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Vermont Business Magazine Merchants Bank is pleased to sponsor the Papering the Town: Circus posters in America exhibit at the Shelburne Museum. The $5,000 sponsorship shares circus posters from the 1800's and 1900's with guests through January 22, 2017.
Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of State Jim Condos would like to remind all Vermonters that the deadline to register to vote in the August 9th Statewide Primary is Wednesday, August 3rd.“Voting is the very basis of our democracy,” said Secretary Condos, “I encourage everyone to get out and participate in Vermont’s Primary on August 9th.”
Vermont Business Magazine Merchants Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ: MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, today announced net income of $4.4 million and $0.63 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2016 compared to net income of $3.5 million or $0.50 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2016 and $3.1 million in net income or $0.49 per diluted share in the s
Vermont Business Magazine University of Vermont President Tom Sullivan has been selected to serve as the Vice Chair of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Presidential Forum. The Presidential Forum’s charge is to assist the NCAA Division I Board of Directors in accomplishing its strategic mission in the Division I governance structure.
Vermont Business Magazine State economists Jeff Carr and Tom Kavet lowered Fiscal Year 2017 tax revenue estimates by $21.1 million today in a presentation before the state Emergency Board, which accepted the revised numbers. The vast bulk of that shortfall will be made up by savings in the Medicaid program. FY 2017 began July 1.
Vermont Business Magazine More than 150 local businesses and institutions ranging from farms and credit unions, to hotels, main street shops, manufacturers, and solar companies urge support for renewable energy and maintaining Vermont’s strong net metering program. The net metering program is currently in the final stages of being revised by the Public Service Board.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State Treasurer Beth Pearce today called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to take additional steps to ensure publicly traded companies and corporations properly disclose climate change risk.
Vermont Business Magazine Four State agencies have just released their Annual Green Infrastructure Progress Reports. The reports are a result of an executive order signed by Governor Shumlin in 2012, directing state agencies to promote and demonstrate how we can use natural systems as a cost effective alternative approach to managing stormwater runoff.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont State Colleges (VSC) Board of Trustees has approved, in concept, Chancellor Jeb Spaulding’s recommendation to unify Johnson State College and Lyndon State College under one administration, a move intended to create one larger and stronger college with two distinct campuses.
by Basil DN Waugh UVM New University of Vermont and Lake Champlain Basin Program research puts a hefty price tag on Lake Champlain’s natural beauty. People have a visceral reaction to algae blooms, which has economic implications. Algae blooms, cloudy water can hurt tourism, home prices, and jobs.
Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger and New Moran, Inc issued a joint statement today explaining why they have mutually agreed to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding to redevelop the long-closed Moran generating station on the city's waterfront.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) has praised a move by Governor Peter Shumlin that will level the playing field for green and environmentally friendly businesses bidding on state contracts.