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Vermont Business Magazine Al Gore, the 45th vice president of the United States, chairman of the Climate Reality Project, cofounder and chairman of Generation Investment Management and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, will speak at the University of Vermont’s Ira Allen Chapel on Tuesday, October 6 at 10:15 am.

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Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that Craig Marrs has been named Vice President and General Manager of WFFF-TV (FOX) and associated digital and mobile services of MyChamplainValley.com, which serves the Burlington, VT and Plattsburg, NY markets (DMA #98).

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Vermont Business Magazine NBT Bank, based in New York with branches in Vermont, announced today that it has acquired Third Party Administrators, Inc, a retirement plan services company located in Bedford, NH. The business provides administrative services for 401(k), profit sharing and defined benefit plans for over 700 businesses as well as Section 125 administration.

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Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Miro Weinberger today announced that the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will partner with the City of Burlington on an 18-month engagement to improve conditions for entrepreneurs in Burlington and study the results of this effort.

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Vermont Business Magazine With Diaper Need Awareness Week (Sept. 28 - Oct. 4) under way, Seventh Generation, a leading household and personal care company, today celebrated the culmination of its successful diaper promotion with Whole Foods Market and Baby Buggy.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Public Service Department announces the launch of a new website to help Vermont home owners learn about and access the Department’s Heat Saver Loan. More than $1 million of energy saving projects have been financed using Heat Saver Loans since the program officially launched in October 2014.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin, representatives from Vermont’s insurance carriers, and officials and staff from Vermont Health Connect (VHC) gathered today in Montpelier to provide an update on the health insurance marketplace’s progress.

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Vermont Business Magazine It is getting easier to charge an electric vehicle in Chittenden County, thanks to a partnership between Essex Outlets and EuroWest Properties and Green Mountain Power. GMP is installing a new NRG EVgo Freedom Station for electric vehicles at the Essex Outlets, one of the first retail centers in Vermont to host one.

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Vermont Business Magazine In conjunction with National Manufacturing Day/Month, several Vermont firms will have open houses: October 2, 2015, Maple Landmark Woodcraft will be hosting students, lawmaker(s), and community members for factory tours.

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Vermont Business Magazine On September 1st, Vermont-based Pete’s RV Center officially assumed ownership of Van’s RV Center in South Windsor, Connecticut.

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Vermont Business Magazine A collaboration of the City of Rutland, Rutland Redevelopment Authority, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont, and Project VISION announced a number of recently completed action steps representing significant progress towards the revitalization of a section of the City’s Northwest Neighborhood.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin and Agency of Human Services (AHS) Secretary Hal Cohen announced today that for the second time this year Vermont has received from the US Department of Agriculture a bonus for increased performance in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which offers nutrition assistance to eligible, low-income individuals and f