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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Ski and Ride, the only independent publication that serves New England’s winter sports community, has relaunched for 2015 as a free glossy, quarterly publication printed on heavy stock, high-quality paper, along with a new website and social media presence.
Vermont Business Magazine The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) today released its 15th Sustainable Slopes Annual Report detailing the ski industry’s progress in implementing the principles of its Environmental Charter during the 2014/15 season.
Castleton Polling Institute The Castleton University Poll that concluded September 14 assessed the Vermont general public’s views on the performance of President Barack Obama and Governor Peter Shumlin as well as an assessment of the current state of the state.
Vermont Business Magazine VSECU, a not for profit banking alternative for all Vermonters, has awarded a total of $15,000 to help three Vermonters pay down student loan debt. The award is granted annually to applicants who submit an innovative idea that could positively impact Vermonters and/or Vermont communities.
Rural entrepreneurs will continue to have access to vital capital through the Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) thanks to a $1 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The loan from USDA’s Intermediary Relending Program will recapitalize VEDA’s Vermont Small Business Development Corporation to provide capital to growing Vermont businesses.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims in Vermont fell to their lowest level in memory last week. There were 309 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont, a decrease of 37 from the previous week's total and 89 fewer than they were a year ago. Generally, claims have been running below last year's totals.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont continues to see brisk home sales, including the region's highest increase, but prices have not seen the same supply-and-demand effect, with the median price down nearly 7 percent. Median home price slipped below $200,000 to second lowest in the region behind only Maine.
Vermont Business Magazine Washington Monthly has named College of St Joseph as a top 100 “Best Bang for the Buck” College in the Northeast region. Since its inception in 2011, the magazine’s annual list has independently ranked colleges from around the nation that are the best value for students’ money.
by Brian Dubie What do you think of when you think of an industrial wind project? Wind developers want you to think of free, green electricity. People who live near industrial wind turbines think of noise. Let's see why. An Industrial Wind project in Swanton proposes to install seven 499-foot tall wind turbines along 6,000 feet of Rocky Ridge (elevation 323 feet).
Vermont Business Magazine Five towns in the Rutland Region successfully secured funding through the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Program for scoping studies and construction.
Vermont Business Magazine PeakCM Construction has been named a Grand Prize winner of Wolverine’s Project Bootstrap.
Vermont State Police On August 20, 2015, Passumpsic Bank Officials from the St Johnsbury Center Branch reported to the Vermont State Police that an employee, Janet Katalina, embezzled money from the Bank’s own accounts (not a customer’s account). Katalina held the position of Accounting Analyst and Payroll Specialist.