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Vermont Business Magazine Customers of Green Mountain Power are incredibly pleased with their energy company, a new study concluded, with 92 percent saying they are satisfied with the service they received from GMP.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas announced Wednesday that it now provides service to over 50,000 families, businesses and institutions in Chittenden and Franklin counties. The company is celebrating its 50th anniversary of service in Vermont this year.
by Tom Pelham Governor Shumlin’s recent budget speech is a vain attempt to craft a legacy of fiscal responsibility. But, it’s too late for that; the damage is done to both Vermont’s fiscal standing and the governor’s legacy. Some housekeeping is in order.
Vermont Business Magazine Comcast Business has introduced WiFi Pro for SMBs and enterprise branch locations in Vermont and nationwide. Offering features previously only available to headquarters and other large office locations, WiFi Pro was built to enable a wide range of businesses to serve both guests/patrons and employees as the demand for WiFi grows.
by Ron Miller Last year, the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) launched the Vermont Climate Change Economy Initiative.
Vermont Business Magazine As Iowa voters gear up to decide whose vision for America they support, six organizations, including Champlain Housing Trust in Burlington, were honored with the Allstate/Atlantic Media Renewal Awards for innovative local approaches to pressing issues affecting communities across the country.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Lisa Ventriss, President of Vermont Business Roundtable (VBR) and Jeffrey Carr, President, Economic & Policy Resources (EPR), announced the Q4 2015/Q1 2016 results of their joint initiative, the VBR-EPR Business Conditions Survey. The survey, which is conducted quarterly, provides both a look back at the previous quarter and a pred
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Vermont once again is 49th (second worst) in the 2015 ALEC "Rich States, Poor States" report, which was released last week. New York ranked 50th (Vermont and New York have occupied the last two spots in each of the reports eight years). Meanwhile, Utah was first, North Dakota was second and Indiana third best.
Public Assets Institute Warm weather and a lack of snow took a toll on Vermont’s tourist industry in December. The accommodation and food services sector lost 2,200 jobs from the previous month. With gains elsewhere, Vermont netted a loss of 2,100 jobs. Accommodation and food services jobs dropped significantly in December 2014 too, also thanks to rain and warm temperatures.
Vermont Business Magazine Are you part of, or do you know of, a Vermont nonprofit or community organization in need of a small, year-round, sustainably-built and -operable, permanent or portable structure?
Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Care Board recently approved an amended Certificate of Need for an expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department at Rutland Regional Medical Center.
by Rob Roper This week (January 24-30) is national School Choice Week, celebrating the great steps forward school choice has made in states around the country. Confronted with many of the same concerns Vermonters are facing about the high cost and quality of their schools, sates from Florida to Texas to Wisconsin to Nevada have expanded options and access to resources