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Vermont Business Magazine Rutland Accounting firm Siliski & Buzzell has merged with Williston-based CPA firm, Davis and Hodgdon Associates in a deal that closed on July 1. Operating under the banner of Davis & Hodgdon Associates CPAs, the firms’ newly expanded team will continue to operate from their existing locations in Rutland and Chittenden counties.

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Vermont Business Magazine All State of Vermont email addresses will be changing today, Monday, July 27, 2015 from [email protected] to [email protected].

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Historical Society President Laura Warren has announced that Mark Hudson, who has been the Vermont Historical Society's executive director for six years, has resigned to take a position as the executive director of the Tudor Place Historic House & Garden in Washington, DC.

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Vermont Business Magazine On six acres along the banks of The Ottauquechee River in Woodstock, a brand-new, 38-room boutique hotel grand opened in early July. This opening makes 506 On The River Inn the only new hotel to appear in this historic town in decades.

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by Erin Mansfield vtdigger.org Governor Peter Shumlin now believes Vermont should create an independent commission to handle ethics complaints, his spokesperson said. Scott Coriell, said Wednesday was the first time, to his knowledge, that the governor had been asked whether he supports such a commission.

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Vermont Business Magazine Senix Corporation of Hinesburg, manufacturer of ToughSonic ultrasonic level and distance sensors, today announced the launch of a new website, http://senix.com/, the first in a series of initiatives to expand the product and information capabilities it delivers.

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Vermont Business Magazine Nearly $250,000 will be awarded to Vermont watershed teams, supporting projects largely developed during the 2015 Leahy Center Environmental Summit. The High Meadows Fund announced this week $249,000 to be awarded to six watersheds.

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Elizabeth Hewitt vtdigger.org Vermont Legal Aid filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday seeking to halt implementation of a $125 reduction in the monthly Reach Up benefit for hundreds of Vermont families.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas Systems today announced that it has selected Michels Corporation, a Wisconsin-based family-owned company, for mainline construction on its Addison Rutland Natural Gas Project (ARNGP). Michels was founded in 1959 and has been in the Michels’ family for more than 50 years.

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Vermont Business Magazine According to a recent survey by AARP Vermont of registered voters across the state, most Vermonters feel that ratepayers should not bear the costs of a gas pipeline nor be subject to higher rates to fund Vermont Gas System’s (VGS) Addison Natural Gas Project.

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by James Douglas Moving Vermont’s economy forward requires investments in both innovation and infrastructure. There’s no shortage of innovation in Vermont – we’re fortunate to have legacy industries and cutting edge entrepreneurs eager to contribute to our economy and provide good jobs. It’s not easy for them, however. Costs are higher here than in many other places.

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Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims in Vermont fell by more than 100 last week. Despite a spike in June, claims are typically low during the summer. There were 363 new, regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont, a decrease of 133 from the previous week's total and 41 fewer than they were a year ago.