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Vermont Business Magazine In the most recent episode of AM BestTV, which wrapped up the first day of the annual Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) conference on Tuesday, a captive insurance panel discussed the current state of captive insurance companies, including developments in regulation and tax considerations.
Vermont Business Magazine The State of Vermont has again been awarded the top US Domicile for “an innovative and competitive environment for captives to flourish.” This is the third year that the State of Vermont, by far the largest domicile, has been honored with this award, which was presented by Captive Review Magazine during the US Captive Services Awards on August 10.
Vermont Business Magazine The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Vermont are holding a series of public meetings in August to discuss new pollution reduction targets -- often referred to as a TMDL -- to prevent pollution from flowing into Lake Champlain and its tributaries. The meetings will be moderated by the Lake Champlain Basin Program.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine In a sweeping report released today on the EB-5 immigrant investor program, the US General Accounting Office found that the outcomes of the program were “valid and reliable” and the foreign investors were not always fully vetted, all of which could lead to fraud in the popular economic development program.
by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees approved at its meeting in July its support for a focused and ongoing effort that will allow the Vermont State Colleges to become a more “comprehensive, cohesive, and interconnected” system, with multiple distinct institutions within it.
by Amy Ash Nixon vtdigger.org Student retention and graduation rates, the cost of instruction, financial aid, student debt load, and job placement rates after graduation are measurements used in many states to link higher education dollars to performance-based funding.
by Scott A Giles, VSAC Nobody likes to take tests, myself included. So it was with a fair amount of trepidation that I accepted to Secretary Holcombe’s invitation to take the new Smarter Balanced Assessments in April. My anxiety increased when I entered Montpelier High to discover we would be taking the 11th grade math assessments.
Vermont Business Magazine The Brewers Association of Denver, CO has calculated the Vermont has more breweries per capita than any state in the United States, and since the beginning of the year the Vermont Brewers Association has seen four new members: Hermit Thrush Brewery in Brattleboro, Frost Beer Works in Hinesburg, Bent Hill Brewing in Braintree, and J’ville Craft Brewery
by Cyrus Patten, Campaign for Vermont There’s been much discussion this summer about the need for an ethics panel – an independent oversight body to address concerns about the ethical behavior of public officials.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today announced that the federal government designated the Mountain Valley Medical Clinic in Londonderry, Vermont as a new community health center site. The clinic will be part of the Springfield Medical Care Systems community health center network.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin and officials at Vermont Health Connect (VHC) today announced that the change of circumstance functionality deployed at the end of May has allowed staff to reduce by more than half the backlog of customers waiting for changes to their health plans to be processed.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont has received the highest grade in the nation in a report on school asthma and allergy health care. With schools across the United States soon to be, back in session, it's never too late – or too early – to ensure that students and faculty with asthma, food allergies and other allergic conditions remain safe.