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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin today recommended using $1 million from the Vermont Enterprise Fund to support the continued growth of GlobalFoundries. The Emergency Board approved the recommendation at a meeting this morning.
Vermont Business Magazine Bill Shouldice, CEO of Vermont Teddy Bear and Chair of the Vermont Chamber Foundation, announced the launch of the Vermont Futures Project at the Vermont Economic Summit held today.
Vermont Business Magazine A new federal financing program will provide loans to Vermont individuals, small businesses and town governments to support a broad range of energy improvement projects.
Vermont Business Magazine Composites BHS, a Sherbrooke-based manufacturer, has selected St Johnsbury, Vermont for its expansion into the United States. This new investment will facilitate the creation of approximately 75 new jobs over the next several years. The company will locate in the St Johnsbury-Lyndonville Industrial Park in an existing building.
Vermont Business Magazine The Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, has announced the relaunch of its website, goadirondack.com, the official tourism website for Clinton County.
Vermont Business Magazine Hal Curtis, age 64, of Rutland, Vermont, was convicted on January 5, 2016, in Vermont Superior Court, Windsor Criminal Division, on six misdemeanor counts of False Pretenses.
Vermont Business Magazine Several individuals and organizations weighed in on Governor Peter Shumlin's sixth and final State of the State Address Thursday afternoon. Among them was Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott, who is a leading Republican running to fill the seat Shumlin is leaving one-year from now. Scott was also Tweeting during the speech.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine The governor may have buried the lede in his sixth and final State of the State Address.
Vermont Business Magazine Like most Americans, Vermonters should enjoy continued savings at the pump. Two years ago, gasoline prices in the state were pushing $4 per gallon, but in the summer of 2014 they began a deep dive which has driven them all the way down to nearly $2 per gallon.
Vermont Business Magazine An innovative project developed at the University of Vermont has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for research aimed at making the electric grid better able to accommodate power generated from renewable energy sources.
Vermont Business Magazine The boarded-up building and neglected property alongside the Whetstone Brook at 11 Arch Street in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, got a new lease on life on December 11, when the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) acquired it from Green Mountain Power. BMAC Director Danny Lichtenfeld said the museum intends to rehabilitate the property and
Vermont Business Magazine ECFiber and its operations contractor ValleyNet have announced a shift in leadership. Carole Monroe, the current General Manager will be taking on the CEO role from outgoing CEO Stan Williams, who will remain as Chief Financial Officer.