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Vermont Business Magazine The United States Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with other federal agencies, has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the New England Clean Power Link transmission line project. The 154-mile transmission line would travel from Quebec to Ludlow, Vermont, with nearly 100 miles of it running under Lake Champlain.
Vermont Business Magazine With open enrollment set to begin next week, Governor Peter Shumlin today in Burlington said that Vermont Health Connect (VHC) is ready and that many Vermonters getting their insurance through the online marketplace will see their monthly health care premiums decrease next year.
by Mike Faher/The Commons A developer is proposing Vermont’s largest, most-powerful wind turbine site — 28 turbines churning out nearly 97 megawatts — on a ridge in the towns of Windham and Grafton, according to new plans released Monday.
Vermont Business Magazine Wednesday’s strong wind storm blew down trees and branches, cutting power to thousands of Green Mountain Power customers. By Thursday morning, GMP had restored power to all 12,000 customers impacted by the storm.
Vermont Business Magazine With youth deer weekend just around the corner, young hunters are encouraged to take to the field to hone their skills and to also help Fish & Wildlife biologists by reporting their deer at one of 23 biological reporting stations around the state.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Livestock Care Standards Advisory Council is pleased to announce the availability of important bilingual educational materials, for use by Vermont’s cattle industry members, intended to help ensure the humane handling and transport of calves and cattle within Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is pleased to announce the transfer of its mobile flash freeze unit to the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) in Middlebury, Vermont under a long-term lease agreement.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine With its annual shareholders meeting a week from Friday, Casella Waste Systems, Inc is muscling up to fend off one of its investors in a shareholders proxy fight that could result in Chairman and CEO John Casella being removed from the board of directors. The annual shareholders meeting is November 6.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s fourth and eighth graders scored among the best in the nation on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests of Reading and Mathematics, the Agency announced today. Additionally, Vermont students are showing improvements in reading, which includes closing an achievement gap among low-income students.
Vermont Business Magazine After 29 years at the Greater Burlington YMCA, the last eight as President and CEO, Mary Burns is saying goodbye. With a move out of state, the Burlington native is closing one chapter in her life, while opening another.
Kicks off campaign with $20k to help families with heating emergencies
Vermont Business Magazine Continuing its run of significant double-digit growth quarter over quarter, Darn Tough Vermont, the American manufacturer of the fastest growing collection of performance outdoor and lifestyle socks, maintains pace for the third quarter of 2015 with an astounding 51 percent year-over-year increase.