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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Brewers Association (VBA) welcomes two breweries to its membership: Ten Bends Beer in Hyde Park, VT and Farnham Ale and Lager in South Burlington, VT.

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Vermont Business Magazine Condé Nast Traveler announced the results of its 29th annual Readers’ Choice Awards with the Woodstock Inn & Resort recognized as one of the “Top Resorts in New England,” ranking 14 in the category overall, and second among resorts in Vermont, with a score of 93.41.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Lottery and Vermont Agency of Education today announced Westminster Center School, in Westminster, Vermont, a K-6 public school, as the Fall 2016 winner of the Educate/Innovate Grant Program. This is the fourth round of a program that has awarded technology devices to a total of four schools during the past two years.

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Vermont Business Magazine The 2016 Franklin County Food from the Heart Drive was conducted by New England Federal Credit Union in conjunction with other community partners and the St. Albans Messenger. The drive, which included 12 drop-off locations, ran from September 12th – 30th..

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Vermont Business Magazine Sonesta ES Suites Burlington Vermont, located at Exit 12 in Williston, has been completely reimagined and reinvigorated to provide guests more than just a place to stay.

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Vermont Business Magazine On Saturday, October 22, locals shopped till they dropped – and raised more than $17,000 to fight hunger. During the 7th annual Charity Sale, Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel and its customers collectively raised $17,800 for the Vermont Foodbank and JCEO Plattsburgh Foodshelf.

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Vermont Business Magazine Bernie Isabelle, Vermont Federal Credit Union’s President & CEO since October, 2008, has retired, effective November 1, 2016. Isabelle said that he and his wife appreciate and will miss the friendships that they have developed in their years at the Credit Union with the employees, the Board of Directors, and the Supervisory Committee

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Vermont Business Magazine This fall, through the 2016-2017 Vermont Mentoring Grants, Mobius has awarded 32 grants, totaling more than $307,000, to support adult-to-youth mentoring programs throughout the state. This funding will support 101 new and existing program sites, and more than 1,800 adult-to-youth mentor pairs in communities across Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont departments of Fish & Wildlife, and Forests, Parks, & Recreation are holding a public meeting to discuss future management and use of a group of conserved lands in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. The meeting will discuss the proposed long-range management plan for Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area, Victory State Forest, and D

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Vermont Business Magazine Over 250 local and national farm to school leaders gathered last week at the 2016 Vermont Farm to School Conference to learn about the positive impacts of Farm to School programming, sample local cuisine, and help shape the future of farm to school in Vermont.  Held over the course of two days at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, the conference featur

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by Mike Smith Some political candidates may wish Tuesday’s election is about something else; but the most important issue on the minds of a majority of Vermonters is the economy. WCAX-TV reported that 21.6 percent of those Vermonters polled want the next governor to focus on the economy and jobs, followed by 14.8 percent who said health care was a top priority, while

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Teddy Bear Company proudly announces its inclusion in the November 3, 2016 edition of The Washington Post, in an article entitled “Toy Animals Come to Life on a Factory Tour of the Vermont Teddy Bear Company,” written by travel writer Andrea Sachs. “We are so excited to be highlighted with other great Vermont companies in suc