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Erin Mansfield vtdigger.org One of the state’s most prominent renewable energy developers is proposing to build more wind power in a region of Vermont that has been divided over such projects for years.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was notified Friday of a release of untreated sewage into East Creek in the City of Rutland. The seal on an abandoned sewer pipe that runs under East Creek at the West Street bridge apparently failed resulting in the sewage release.
Vermont Business Magazine Citizens Bank, with branches in Vermont, has announced it has been ranked second in the nation among home loan servicers for client satisfaction in a study conducted by JD Power. According to the JD Power 2015 U.S. Primary Mortgage Servicer Satisfaction Study, Citizens scored 50 points above the industry average.
Vermont Business Magazine Department of Public Safety Commissioner Keith W Flynn announced today the change of command of the Vermont State Police. Effective at 3 pm Friday, Colonel Matthew T Birmingham, of Brownsville, became the thirteenth director of the Vermont State Police.
Vermont Business Magazine The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston recognized Passumpsic Savings Bank for its commitment to affordable housing, and awarded a $2,500 grant to the nonprofit of Passumpsic Savings Bank’s choice, RuralEdge, a rural regional housing organization based in Lyndonville, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Act 60, which came into effect on July 1, 2015, made improvements across the child protection system. This included changes to mandated reporting procedures, some child abuse definitions, and expanded information sharing among mandated reporters.
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Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power and Vermont Gas Systems have made a significant contribution to the profits of its Canadian parent company this fiscal year. Valener Inc (Valener) (TSX: VNR), the public investment vehicle in Gaz Métro Limited Partnership (Gaz Métro), announced today its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015.
Vermont Business Magazine Nearly 50,000 Vermont Gas customers will see their natural gas bills go down this month. The company announced today a rate decrease of 0.26 percent goes into effect this month for residential customers. The company provides natural gas service in Franklin and Chittenden counties.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin has appointed Colin Ryan of Burlington to the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW). Established in 1964, VCW is a non-partisan state government commission advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin announced today that he will appoint attorney Brian Valentine, presently of the Burlington law firm Mickenberg, Dunn, Lachs & Smith, PLC, as Magistrate Judge of the Family Division of Vermont’s Superior Courts. Valentine fills the seat left open by the retirement of Magistrate Judge Shelley Gartner.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Rotary Club Foundation has transfered $11,500 to Pure Water for the World for a major Haitian roject.
Vermont Business Magazine All three of the major General Fund revenue components exceeded targets in July, according to results released today by the Vermont Secretary of Administration. General Fund revenues totaled $105.35 million. This is +$1.10 million or +1.06% ahead of the monthly forecast target of $104.24 million.