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by John McClaughry Vermont is now well into the throes of coping with a new education governance law (Act 46).
Vermont Business Magazine Based in South Burlington, nearly 50,000 Vermont Gas customers could see their natural gas bills decrease for the 12th time since January 2012. The company announced today it has proposed an overall rate decrease of 3 percent to the Public Service Board for rates that would go into effect November 1, 2015.
Vermont Business Magazine At the 39th annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premieres (NEG/ECP) in St Johns, NB, today, Gov.
by Mike Smith It’s popular to combine the names of famous couples. In Hollywood, there’s Kimye (Kim Kardashian and Kanye West) and Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie). In national politics, we’ve heard of Billary (Bill and Hillary Clinton). The uni-name suggests a unified brand — a team.
Vermont Business Magazine The Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain, a full-service, private ski club in southern Vermont’s Deerfield Valley, has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing private companies in America as part of the Inc. 5000 list, with three-year revenue growth of 733 percent ($14.5 million in revenue).
by Staff Sgt. Nathan Rivard US service members from three different branches, Navy, Air Force and Army, came together in mid-August at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site in Jericho for the first humanitarian demining training course held at this location.
Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Association of Realtors has received a $2,200 Placemaking micro-grant from the National Association of Realtors to help make the Waterbury community a better place to live and work by transforming unused public spaces into vibrant community places.
Tinder, the world's most popular social app for meeting new people, has just released its list of "Most Right-Swiped" US campuses with the University of Vermont ranking 15th in the male category.
Vermont Business Magazine Powered by the efforts of 47 peer-to-peer fundraisers known as “Ride Champion, the Brattleboro Retreat’s 6th Annual Ride for Heroes, held Saturday August 16th, exceeded all fundraising records by netting more than $29,000 for the hospital’s Uniformed Service Program.
Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University representatives will gather with building contractors and partners to mark the official opening of the campus’s newly renovated Kreitzberg Library on Tuesday, September 1. A ceremonial ribbon-cutting event will be held at 3:15 p.m. inside the library foyer to celebrate the occasion, followed by guided tours of the new facility.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims in Vermont fell below 400 again last week, consistent with typically low summer totals. There were 364 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont, a decrease of 55 from the previous week's total and 15 more than they were a year ago. Generally, claims have been running below last year's totals.
Vermont Business Magazine The Chittenden County Sheriff’s Department and the Vermont Attorney General’s Office are warning consumers about a jury duty telephone scam.