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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin stood with Vermont business and education leaders today who support his call for Vermont to use divestment as a tool to help combat global warming. The governor made the call in his State of the State address earlier this year for Vermont to follow California’s lead in divesting state pension funds from coal assets.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Ross, issued on Wednesday his revised decision regarding the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) petition to require mandatory Best Management Practices (BMPs) for farms in the Missisquoi Bay Basin. The Revised Secretary’s Decision makes a threshold determination that BMPs are necessary in the basin to achi
Vermont Business Magazine The Greater Burlington YMCA announced today the receipt of a generous $100,000 gift from NorthCountry Federal Credit Union.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) announced today the availability of grant funds for the purpose of enhancing the competitiveness of Vermont specialty crops, defined as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture crops (including honey, hops, and maple syrup), and nursery crops (including Christmas trees and f
Vermont Business Magazine Bruce Lisman, the Shelburne businessman running for governor as a Republican, has released his first television advertisement.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas Systems announced that this week it is officially an Energy Efficiency Utility (EEU) as designated by the Vermont Public Service Board. “For the past two decades, our customers and the environment have benefited tremendously from our nationally recognized efficiency programs.
Vermont Business Magazine Comcast Business has announced that for the third consecutive year the company will seek out the nation’s most innovative startup companies and entrepreneurs to participate in its Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs competition.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Governor Peter Shumlin, Secretary of State Jim Condos, Tax Commissioner Mary Peterson and Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan are pleased to announce the successful partnership among their agencies to create a single sign-in business portal to make it easier to register and start a business in Vermont. Everyone doing business in Vermont mu
Vermont Business Magazine President Obama on Tuesday called on Congress to provide more than $1 billion in new funding to address prescription opioid and heroin addiction.
Vermont Business Magazine Paid sick leave in Vermont received initial Senate approval today after a key committee backed the measure last week. The Healthy Workplaces bill (H187) passed the House last year with a vote of 72-63. Governor Peter Shumlin (D-Vermont) has called for the bill to pass and be sent to him for signature.
Vermont Business Magazine Problems plaguing the EB-5 Regional Center program must be addressed through bipartisan legislation this year, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) said Tuesday in a sternly worded statement to his colleagues.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Climate Change Economy Council (VCCEC) is proposing a bold new vision and strategy for economic development statewide.