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Merchants Bancshares, Inc (NASDAQ:  MBVT), the parent company of Merchants Bank, today announced net income of $3.49 million, or 

Vermont Business Magazine The Windham County Economic Development Program (WCEDP) has released the 2016 Request for Proposals for competitive grant funds. The WCEDP is meant to promote economic development in Windham County by providing funds to stimulate job creation through business start-up, expansion, or relocation, encourage entrepreneurial activity, and strength

Vermont Business Magazine The Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award winners have been selected.

Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College Wednesday celebrated the one-year anniversary of the truED® alliance with the US Office of Personnel Management.

by Mike Faher/The Commons After more than a year of intense planning and contentious debate, the Vernon natural-gas plant project has come to an abrupt halt.

Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the availability of $2 million to help farmers install edge-of-field stations that monitor water quality as it leaves their fields, providing d

by Amy Overstreet Lorenzo Whitcomb manages North Williston Cattle Company in the Lake Champlain Ba

Vermont Business Magazine With some governors working to make it harder for citizens to vote, Governor Peter Shumlin today signed a law to make it easier. The bill (H458), signed into law at Montpelier City Hall, automatically registers eligible Vermonters to vote when they apply for a state driver’s license.

by Mike Faher/The Commons It isn’t cheap to maintain an insurance policy on a nuclear power plant. But, as of this month, Entergy Vermont Yankee is getting a big break on premiums: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the company can cut its onsite proper-damage insurance coverage from $1.06 billion to $50 million.

Vermont Business Magazine AllEarth Renewables, the award winning Vermont-based solar tracker manufacturer, has announced the company will donate a portion of every tracker sale in North Carolina to the repeal effort of HB 2, the state's new discriminatory law. HB 2 overturned protections for LGBT people and sanctioned discrimination across North Carolina.

Vermont Business Magazine Coming this fall is the Way to Go! Challenge, a two-week event encouraging everyone to travel smart, September 26 - October 7.

Vermont Business Magazine Lisa Ventriss, President of Vermont Business Roundtable (VBR) and Jeffrey Carr, President, Economic & Policy Resources (EPR), have announced the Q2 2016 results of their joint initia