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Vermont Business Magazine Contracts to develop an Economic Development Marketing Plan for the State of Vermont have been awarded to Spike Advertising of Alburgh, Vermont and Development Counsellors International (DCI) of New York, NY, as announced today by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD).
Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday welcomed the endorsement of the Communications Workers of America. CWA’s endorsement comes after tens of thousands of members participated in an online vote that lasted six weeks. Sanders, an Independent in the Senate, is running for president as a Democrat.
by Mike Faher/The Commons Last month, state officials launched the equivalent of a Hail Mary pass in their attempt to curb spending of the Vermont Yankee decommissioning trust fund.
Vermont Business Magazine The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that the Vermont Action Coalition is receiving a second two-year grant through the Future of Nursing State Implementation Program (SIP).
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin cut the ribbon Monday and officially reopened the newly renovated and state-of-the-art Waterbury State Office Complex that was heavily damaged in 2011 when the Winooski River overflowed its banks during Tropical Storm Irene. The new, $130 million complex was built to weather a 500-year storm.
Vermont Business Magazine Author and entomologist Ross T. Bell left no stone unturned during his lifetime of research on the 495 species of ground beetles in Vermont and New Hampshire. Bell and his wife, Joyce Bell, are the world's leading experts on the carabid tribe Rhysodini, the Wrinkled Bark Beetles, and have described over three quarters of the world's 360 species.
Vermont Business Magazine Through a grant provided by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) has launched a multi-pronged outreach effort focused on improving water quality in compliance with the Vermont Clean Water Act (VCWA) which was made law this past spring.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Technical College will further its use of renewable energy and help reduce its operating costs while providing the institution new educational opportunities with the installation of a 500kW solar farm.
Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) is now welcoming students into the new online Master of Arts in International Relations program. The first cohort is set to begin classes in March 2016.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Electric Department (BED) and its 100 percent renewably-sourced power accomplishment have been featured internationally in connection with the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Paris.
Vermont Business Magazine Saint Michael’s College has been named to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2016. Introduced in 1998, the rankings highlight public schools, private universities and private liberal arts colleges that combine outstanding academics with affordable cost.
Vermont Business Magazine The newly launched Vermont Small Business Training Center (vtsbtc.com) provides inexpensive, online, globally accessible, practical training modules that emphasize a philosophy and practices that highlight operational opportunities feasible only for small businesses.