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Vermont Business Magazine Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. The annual award honors the actions taken by Vermonters to conserve and protect natural resources, prevent pollution and promote sustainability.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor-elect Phil Scott today issued the following statement in response to the news that Senator William “Bill” Doyle will not seek a recount against Senator-elect Francis Brooks in the Washington County Senate race.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today the VSCS Board of Trustees voted to name the unified Johnson State College and Lyndon State College “Northern Vermont University” - NVU - with campuses at both Johnson and Lyndon.

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Statement by Washington County Senator Bill Doyle: For the last 48 years, it has been my great privilege to serve the residents of the State of Vermont as one of the State Senators from Washington County.  I worked closely with seven governors and hundreds of fellow legislators as we tried as best we could to steer our government to meet the ever changing needs of Vermonte

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Vermont Business Magazine Berkshire Bank Foundation is excited to announce that it has awarded $7,800 in grants and pledges to seven nonprofit organizations in Vermont during their third quarter grants cycle. The funding from Berkshire Bank Foundation supported a variety of organizations, some of which include:

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Dec 1 is the 75th anniversary of the Civil Air Patrol. The Vermont Wing has been active since the beginning.

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Vermont Business Magazine The American Lung Association of the Northeast stood with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for its announcement today that will require all public housing agencies to go smokefree. This rule will protect two million Americans, across the country, from exposure to secondhand smoke in their homes.

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Vermont Business Magazine It was announced by the Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB), one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Centers in Vermont, that their Keeler Bay Health Center in South Hero is now operating under a new name and from a newly-constructed building, just down the road from the prior site.

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Vermont Business Magazine On November 14, New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) donated $5,000 to sponsor Champlain Housing Trust’s Fall Fundraising Campaign.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Grossman School of Business at the University of Vermont honored three family businesses for excellence in the areas of entrepreneurship, and innovation at the UVM Family Business Awards on October 13 in Billings Library.

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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine The state’s largest utility has partnered with the state’s largest manufacturer to develop the state’s largest solar energy array. Vermont’s newest solar farm is now generating electricity in Williston.

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Vermont Business Magazine As President-elect Donald Trump and a new Congress prepare to take office in January, Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) will host a live, statewide telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday evening, November 29 at 7:15 pm EST. Welch will outline his agenda and listen to Vermonters’ priorities, hopes, and concerns.