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Vermont Business Magazine As Vermonters and visitors alike hit the slopes this winter at the largest winter resort in the eastern United States, they likely crossed paths with a VTSU Resort & Hospitality Management student working on the mountain and gaining valuable hands-on experience to support their career aspirations.

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Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.02/g, down 4.6 cents per gallon from last week's $3.07/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.73/g while the highest was $3.19/g, a difference of 46.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07/g today

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning the public of a recent increase in scam messages that falsely claim the recipient has an unpaid traffic ticket and is at risk of driver’s license suspension. The DMV did not send these messages and does not send any text or email messages demanding immediate payment. 

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Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Join this free three-part webinar series that is designed to help independent and co-op food stores grow sales and meet margin goals in volatile times. While this series is designed for retail stores, it will be informative for anyone interested in learning about retail food sales.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Community College of Vermont (CCV) held its graduation ceremony today at Norwich University’s Shapiro Field House. More than 500 students received associate degrees. Students representing all 14 Vermont counties graduated, and students hail from 11 states and 19 countries. The youngest graduate is 18 and the oldest is 64.

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Vermont Business Magazine Danforth Pewter is celebrating its 50th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in craftsmanship and tradition. For fifty years, Danforth has been dedicated to creating exceptional, handcrafted pewter gifts, jewelry, ornaments, and home décor, all meticulously made by talented artisans.

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Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies Every day, we interact with materials made from petroleum –– from the nylon in our clothes to the foam in our car seats. However, producing petroleum-based materials is carbon- and energy-intensive, and they persist in the environment, often harming health. What if the materials we rely on could be made without fossil fuel inputs?

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Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of June 8, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.   

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Vermont Business Magazine As part of Vermont Days, the State of Vermont is offering free admission to Vermont State Parks and Vermont State Historic Sites on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, 2025. “Vermont Days is a great opportunity for residents and visitors alike to celebrate the start of summer,” said Department of Tourism and Marketing Commissioner Heather Pelham.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Snelling Center for Government has announced the graduates of the Vermont Leadership Institute Class of 2025. As the culminating event in their 9-month leadership journey, the Vermont Leadership Institute (VLI) Class of 2025 celebrated their past year with Graduation at Basin Harbor in Vergennes in early June.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Berkshire Bank, is proud to present Breakfast with Berkshire: Business Succession Planning, a timely and informative event for business owners considering the future of their companies.

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by Ali Jalili Former Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger once posted on social media his delight at seeing various construction cranes at work in Burlington. He was right to be delighted; and we don’t have nearly enough cranes at work.