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by Sarah Wojcik, Ski Vermont Last season Vermont resorts focused on enhancing their already superior snowmaking systems, allowing them to make more snow with less energy with the help of
Public Assets Institute Vermont’s economy has been slowly recovering since the end of the recession. But its labor force has not. The number of Vermonters working or actively looking for work decreased more than 3 percent from 2009 to 2014 — the biggest drop in New England. This year through July, Vermont’s labor force has inched up by 0.2 percent.
by Sarah Olsen vtdigger.org The bargaining team of the part-time faculty unit reached a tentative agreement with the University of Vermont Thursday. Since February, the bargaining team of United Academics has been working with UVM to agree on the terms of its next collective bargaining agreement.
by the Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) This week's heat wave brought with it numerous reports of blue-green algae blooms. St Albans Bay and Missisquoi Bay were hit the hardest but blooms also showed up in the northern part of the Main Lake, the Alburgh Passage, and on Lake Carmi. With few exceptions, waters generally remained clear from the Islands south.
Vermont Business Magazine A University of Vermont-led research team has received approval for $18.5 million in funding to study whether patients with both medical and behavioral problems do better when their primary care physicians work in combination with behavioral health professionals including psychologists and social workers.
Vermont Business Magazine The Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District (CVSWMD) will increase outreach into the nine most rural communities among its 18 member municipalities thanks to an $89,000 grant recently awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development program.
Vermont Business Magazine. On the heels of announcing it has the World’s Best Foliage, the state of Vermont is gearing up for a leaf season full of of fairs, festivals, and fun events. Visitors and Vermonters alike can celebrate fall’s abundance with everything from an Open Studio Weekend, to a “pumpkin chuckin’” contest.
by Bill Stenger, President, Jay Peak Resort The August 19 VTDigger article (JAY PEAK FAILS TO MEET WATER QUALITY TARGETS IN SETTLEMENT WITH STATE, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP) falls short in providing timely, accurate and balanced reporting concerning the ground-breaking Settlement Agreement reached in February between Jay Peak Resort, the Vermont Department of Environmental C
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for July was 3.6 percent. This represents no change from the revised June rate (3.6 percent). The national average in July was 5.3 percent, which also experienced no change from the previous month’s estimate.
by Julie Pukas TD Bank There's been much discussion surrounding the Payment Networks' Liability Shift associated with Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) that's due to take effect in the United States this fall. EMV chip-enabled cards add an additional layer of fraud protection for consumers.
by Erin Mansfield vtdigger.org The renovation of the Waterbury State Office Complex is almost complete, and state employees are on track to move back at the end of 2015.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont home sales were again up by double digits year-over-year in July, but median home price was lagging again and actually dropped last month by 7 percent versus July 2014.