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Vermont Business Magazine More than 100 golfers played under sunny skies at the Brattleboro Country Club on Wednesday, August 3rd, to help make the Brattleboro Retreat’s 11th Annual Golf Tournament a record-setting success.
by Scott A Giles Vermont students will be heading off to college in a few weeks and that means the first-semester payment is due as well. For most students and families, they will be borrowing to cover part of their education expenses. Education and training after high school is the single-most important investment a person can make in his or her future.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont now has a certified testing center for Intuit and Adobe products. Lyndon State College has opened a new Certiport Authorized Testing Center. Previously, those wanting to take certification exams in Vermont had to travel to Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or New York.
Vermont Business Magazine A new state-by-state analysis released two days before the 23rd anniversary of the day the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) took effect shows that few states have expanded upon the FMLA’s unpaid leave protections or adopted other supports to assist expecting and new parents who are employed.
Vermont Business Magazine The Phil Scott campaign today filed a complaint with the Attorney General’s office because the political advertisement paid for by the American Future Fund Political Action Committee, a pro-Lisman PAC, appears to have violated or abused provisions of Vermont's campaign finance and transparency laws.
Vermont Business Magazine Over the past 72 hours, Lisman for Vermont has been notified by supporters of Bruce Lisman that they received deceitful phone calls in conjunction with the upcoming Republican primary. Scott and Lisman are Republican candidates for governor. The primary is Tuesday, August 9. There is a consistent pattern to the calls, the Lisman campaign said.
Vermont Business Magazine As part of a continuing effort to bolster economic development in Northern Vermont, Senator Patrick Leahy (D), Senator Bernie Sanders (I), Congressman Peter Welch (D) and Governor Peter Shumlin (D) joined Northern Border Regional Commission Chair Mark Scarano in announcing more than $1.8 million in federal grants on Friday.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival announced today that New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) will be the festival’s new Presenting Sponsor, beginning a three-year commitment. Discover Jazz will again present 10 days of live music throughout downtown Burlington beginning on June 2, 2017.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Public Service invites all interested Vermonters to provide input on the standards the Department must create per Act 174 of 2016 for determining consistency of regional and municipal plans with state energy policy. The Department will host a forum to gather input on August 30, from 9 a.m.
by Beth Fastiggi, FairPoint Communications Vermont State President Companies often find it challenging to stay on top of the most up-to-date tech products for their offices because they are busy focusing on the core needs of their business.
Vermont Business Magazine After the previous week's spike and relatively high summer numbers, weekly unemployment claims fell last week to their lowest level of the season. Claims in 2016 generally have been running above 2015 claims, but were down last week year-to-year.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Senator Leahy joined public officials, residents and staff from Downstreet Housing & Community Development celebrate the official opening of Downstreet’s new office, community space and 27 units of affordable housing known as Downstreet Apartments.