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Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power crews are ready to respond to a windstorm that is forecasted to hit Vermont late this evening through tomorrow afternoon. The storm has the potential to blow down trees and branches onto power lines, causing outages.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont, with 16,400 workers, is among the leaders in adding construction jobs over the last year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
by Mike Smith According to the poll, 57 percent have an unfavorable view of Trump, and 52 percent view Clinton unfavorably. These are disapproval ratings no candidate should feel good about. Yet both seem to be on their way to winning their respective parties’ nomination.
by Representative Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D-Bradford) The Vermont House has a proven track record of fighting for Vermont’s working and middle class families. These families are the backbone of the state and deserve a fair shot at success. Every March, the House passes a budget for the state that affirms our commitment to the safety, health, and success of every Vermonter.
by Bruce Lisman Vermont’s budget process is broken. Year after year spending rises more than the economy expands, the Governor and Legislature search around at the last moments for tens of millions of dollars in higher taxes and fees, with hard-working Vermonters pay the price.
Agency of Natural Resources The recent passage of Act 64, the Vermont Clean Water Act, is a game-changer for Vermont, providing additional tools and resources to support comprehensive water quality planning and remediation.
Public Assets Institute Vermont lost about 300 non-farm payroll jobs in February. But despite earlier losses in the leisure and hospitality sector due to the snowless winter, jobs overall last month numbered 5,000 more than in the previous February.
Vermont Business Magazine Nine holes on Stratton Mountain Resort’s championship golf course are set to welcome golfers on April 15, 2016, nearly a month earlier than typical opening day.
Vermont Business Magazine Test results received today from a municipal well in Pownal show levels of PFOA that are slightly above the advisory level set by the Vermont Department of Health. Three samples taken from the Fire District #2 municipal water source in Pownal – which serves up to 450 residents – showed PFOA levels of between 26 and 27 parts per trillion (ppt).
Vermont Business Magazine Mary Cohen, a longtime NeighborWorks and community leader, was appointed Wednesday to be interim Executive Director of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce, effective April 1.
Vermont Business Magazine Even while the unemployment rate in February showed no change from last month, the overall news was generally positive, with a greater labor force, more employed and fewer jobless.
Vermont Business Magazine The regional electric grid operator has released its annual report and identified the many challenges obvious to many observers: too much reliance on natural gas, on the one hand, while on the other great strides have been made in energy efficiency.