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Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Education has announced the 16 supervisory unions and districts that have volunteered to be a part of shaping the course of the Education Quality Review process by piloting the Integrated Field Review during the 2015-2016 School Year.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health has received a $4 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent overdose deaths related to prescription opioids, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Health Commissioner Harry Chen announced today. The funding is part of the Prescription Drug Overdose: Prevention for States program.
Vermont Business Magazine Idaho is the best state for drivers, according to new research from Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE). Vermont is ranked second. The worst state for drivers is Louisiana. Bankrate.com ranked all 50 states according to several factors such as fatal crashes, car thefts, average commute times, gasoline spending, repair costs and insurance premiums.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has received a grant from the Working Lands Enterprise Board that will be used to help significantly underwrite the costs for hosting and local companies to attend a special “Innovation Engineering Experience” event.
Vermont Business Magazine Officials from the US Department of Labor and the Vermont Department of Labor have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding intended to protect employees’ rights by preventing their misclassification as independent contractors or other non-employee statuses.
Vermont Business Magazine The IRS has ruled that an owner of solar panels in a community-shared array is eligible for the 30 percent federal residential income tax credit known as the "residential ITC." The IRS ruling applies only to a specific solar panel owner in Vermont, but it is a positive development for community-shared solar participants and project developers.
Vermont Business Magazine Ben & Jerry’s has joined other Vermont businesses and consumer groups in defending Vermont’s new labeling requirements for genetically engineered (GE or GMO) foods – one of the first such labeling laws in the country – against a federal court challenge brought by the food industry.
by Mike Faher The Commons It’s safe to say there’s no love lost between the state of Vermont and Entergy, owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.
Vermont Business Magazine Americans hitting the road this weekend stand to see the cheapest Labor Day prices at the pump in over a decade, leading to huge savings - $1.4 billion - over the four-day weekend. Vermont gasoline prices are 4 cents lower than the national average and more than a dollar lower than they were a year ago ($2.399 vs $3.563).
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) Thursday announced two federal grants totaling more than $8.3 million to make critical improvements to Newport State Airport as it expands to accommodate a continued increase of economic growth in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.
Vermont Business Magazine As headlines across the country declare that “small colleges are in trouble” and highlight dire predictions for small, private higher education institutions, Sterling College in Craftsbury Common is once again setting records for enrollment and fundraising.
Vermont Business Magazine It can't be all about how much the sun shines. New York is worst and Vermont 37th, right between California and Texas.