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by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine This is different. Thursday morning Bill Stenger and his development group, contractors and associates stuck their silver shovels into a pile of dirt for the ceremonial groundbreaking of AnC Bio Vermont in Newport.
Three Vermont State Colleges (VSC) are among the 100 most affordable small colleges in the United States. Lyndon State College (55th), Johnson State College (61st), and Castleton State College (85th) were each listed as one of America’s 100 Most Affordable Small Colleges by Best Value Schools for providing innovative academic offerings, small class sizes, and good value for the investment.
Company sponsors fundraiser for community children this weekend
Since expanding service into the town of Hinesburg eight years ago, 375 customers – nearly 78% of potential customers – are enjoying the benefits of clean, reliable and affordable natural gas.
Mayor Miro Weinberger announced on May 14, 2015 the appointment of Beth Anderson as the City’s first-ever Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) to lead the newly-created Innovation & Technology Department.
Ski Vermont resorts don’t hibernate over the summer. Expect even more active summer options in 2015 as new ziplines, lodges and mountain bike options open for the first time.
Celebrating St Johnsbury’s commitment to innovation, SunCommon announced its arrival in the Northeast Kingdom on Tuesday by bringing clean, affordable and accessible solar energy options to local residents. Business leaders, local officials, SunCommon staff, and friends gathered at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, which enjoys a 24 percent share of a SunCommon Community Solar Array.
The Vermont Public Service Board, which is the state's utility regulator, opened and then suspended two requests from Vermont Gas Systems to allow it to take private land in order to complete its Addison County gas pipeline extension. The orders are dated April 29 and are copied below.
Two companies with Vermont offices have merged. ENPRO, with an office in Burlington and TMC, with an office in South Burlington, have merged to form the premier environmental services firm in the Northeast. TMC Environmental dba TMC Services, Inc of Franklin, MA (TMC) and ENPRO Services, Inc.
On Tuesday, May 12, 2015, the Commissioner of Forests, Parks and Recreation rescinded the statewide order directing the Town Forest Fire Wardens to cease issuing open burning permits for all Vermont counties except Bennington and Windham. This order was issued at 3:00 pm on May 5, 2015.
According to the Chittenden Solid Waste District, here's what happened when someone tossed a small container of household hazardous waste into their recycling bin. One container of household hazardous waste shut down CSWD's recycling facility for a day in late April and sent several people to the hospital. UPDATE: The substance was bear repellant, according to Vermont Emergency Management.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) issued the following comment Wednesday after the House overwhelmingly approved the bipartisan, bicameral USA FREEDOM Act to end the NSA’s dragnet surveillance of Americans’ phone records.
Standing side-by-side with nonprofits and charities – a sector that employs tens of thousands of Vermonters and accounts for billions of dollars in economic activity every year – Governor Peter Shumlin this morning reiterated his opposition to plans being considered in the Legislature to limit charitable giving.