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Vermont Business Magazine The Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC) presented its highest recognition award Thursday evening to United States Senator Patrick J Leahy, at its 62nd

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Family Network (VFN) has been awarded the $25,000 S. Whitney Landon Award by the Turrell Fund in recognition of the non-profit organization’s work with New American families with very young children who have special needs.

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Vermont Business Magazine At a groundbreaking ceremony held today in Burlington to mark the official start of construction on the new, $174.9 million inpatient bed building, John Brumsted, MD, chief executive officer,

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by Mike Faher/The Commons, Brattleboro Time constraints, regulatory issues, and competitive pressures will make it “extremely difficult” for Vermont to independently submit a purchase bid for TransCanada’s hydroelectric stations on the Connecticut and Deerfield rivers, a new document says.

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Vermont Business Magazine The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it has awarded $12,000 to the Vermont Community Loan Fund (VCLF) to support its Business Loan Program. The goal of VCLF is assist small businesses in qualifying for traditional financing.

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by Mike Faher/The Commons, Brattleboro On June 2 at a Boston hotel, a team of officials and experts spent hours dissecting a vexing question: What’s the best way to find a new home for the nation’s nuclear waste? The inquiry is vitally important for Windham County and the town of Vernon, where Vermont Yankee’s spent nuclear fuel will be stored for the foreseeable future.

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by Danny Monahan A seed is much like Vermont. It is small but it is powerful. Whether he is speaking of his business or his seeds, Tom Stearns does so passionately.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Breakfast on the Farm comes to Nea-Tocht Farm in Ferrisburgh on June 25.

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Vermont Business Magazine For those in the market for a new car this summer, now is the time to go electric.

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Vermont Business Magazine Nunez Electric, LLC has announced a new program for Franklin County homeowners, small businesses, and non-profits to go solar and pay less than their utility power costs. The program is a partnership between Nunez Electric, LLC and financing through AllEarth Renewables, the Williston-based manufacturer of a dual-axis solar tracker.

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by Alison Nihart The University of Vermont is on track to surpass its current goal of purchasing 20 percent local, sustainable, fair, and humane food.

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by Tom Pelham Tensions over state spending are fundamental and longstanding.