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Norwich University’s College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) has announced that General Alfred M Gray, USMC (Ret) will deliver its 2015 commencement address at a ceremony for nearly 600 students representing nine online graduate programs and two bachelor’s degree completion programs on Friday, June 19, at 10 am in Shapiro Field House.
The Kauffman Foundation has ranked Vermont number five in its state-by-state listing of business start-up activity. “The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity” from the Kauffman Foundation brings together data on entrepreneurial trends nationally, at the state level, and for the 40 largest metropolitan areas of the United States.
The Public Service Department will be holding a series of four public forums around the state in July to solicit Vermonters’ thoughts on how the state can meet its energy goals – and energy needs – in the coming years. The input will inform the next revision of Vermont’s long-range, Comprehensive Energy Plan. A final plan is due to the Legislature in December.
Increasing the gas tax does not result in a commensurate penny-to-penny increase in the retail price motorists pay at the pump, a study of the market impacts of five state gas tax increases enacted in 2013 found. The study looked at gas tax retail impacts in Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wyoming.
Consumers will pay higher prices for palm oil made by companies that help to protect endangered species, finds a new study by North American and UK researchers. The team includes two from UVM’s Gund Institute for Ecological Economics. Palm oil is widely used in processed food and cosmetics.
The Humane Society of Chittenden County shelters as many as 90 companion animals on any given day. Hot and cold days make a very real impact on the comfort of both the animals and the people in the building.
The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it has awarded $10,000 to the Sara M Holbrook Community Center. As a federally designated refugee relocation site, Burlington continues to grow and grapple with changing community needs. One of the greatest needs for newly arrived families is mastering the English language.
Situated next to a classic red-clapboard barn on land farmed since the early 1800s, a new piece of Vermont history is taking shape: an award-winning community solar array poised to provide energy to both Brattleboro businesses and residents. Contributing companies Soveren Solar, the Vermont Agricultural Business Education Center (
Tomorrow, a representative of Attorney General Bill Sorrell’s office will testify before a subcommittee of the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce on HR 1599, a bill that, if adopted, would preempt Vermont’s GE food labeling law (also known as GMO) – Act 120.
Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and a bipartisan group of House members this week unveiled an updated version of their legislation to level the playing field for small local businesses competing with Amazon and other large internet retailers.
People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it has awarded $5,650 to the Stern Center for Language & Learning in Williston. The funding from People’s United Community Foundation will support Building Blocks for Literacy in Franklin County, an early childhood literacy skills development program.
In response to a growing regional and national skilled labor shortage, GW Plastics is leading the way in workforce training, career development, and community educational outreach through an innovative high school program. The company is proud to announce that their first year of “School of Tech” students has graduated. GW Plastics began their “School of Tech” in January.