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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont’s Grossman School of Business added another top ranking to its growing number of accolades by making Bloomberg Business’ coveted “Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2016” list.

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Vermont Business Magazine Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE MKT: BHB) and Lake Sunapee Bank Group (NASDAQ: LSBG) today announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Bar Harbor will acquire Lake Sunapee in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $143 million, or approximately $17.00 per share.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin released today preliminary test results from private water supplies surrounding two former wire-coating facilities in Essex and Winooski.  All samples showed no presence of the potentially harmful chemicals PFOA and PFOS.

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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Personal Income tax revenues tanked in April, which led to total tax revenues falling more than $14 million below targets for the fiscal year, which ends June 30. Personal Income is the single most important revenue source for the State of Vermont. Consumption taxes also were down, but only slightly.

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by Renewable Energy Vermont The Public Service Board (PSB) held its final public hearings on the proposed net metering rule on Thursday morning in Montpelier.

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by Robert Bancroft, State Representative, Westford & Rural Essex, Chittenden 8-3 District As an economist by training, I understand that the investment decision making practices that regulate state pension funds have grown more complex over the years.

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Vermont Business Magazine State and local officials, and leaders from finance and nonprofit housing organizations, marked the construction sta

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Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) announced Wednesday that the Department of Health and Human Services awarded $5.5 million to six community health centers in Vermont. The health centers will use this new federal funding to renovate facilities, increase patient capacity and expand primary care services.

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Vermont Business Magazine Ledyard Financial Group, Inc (ticker symbol LFGP), the holding company for Ledyard National Bank, has reported quarterly earnings for the first quarter of 2016.

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Vermont Business Magazine Marc Sherman and Trudy Trombley of Stowe Mercantile have been honored as co-recipients of the 2016 Vermont Retail & Grocers Association Person of the Year award.

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Vermont Business Magazine Boralex Inc (TSX: BLX) (TSX: BLX.DB.A), Gaz Métro Limited Par

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Vermont Business Magazine Republican lawmakers endorsed Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott for governor today. In a statement from the Scott campaign, 54 of 59 sitting Republicans announced they are supporting Scott. Of the remaining five legislators, four said they always remain neutral in party primary election.