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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this week joined 143 congressional colleagues in voicing strong support for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Paris Agreement ahead of its signing Friday by Secretary John Kerry. Under President Obama’s leadership and with the strong support of c
by Michael Bielawski Vermont Watchdog The energy siting bill S230 is on its way to the House floor after a unanimous vote of support by the House Energ
Vermont Business Magazine The State has resolved legal claims asserted by the Estate of John Grega under Vermont’s Innocence Protection Act arising out of his 1995 conviction for the murder of his wife, according to Attorney General Bill Sorrell.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) Board of Commissioners has committed federal low-income housing tax credits and stat
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Squadron personnel will return home Saturday, April 23, 2016, from Tyndall Air Force Base located outside Panama City, Florida after a 10-day all phases of deployment exercise. Silver Flag is a routine exercise the 158th Fighter Wing Civil Engineering Squa
Vermont Business Magazine Executives from some of Vermont’s most iconic brands and companies converged in Montpelier on Earth Day to call on legislators to support a speedy transition to the low carbon economy of the future. New science suggests that the impacts from climate change may come sooner and be more destructive than previous climate models predicted.
Vermont Business Magazine As tests for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contaminating drinking water in North Bennington, Bennington and Pownal continue this week, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) pressed two congressional committees, charged with finalizing legislation to regulate toxic chemicals,&nbs
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims fell last week and below numbers from the same time last year. For the week of April 16, 2016, there were 809 claims, down 150 from the previous week's total and 171 fewer than they were a year ago. By industry, claims fell across the board. Services continued to garner by far the most claims with 70 percent.
Vermont Business Magazine Funding is now available through the Walter Cerf Community Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. Cerf, a native of Germany who made Addison County his home in his later years, gave more than $10 million to organizations and projects in Vermont before passing away in 2001. He focused much of his giving in Addison County and Brandon.
Vermont Business Magazine Leonardo’s Pizza Sauce is proud to announce both the local and nationwide distribution of their all-natural pizza sauces in four flavors: Original, Asiago, Garlic and Chipotle. Leonardo’s Pizza Sauce is now available for purchase at retailers such as City Market, Healthy Living and at every Hannaford location in the state of Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Legislature passed the "Ban the Box" bill (H261), which forbids employers from asking on an application if a prospective employee has a criminal record. The employer will still be entitled to ask that question during the subsequent hiring process. The bill now moves to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law.
by Mike Faher/The Commons Though some are worried that Entergy could run out of cash before cleaning up Vermont Yankee, the company is projecting a significant — and growing — surplus at the end of its obligations in Vernon.