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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas announced Wednesday that it is a charter member of the US Environmental Protection Agency National Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program.

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Vermont Business Magazine Orvis, the premier outfitter of outdoor adventures and the longest continually-operating fly fishing business, is once again gearing up to host their popular free fly fishing lessons

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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) Wednesday announced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) will begin accepting applications for the next round of grants to encourage economic development and job creation along the norther border of Maine, New Hampshire, New York a

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Bill Sorrell, together with state law enforcement partners in every other state in the nation, the District of Columbia, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), have obtained a permanent injunction to dissolve two nationwide sham cancer charities and ban their president from profiting from any charity fundraising in the future under a

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Vermont Business Magazine A Williston drinking water-testing laboratory is contesting allegations made by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection that its methodology did not meet requirements and will be filing an appeal with the DEP. The DEP on Monday suspended the accreditation of Analytical Services, Inc.

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Vermont Business Magazine After nearly two years of research, surveys, meetings, and fundraising, BDCC is launching a new SeVEDS Workforce Development program in collaboration with regional employers and education partners. The Fast Tracks to Success program is supported by an $18,000 grant from the Vermont Department of Labor.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin joined CVS Health today to announce that the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone will now be available to pati

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Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Commerce and Community Development today announced that Philip Tortora has been named communications director for the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing. In this role, he will be responsible for leading tourism media and trade relations.

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Vermont Business Magazine In the spirit of promoting Francophonie Month and the cultural, economic, and political ties between France, Canada, Québec, and the State of Vermont, international dignitaries will gather for a flag raising in downtown Burlington today, March 30, 2016.

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Vermont Business Magazine Yankee Farm Credit has distributed $4.9 million to its members who borrowed from the cooperative. This distribution represents approximately 48 percent of Yankee’s 2015 net income of $10.2 million. George Putnam, Yankee Farm Credit’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said that Yankee sent out payments to 1,353 borrowers on March 25.

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Vermont Business Magazine This year, Howard Center’s Curling Challenge fundraiser featured 30 teams, including several high school teams which were sponsored by Kittell Branagan & Sargent, McSoley McCoy & Co, and Myers Waste & Recycle.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin is banning official state travel to North Carolina in response to a law in that state that overturns anti-discrimination protections for LGBT individuals. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced a similar ban.