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by Governor Peter Shumlin Dear Friends, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the support you have shown me. It has been the greatest privilege of my life to serve as governor of Vermont.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to extend and significantly improve the job-creating immigrant investor visa program, known as EB-5, which is set to expire in September. Leahy introduced the bill with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa).
Vermont was recently approved by the New England Board of Higher Education to join the New England State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (N-SARA).
Lisaius Marketing and Northwestern Medical Center recently attended the New England Society for Healthcare Communications (NESHCO) annual conference, where two of their collaborated works had been nominated for NESCHO’s 2015 Lamplighter Award.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) Renal Dialysis has received the Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission (NNCC) for outstanding performance in advancing the nephrology nursing certification.
The Vermont Small Business Development Center, a program of Vermont Technical College, in Randolph is receiving a $100,000 grant through the Small Business Administration’s Federal and State Technology partnership program. “The center is ecstatic it was awarded this FAST Grant,” said Linda Rossi, VtSBDC state director.
As part of the Winooski Valley Long Trail Relocation opening celebration, the Green Mountain Club will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at the site of the new 224-foot Long Trail suspension bridge at 3 pm, Friday, June 12 in Bolton. In 1912, legislation was introduced to build a bridge over the Winooski River.
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc, (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee, coffee makers, teas and other beverages with its innovative brewing technology, is proud to report it has been ranked 14th among the 500 largest publicly-traded US companies on environmental performance in a study done for Newsweek magazine. Keurig jumped to #14 from its #132 ranking in 2014.
by Tom Brown vtdigger.org Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin announced Monday that he will not seek a fourth term. Flanked by current and former members of his cabinet, Shumlin told reporters that after much thought and consideration he wanted to return to private life.
Vermont Business Magazine While there was not a drop in bad mortgages in Vermont from March to April, as there was from February to March, the annual decline in non-current mortgages continues in Vermont and in the US. For April, total non-current mortgages in Vermont were 6.0 percent (delinquent, 4.0 percent; foreclosures, 2.0 percent; down 20.9 percent from April 2014).
The American Federation of Teachers issued a statement Monday that the Vermont State Colleges Faculty Federation late Friday afternoon reached a tentative agreement for a new full time faculty contract, following a final negotiation session at the Chancellor's office in Montpelier.
After months of negotiation, the terms of the 2014-2018 deal include:
Two days after signing into law an economic development bill last week that will help continue the strong job growth Vermont has seen in recent years, Goveror Peter Shumlin joined with employers to highlight an upcoming job fair with 35 employers looking to fill over 600 positions.