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Vermont Business Magazine The Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC) has presented the 2015 C. Harry Behney Lifetime Economic Development Achievement Award to Ken Merritt, Managing Director of the law firm of Merritt & Merritt & Moulton in Burlington, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Chase Bank USA NA and Chase Bankcard Services Inc have settled consumer protection claims with Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell and 47 other state attorneys general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Vermont Business Magazine The State of Vermont got a 'C' for providing access to health care costs, while New Hampshire was the only state to get an 'A.' Nearly every other state flunked. While most state grades remained unchanged, in some states there has been a flurry of activity in legislatures aimed at making price information for health services available to consumers.
Vermont Business Magazine Tours are under way at Green Mountain Power’s Kingdom Community Wind site in Lowell and will go through August 26. Since the tours started in the beginning of June, Green Mountain Power has brought more than 400 people to the top of Lowell Mountain to get an up-close view of the 21 turbine project.
Vermont Business Magazine Demonstrating Vermont’s ongoing commitment to flood mitigation, pollution reduction and energy preservation, four Vermont State Agencies and Departments submitted reports to the governor Monday documenting their work to utilize and promote Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI).
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Humanities Council has awarded a $1,000 grant to the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) to support its Presidential Writers Conversation Series. The series is one of nine projects that received awards during VHC’s Spring 2015 grant cycle.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says several changes in Vermont's deer hunting regulations will become effective in 2016. None of the changes will be effective this year. In 2016, archery deer hunting season will be extended five days.
The Franklin County Regional Chamber of Commerce awarded BFA Athletic Director, coach and youth mentor Dan Marlow with their prestigious Tim Bovat Civic Involvement Award in May 2015. The annual event serves as an opportunity for the Chamber’s Board of Directors to recognize members of the local business community who have excelled in commitment and service to our region.
Vermont Business Magazine This year’s sofi Awards, at the Summer Fancy Food Show, were a success for Vermont, goats, and caramel. Fat Toad Farm, a small, family-run, goat dairy in Brookfield, Vermont, received gold for Outstanding Product Line for their Farmstead Goat’s Milk Caramel Sauces, known as cajeta, a traditional Mexican confection.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General William Sorrell joined with 46 other Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress regarding federal data breach legislation.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor and Vermont’s Statewide Workforce Investment Board Youth Council have chosen eight Summer Employment Opportunity projects for funding from the US Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth funds.
Vermont Business Magazine Beginning Friday, July 10th, Kristin Carlson, broadcast journalist turned communications and energy expert, and a native Vermonter, returns to TV in a new weekly talk show, “Connect… with Kristin Carlson,” on Vermont PBS. The program is scheduled to air Fridays at 8:30 pm.