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Vermont Business Magazine Women in Chittenden County searching for a new adventure need look no further. Burlington Adventure Boot Camp for Women announces ISMA Certified Personal Trainer Travis Gervais as the new owner/trainer.

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Vermont Business Magazine Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence. The annual awards honor the actions taken by Vermonters to conserve and protect natural resources, prevent pollution and promote sustainability. Applications must be received electronically, no later than Monday, February 1, 2016.

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Vermont Business Magazine As Vermont's peregrines make their way to somewhat warmer and more food-filled places for the winter, we reflect on the 2015 breeding season, where Vermont's population reached a new all-time record high of 49 breeding pairs and produced a new record of 67 fledglings.

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Vermont Business Magazine City Market, a Member-owned cooperative, has declared their annual Patronage Refund to Members, one of the tangible benefits of Co-op Membership. Member purchases totaled almost 68% of Co-op sales in fiscal year 2015, and the City Market Board of Directors has voted to return over $926,000 in cash to Members as this year’s Patronage Refund.

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Vermont Business Magazine A national rating firm has released growth and investment results for counties across the United States. Chittenden County's GDP growth was highest in Vermont at just under 1 percent. Meanwhile, Los Angeles County ranked higest with 100 percent (doubled its GDP).

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Vermont Business Magazine Installed Building Products, Inc (NYSE: IBP), an industry-leading installer of insulation and complementary building products, has announced the acquisition of the Overhead Door Company of Burlington, Inc operating as the Overhead Door Company of Burlington and the Overhead Door Company of Concord.

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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) issued this statement on Tuesday for Veterans Day: "It is fitting that on the eve of Veterans Day, the Senate passed an annual VA funding bill that takes further steps toward fulfilling our commitment to those who have served and sacrificed for this nation, for each of us. There is much that is good in this bill.

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Vermont Business Magazine KeyBank has announced that it has earned the 2016 Military Friendly® Employer and Military Spouse Friendly Employer® designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs® and Military Spouse.

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Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College announces that truED® has signed alliances with more than 60 leading government and industry organizations who share a deep commitment to learning as a means to remain competitive, improve employee retention and enhance recruitment.

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Vermont Business Magazine More than a month following the October 1 EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) liability shift for businesses, just 41 percent of small businesses have installed EMV chip-enabled payment terminals, according to new research from TD Bank.

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Vermont Business Magazine Each year, VSECU members direct $20,000 to Vermont charities through the member directed giving program, We Care 2. Now through the end of the month, VSECU, a credit union for everybody in Vermont, is accepting We Care 2 applications from organizations seeking funding to help impact issues of food, shelter, heat, or financial education for Vermonters.

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Vermont Business Magazine Six months after signing the historic education reform law known as Act 46, Governor Peter Shumlin today highlighted its early success in sparking local conversations statewide about how to enhance educational quality for Vermont’s kids.