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Big Picture Farm: A Newfane farm (Snow Farm) parody of Shake it Off by Taylor Swift.
Vermont Business Magazine Last year, Lake Region Union High School in Orleans was named State Winner in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest for developing a website where the community can post to if they have excess produce to share with those in need. Today, other local schools can enter the 2017 contest for a chance to win part of the $2 million prize.
by Joshua E. Brown, UVM In Africa, tens of thousands of elephants are killed by poachers each year. Now a new study shows that this poaching crisis costs African countries around $25 million annually in lost tourism revenue. The research was published November 1 in the journal Nature Communications.
Vermont Department of Economic Development The Economic Development Department released its monthly newsletter Friday. It talks about the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Blake Hill Preserves in early October, in Windsor’s Artisans Park. The park represents a combined investment of the private sector, VEDA, the Springfield Regional Development Corporation, and the town of Windsor.
Vermont Business Magazine Accessing health care and health insurance are significant challenges for farmers in Vermont and nationwide, creating obstacles for farm viability, health and well-being, job creation, business expansion and the ability to farm full-time.
Vermont Business Magazine Five Rutland-area businesses have been awarded a total of $104,141 in Regional Economic Development Grants sought by Rutland Economic Development Corp. (REDC) and provided by the State of Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims fell last week for the first time this fall and are below levels from a year ago. Among industrial sectors Manufacturing claims fell by more than half from previous week, while Construction was up slightly.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Okemo Mountain Resort in Ludlow is changing ownership as part of what is reported as the largest ski resort sale in history.
Vermont Business Magazine Dealer.com is reporting today that car shopping behavior in battleground states is suffering, largely because of advertising costs. Identified through vehicle detail page (VDP) views from its dealership network, shopping behavior was down 9 percent year-over-year (YoY) [Dealer.com hosted site data, September 2015 –September 2016].
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has concluded that Planned Parenthood Vermont Action Fund IE PAC (“PPVTAF PAC”) did not engage in coordination with the Sue Minter gubernatorial campaign.
Vermont Business Magazine Catamount Financial Advisors of Raymond James have partnered with the Vermont Catamounts in a multi-year partnership between the group and its hometown athletic program, as announced today by the University of Vermont Athletic Department and its multimedia rights partner, Learfield's Vermont Sports Properties.
Vermont Business Magazine PC Construction's Waterbury State Office Complex project has been selected by Engineering News-Record (ENR) to receive a 2016 Merit Award in the Government/Public category in the New England region. The award is one of the highest given by ENR and the only project recognized in this category.