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by Mike Faher/The Commons, Brattleboro Entergy spent $58 million from the Vermont Yankee decommissioning trust fund in the first year after the Vernon nuclear plant’s shutdown, the company disclosed.
by Mike Faher/The Commons, Brattleboro When groundwater is collected at Vermont Yankee, there are two sets of eyes — Entergy’s and the state’s — scrutinizing the samples for pollutants. The question, though, is whether that arrangement should continue now that the plant no longer produces power.
by Public Assets Institute New evidence finds that public investments that help build a skilled workforce and improve the quality of life for local residents are more likely to create jobs and build a strong economy than tax cuts and attempts to lure businesses with financial incentives.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) has taken the first steps in its five-year plan to expand conservation work within local communities, by announcing it will employ ninety-two young Vermonters, ages 16-18, in eight Vermont regions: Barre, Bennington, Dorset, Richmond, Rutland, Saint Albans, South Burlington, and Woodstock.
Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger and Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront (BPRW) Director Jesse Bridges released on Wednesday the City’s first system-wide Parks Master Plan.
Vermont Business Magazine Encore Redevelopment, based in Burlington, is changing its name and its focus. President Chad Farrell announced on Wednesday the new direction and its new name: Encore Renewable Energy.
Vermont Business Magazine In an effort to encourage more people to share their homes, HomeShare Vermont has eliminated their $30 application fee. The application fee was originally put in place to offset the costs of criminal background checks. “Background checks are a critical part of our screening process,” said Executive Director Kirby Dunn. “However, now
Vermont Business Magazine The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for services to collect and analyze tissue from targeted sport fishes of legal consumption size for cyanotoxins and mercury within Lake Champlain.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont dairy farmers were recognized for producing high quality cow and goat milk at the Dairy Farmers’ Appreciation Banquet on January 28th during the 82nd Vermont Farm Show. The 2015 overall highest-quality (cow) milk award was presented to Allan and Karen Bathalon of North Troy.
Vermont Business Magazine The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, in partnership with the Equality Federation, has released its second annual national report assessing the status of state legislation affecting LGBT equality across America, including in Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Holding a press conference at its Williston campus Wednesday, Vermont Tech announced its initiative to tackle workforce development, economic development and gender equity by significantly increasing participation rates among women in several historically male-dominated fields.
Vermont Business Magazine The paid sick leave bill (Healthy Workplaces bill H187) passed the Vermont State Senate with a vote of 21-8 on this afternoon. The bill was amended slightly on the Senate floor after senators sought to reduce the impact of the act on very small businesses.