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Vermont Business Magazine Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott, who is running for governor, and Senator Patrick Leahy both issued statements Saturday following the recently released video of presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Vermont Business Magazine President Arthur J Rowbotham and Chairman of the Board Bonnie Hall Rowbotham are pleased to announce that Senior Vice President Dan Dubonnet will assume additional responsibilities for Hall Communications, following the passing of Executive Vice President Bill Baldwin, earlier this past month.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s congressional delegation announced Friday that firefighters and EMS personnel throughout Vermont are receiving $1.9 million through 15 federal grants.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont's Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman announced Thursday evening a set of sanctions assigned to the men's ice hockey team, and specific players in leadership positions including the team captains, in connection with a prohibited initiation activity focused on first-year team members.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont joined a coalition of seven other states, led by New York, in a letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) to adopt a strong national rule protecting consumers from the financial harms of payday, vehicle title, and other high-interest small dollar loans.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims fell again last week to a very low level, as the trend that began in mid-August continues. Overall, claims have edged down for the last seven weeks. After running marginally higher in 2016 than in 2015 for most of the year, they are now below last year's numbers.
Vermont Business Magazine Professionals have new opportunities to advance their careers thanks to Lyndon State College’s new Center for Professional Studies (CPS).
Vermont Business Magazine At the Porter Medical Center Community Town Hall Meeting Friday morning, Porter Medical Center Board Chair Maureen McLaughlin announced that interim CEO Dr Fred Kniffin had been named chief executive officer. Kniffin assumed the interim position last winter after a very difficult time for the Middlebury hospital.
Vermont Business Magazine The forecast for WPTZ-TV meteorologist Tom Messner and WCAX-TV weather anchor Sharon Meyer calls for clear sailing into the VAB Hall of Fame. The popular veteran forecasters will both be inducted into the Hall of Fame Saturday, December 3 at the Hilton Burlington. Also being enshrined this year is the late Dean Slack, a longtime radio p
by Mike Faher/The Commons, Brattleboro Not long after announcing their intent to shut down Vermont Yankee, Entergy executives agreed to hand over $10 million to boost economic development in Windham County and ease the pain of the nuclear plant’s closure.
Vermont Business Magazine California-based culture consultant and author Jackie Freiberg, PhD, came to Vermont last week with a message for the state’s leading employers: “People want to work for a cause and people want to buy for a cause.” Dr Freiberg was in Burlington as a guest of the Vermont Business Roundtable.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin did the honors on Thursday at the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Blake Hill Preserves new production facility and retail store in Artisans Park in Windsor Vermont.