Business Magazine Rutland’s oldest ‘sleep shop,’ Vermont Bedrooms, has joined the city’s rooftop revolution by going solar. Business owners Bill and Rob Beanland worked with SunCommon of Waterbury to install a 73-panel solar array on the roof of their 32-year-old business.