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Vermont Business Magazine While Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave Hillary Clinton her biggest test for the Democratic Party nomination, voter turnout in the Green Mountain State is trending down. In 2010, Vermont had the 5th highest voter turnout at 55 percent. That number fell to 42.5 percent in 2014.
Vermont Business Magazine On Wednesday, the Carson Davidson Revocable Trust Fund entrusted 204 acres of beloved property in Hubbardton to the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation as part of what will be Vermont’s newest state park.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association (VRLDA) has named Joe Miles, president of r.k. MILES Inc, 2016 Lumber Person of the Year. The VRLDA Lumber Person of the Year recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the lumber and building materials industry as well as to his or her local community.
Vermont Business Magazine The Working Lands Enterprise Board (WLEB) has announced the opening of this year's grant cycle and the availability of approximately $650,000 in grants funds for the 2017 program year. Funds support projects across forestry and agriculture that enhance Vermont's communities, economy and culture.
by Mike Faher/The Commons, Vernon As the federal government works to come up with new rules for decommissioning nuclear plants like Vermont Yankee, U.S. Rep. Peter Welch can distill his hopes into two words.
by Mike Faher/The Commons, Brattleboro Vermont Yankee administrators waited two years for the state’s permission to build a new storage facility for nuclear waste at the defunct Vernon plant. When they finally received that permit in late June, they didn’t waste any time getting started.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont and the entire Northeast have experienced vigorous consolidation of telecommunications firms, especially of fiber optic carriers, with Oak Hill Capital Partners being one of the major players. FirstLight Fiber was sold to Oak Hill in September. In August, Oak Hill acquired Sovernet.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General William H Sorrell announced today that his Office has concluded, as a matter of law, that Franklin County Deputy Sheriff Nicholas Palmier was legally justified in his use of deadly force when he fatally shot Jesse Beshaw, who was unarmed, on September 16, 2016, in Winooski.
Vermont Business Magazine As water temperatures cool across Vermont, the fishing action is heating up and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has assembled a list of some of the top fall fishing opportunities in all corners of the state to help anglers get started toward a successful fishing trip. From cold water species like trout and salmon, to warm water spe
by Edward Coates, SVP & Agricultural Banking Manager at NBT Bank Vermont has a diverse agriculture market with significant dairy and produce farms as well as maple syrup producers. There is also a movement throughout the Northeast and much of the country toward more natural, organic and locally-produced foods.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s congressional delegation – Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), and Representative Peter Welch (D) – on Wednesday announced a nearly $9 million grant to support an innovative project to help Vermont students with disabilities in transitioning to the workforce.
Vermont Business Magazine Four Vermont economic development organizations received grant awards totaling $4.45 million from the US Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) late last month. The Flexible Capital Fund, Housing Vermont, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont and the Vermont Community Loan Fund will use the awards to prov