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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin on Monday highlighted the success of an energy loan program that helps Vermonters retrofit their homes, reduce fossil fuel consumption, and save money.

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Vermont Business Magazine A house built by Silver Maple Construction in Lincoln, VT is featured in the December 2016 issue of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. MB Architecture and Design was the architect. The 8 page article is titled “Christmas in the Country”.

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Vermont Business Magazine Mount Snow and the Green Mountain Inn have just joined the ranks of dozens of Vermont businesses supporting Vermont Youth Conservation Corps’ sixth annual auction fundraiser, which runs Friday, November 25 through Sunday, December 11.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce today announced that Vermonters who experience a disability will soon be able to save money in a federally tax-advantaged VT-ABLE savings plan, making Vermont one of only a handful of states to offer a plan since President Obama signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act into law in December 2014.

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Vermont Business Magazine On Wednesday, November 9, Cindy Morgan, Senior Marketing Executive with New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) presented a symbolic “big check” for $20,000 to representatives from Burlington’s Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS).

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Vermont Business Magazine Pageant Associates is excited to announce the winners of the 2017 Miss Vermont USA and Miss Vermont Teen USA competitions.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Northwestern Vermont Board of Realtors (NVBR) awarded its 2016 Realtors of Distinction Awards recently at The Barns at Lang Farm in Essex Junction, VT.

2016 NVBR REALTOR of the Year Jill Vespa, Coldwell Banker Hickok and Boardman Realty, Burlington, VT

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Vermont Business Magazine Shacksbury Cider an Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) member, was recently awarded a $25,000 Building Communities Grant from the VT Regional Economic Development program. This grant is administered by the VT Department of Buildings and General Services.

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by Mike Smith Republican Phil Scott will be Vermont’s next governor. Scott won his bid to be Vermont’s 82nd governor by handily defeating his Democratic rival, Sue Minter. What made Scott’s victory especially impressive is that he won in a presidential election year when voter turnout in Vermont was supposed to favor Democrats.

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Vermont Business Magazine Sugarbush Resort has pushed its Opening Day back five days from Saturday, November 19th to Wednesday, November 23rd due to recent warm temperatures and the current weekend forecast.

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Vermont Business Magazine At approximately 1300 hours Sunday November 20th, searchers with Border Patrol located John “Jack” Chapman walking in a very remote area of Norton, Vermont. Chapman was brought to North Country Hospital in Newport for medical care by Lyndon Rescue. 

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Vermont Business Magazine During the early morning hours of November 20, 2016, Vermont State Police Troopers, including members of the Tactical Support Unit, responded to reports of numerous gunshots being fired in the area of River St in Saxtons River.

Anthony Smith, 53, of 13 River St, was subsequently taken into custody without incident.