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Vermont Business Magazine Rutland County is about to make a new Makerspace! The Rutland Economic Development Corp. board has approved a broad plan to support the launch of a nonprofit Makerspace for the Rutland region, including $50,000 of startup capital provided by a special job creation fund donated to REDC by Green Mountain Power.

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Vermont Business Magazine ImageTek Labels is pleased to announce the addition of the Jetrion 4900M-330 to their production facility in Springfield, Vermont. The Jetrion 4900M-330 uses cutting edge technology which further advances ImageTek Label’s printing and converting capabilities. The new machine prints labels at a 720 x 720 dpi with 2 pt text font capabilities.

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Vermont Business Magazine today announced the winners of its Rising Stars recognition award. The list is comprised of 40 winners under the age of 40. Award recipients were selected by a panel of judges for their commitment to business growth, professional excellence and involvement in their communities.

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Vermont Business Magazine Floydian Slip," a weekly Pink Floyd show produced by Craig Bailey of Shelburne, Vt, will begin airing on WKPW 90.7 FM in Knightstown, Ind, starting Sunday, Oct 2. The station will carry the show Sundays at 8pm ET. "Classic Hits 90.7" is a 4,400-watt non-commercial station serving the area east of Indianapolis.

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Vermont Business Magazine At the 70th anniversary celebration of his family business, DuBois Construction in Middlesex, Phil Scott announced his plan for a full and complete separation from the 70-year-old, central Vermont construction company he has co-owned and run for more than 30 years, if he is elected governor.

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Vermont Business Magazine The 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG), announced late Saturday night that it has accepted a $39.8 million contract bid from Kubricky Construction Corp of Wilton, NY, on a major construction project for apron replacement and taxiway upgrade at the Air National Guard Base located at the Burlington International Airpor

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Vermont Business Magaazine The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University present a broadcast of the First Presidential Debate as part of the 14-month series, Project 240: Celebrating the American Experience, on Monday, September 26 at the Paramount Theatre.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Electric Power Company (VELCO) will hold a celebration on Thursday, October 27 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Vermont Farmers Food Center in Rutland.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Addison County Chamber of Commerce and the Addison Independent are co-hosting three legislative candidate forums. These are non-partisan events in which candidates from all parties will be participating. The first forum will be held on Monday, October 3rd at 6 p.m.

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Vermont Business Magazine The state’s top tech firms will be hiring at Seven Days’ Vermont Tech Jam, which takes place Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, 2016, at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction.

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Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims fell last week to hold at a seasonally low level last week. Overall, claims have been been static and are running slightly higher in 2016 than in 2015. For the week of September 17, 2016, there were 350 claims, down 29 from the previous week's total and 41 more than they were a year ago.