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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Federal Credit Union will be awarding four $2,000 educational scholarships to students with a history of strong academic achievement and service to the community. Vermont Federal will now be accepting online scholarship applications for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Vermont Business Magazine Chittenden County has the best home-buying closing cost ranking in Vermont, in line with its rank of 1 in 2015, even though the actual closing costs were the highest in the state. But because the median home price was also highest, Chittenden has the lowest relative cost in the SmartAsset index.
Vermont Business Magazine New England Federal Credit Union (NEFCU) has announced that it is now accepting Nursing Scholarship applications for 2016. Three scholarships of $3,000 each are awarded each year to applicants who qualify.
Vermont Business Magazine A lengthier divorce process of about 450 days and a higher filing fee ($295) make Vermont one of the most expensive states to get a divorce, despite having some of the lowest average attorney fees ($195) in the nation, according to a nationwide survey. California is the most expensive and Wyoming is the cheapest. Although many couples are loo
Vermont Business Magazine Over 400 Vermonters may benefit from a settlement announced today by Vermont Attorney General William H Sorrell.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders’ legislation to expand Social Security would extend the life of the program an additional 40 years, from 2034 to 2074, according to a new analysis by the agency in charge of determining the solvency of Social Security.
Vermont Business Magazine The US House of Representatives approved an amendment introduced by Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vermont) that would expand the federal housing assistance program to cover previously ineligible expenses of low income mobile home owners.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims continued to fall last week as they have since spiking after Christmas. Claims in 2015 generally were lower than in 2014, but since the holiday season they have been generally running ahead of the prior year until last week.
by Guy Page This month the Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) will consider the proposed second dry cask storage pad at Vermont Yankee. This concrete pad would support the remaining reinforced concrete and steel casks containing spent reactor fuel.
Vermont Business Magazine What economists have called a "terrible" start to the ski season has had a predictable effect on the state's consumption tax revenues in January. Sales and Rooms & Meals were both off significantly, offsetting what was otherwise a decent month for revenues.
Vermont Business Magazine In an unusual move Thursday, the Vermont Senate has decided to revisit H187, the paid sick leave bill, despite overwhelming passage of the legislation Wednesday. The sticking point is a floor amendment before Wednesday's final vote that exempted businesses with five or fewer employees until 2018 (the "Campion amendment").