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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin has issued an executive order to allow Vermonters to continue to display the Vermont Strong license plate. The exemption allowing Vermonters to display the plate on the front of their vehicle was slated to expire June 30, 2016.
by Mike Faher/The Commons Vermont Yankee’s property value has plummeted by almost 70 percent, according to a tax deal that has been approved by the Vernon Selectboard and the state. The six-year tax-stabilization contract sets the shut-down nuclear plant’s value at $78 million, down from a $250 million valuation that had been in effect.
by Mike Faher/The Commons State officials say they’ve found a way to force Entergy to continue to pay for Vermont Yankee’s 10-mile emergency zone.
Vermont Business Magazine GW Plastics has been selected as Plastics News’ “Sustained Excellence” award winner for 2015. This prestigious award honoring continued excellence in well-rounded plastic processing companies was announced at the Plastics News’ Executive Forum in Naples, FL.
by Mike Faher/The Commons At a May 19 nuclear power summit in Washington, DC, top-ranking federal officials and industry executives focused on market forces and government regulation.
by LCC, Lake Champlain Committee LCC and partner organizations including the National Wildlife Federation and the Adirondack Council recently released a letter urging Congress to ban oil transportation along Lake Champlain.
Vermont Business Magazine Just over three months after the discovery of elevated levels of the potentially harmful chemical PFOA in private wells in and around North Bennington
by Paul Cillo, Public Assets Institute In the last two decades most of the people moving to and from Vermont have followed the same paths.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s annual, statewide Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 11 this year, and it will be highlighted by a free family fis
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer hunting permit applications are now available on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com). A quick-link to the information and online applications is on the home page.
Vermont Business Magazine With a focus on preparing current and future students for high skill, high demand, high paying jobs in Vermont, Castleton University has committed to investing roughly $3.6 million in a renovation and modernization project to the Jeffords Science Center, after recently acquiring
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Medical Center, based in Burlington, invested $883,000 in Fiscal Year 2016 in a bro