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Vermont Business Magazine Consumers who used MoneyGram’s wire transfer service to send money to third parties involved in schemes to defraud them may be entitled to compensation under a multistate settlement between Attorney General Wi

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Vermont Business Magazine The Senate Finance Committee on Friday passed by a vote of 6-1 S241 – legislation to legalize marijuana in Vermont. The Finance Committee set a marijuana excise tax of 25 percent, which excludes medical marijuana.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) is warning of several scams currently targeted at Vermont businesses.

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Vermont Business Magazine SymQuest Group, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., celebrated 20 years as Northern New England’s premier IT services and copier company on Tuesday, February 9. “What a thrill it is to witness the

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Vermont Business Magazine Maine Drilling & Blasting, which services clients in Vermont and across the region, celebrates the importance of local service to its own success over the past half-century by establishing named scholarships at local universities and technical colleges throughout its service area. For Maine Drilling & Blasting, it all started with service.

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Vermont Business Magazine ReSOURCE is once again providing $150,000 in essential goods to alleviate poverty in Vermont through the Essential Goods Program.

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Vermont Business Magazine Valener Inc, the public investment vehicle in Gaz Metro Limited Partnership, today reported normalized operating cash flows of $10.4 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2016, or $0.27 per common share, compared to $9.9 million or $0.26 per common share in the first quarter of 2015.

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Vermont Business Magazine Citizens Bank has again contributed $10,000 to the Vermont Foodbank, to make more food available for Vermonters in need.  This most recent gift marks the fifth consecutive year Citizens Bank has supported the Vermont Foodbank.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Chittenden County ECOS Partnership has released its 2015 ECOS Annual Report.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Advisory Council on Historic Preservation announced grants totaling $68,880 to support historic preservation efforts in six Vermont communities.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Board of Directors at Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is pleased to announce Jane Campbell as the organization’s new Executive Director.

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I welcome the President’s proposal to invest more than $1 billion to combat the nationwide opioid and heroin epidemic.  His proposal reflects the range of challenges and needs that Vermont faces.  Overdose deaths, particularly among young people, are dramatically rising, and communities across the country are struggling to address this corrosive threat.  This epidemic is a nation