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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) has approved nearly $11.8 million in financing for commercial, agricultural, energy and small business projects totaling $29 million. VEDA approved more than $5.07 million through the Authority’s Vermont 504 Loan Program.
Vermont Business Magazine Lieutenant Governor Phil Scott made it official Tuesday one day after WCAX-TV reported from the Northfield Labor Day Parade that Scott would run for governor. The popular contractor and race car driver is the second Republican to jump in following Bruce Lisman's announcement last week.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General and the Green Mountain Care Board received support last week in US Supreme Court litigation defending VHCURES, Vermont’s all-payer health care database.
Vermont Business Magazine SW Cole Engineering, Inc, headquartered in Bangor, Maine, has acquired the construction materials testing division of EIV Technical Services, a Williston, Vermont-based firm that provides services in the fields of civil engineering, construction inspection, hydrology, survey, environmental permitting, and historic assessment.
Vermont Business Magazine As part of Governor Peter Shumlin’s health care reform agenda, Vermont launched in 2014 an effort to encourage health care providers to better coordinate care for patients, reduce unnecessary tests, improve health outcomes, and save money in a health care system that is spending it faster than Vermonters can afford.
Vermont Business Magazine Cathedral Square has appointed Kim Fitzgerald as its new CEO. For 15 years, Kim has served in many capacities within Cathedral Square, a Vermont-based nonprofit organization. In the last three years Kim has held the combined role of Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin today joined with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), US Attorney Eric Miller, and Vermont Sherriff Association President Roger Marcoux to announce a drug take-back day in Vermont on September 26th from 10 am to 2 pm.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Health Connect’s application and account log-ins will be unavailable to the public beginning tonight as the state’s health insurance marketplace completes the transition to a new system host, a key step to allow for the delivery of automated renewal functionality by the end of this month.
by Mike Smith Former Wall Street executive and Vermont native Bruce Lisman announced last week he would be seeking the Republican nomination for governor of Vermont. He surprised some observers by opting to run as a Republican instead of an independent.
by Timothy McQuiston Secretary of State Jim Condos and others are right to call for transparency and open government. But they’re wrong about calling for an Ethics Commission. Presumably, such a panel would rule independently and keep an eye on government officials. It would act like the Public Service Board, which is a quasi-judicial, appointed board that regulates utilities.
by Governor Peter Shumlin When Julia Dunn arrived at middle school, she learned something troubling about education in her community. Students from certain towns were well prepared in math, and students from some other towns were not. Some students had strong arts education in elementary school, and others did not. Some had studied foreign languages, and some had not.
Vermont Business Magazine Representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Castleton Downtown and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) have finalized the schedule for the first-ever Young Professionals Summit of Vermont and announced the list of expected guests.