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Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power today announced it filed a new rate plan that calls for a modest 0.93 percent increase in electric bills. The filing, which is subject to Public Service Board approval, will take effect on October 1, 2016, and follows two consecutive years where customers have seen bills decrease.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Cheese Council (VCC), an organization dedicated to the production and advancement of Vermont Cheese, announced that Vermont cheesemakers took home 34 ribbons from 13 cheesemakers and companies at the 33rd annual American Cheese Society competition in Des Moines, Iowa last eve
Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of State Jim Condos reminds all Vermonters to register to vote for the August 9th Primary by this Wednesday, August 3rd at 5 pm.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance has been formed to increase the voice of dairy farming in both the Regulatory and Legislative arenas. Membership is growing and attracting dairy farmers from working farms of all sizes.
by Mike Smith Bernie Sanders was right all along. The Democratic presidential nominating system is rigged. Leaked emails prove the Democratic National Committee headed by their recently ousted chairwoman, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, was putting both feet on the scale to give Hillary Clinton the edge during close Democratic primaries.
by Lindsay Quella, Vermont Farm and Forest Viability Program In early 2014, Chris and Annie Wagner, owners and operators of Green Dream Farm in Enosburg Falls, faced a challenge with which many farmers are familiar. They wanted to make several small upgrades that would greatly impact their farm, but at the time they were not in a financial position to do so.
Vermont Business Magazine The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lisman today announced that five prominent Chittenden County leaders have endorsed Bruce Lisman for Governor.
Vermont Business Magazine In a 3-2 vote Thursday night, the Hinesburg Selectboard signed off on an agreement to allow Vermont Gas to continue its pipeline project through the Town of Hinesburg. Vermont Gas now has secured agreements with all landowners along its 41-mile route connecting Chittenden County with Addison County and Middlebury.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Lake Monsters and Oakland Athletics have announced that the two teams have extended their Player Development Contract for the next two seasons through the year 2018, the New York-Penn and American League teams jointly announced today. The signing of the two-year agreement assures that the Lake Monsters will continue as Oaklan
Vermont Business Magazine Matt Dunne today sent the following letter to Sue Minter regarding information his campaign received about a single source state contract with Ariel Quiros for management of the Newport State Airport.
Vermont Business Magazine On Thursday Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Representative Joe Courtney (CT-02), Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), joined by a bipartisan coalition of 57 other members of the House and Senate that includes Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont), sent a letter to U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Environmental Conservation announced this month that it formally settled environmental violations involving Whitcomb Construction Corporation. The corporation owns and operates a rock quarry, stone crushing operation, manufactured sand and processing operation, and hot mix asphalt plant in Colchester. The settlement includ