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AT&T has invested nearly $60 million in its best-in-class wireless and wired networks in Vermont between 2012 through 2014, driving a wide range of upgrades to reliability, coverage, speed and performance for residents and business customers.
Greg Dewey, PhD, President of Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, announced today that former Vermont Governor James Douglas will be the commencement speaker at the May 17 graduation ceremony for the College’s Colchester Campus. This year’s commencement exercises will take place at 1 pm at the Champlain Valley Exposition.
Vermont Business Magazine Corporate Income Tax receipts were strong in March, which could bode well for revenues the rest of the fiscal year.
by Amy Ash Nixon vtdigger.org The House approved a plan on Thursday to merge the state’s 272 school districts into fewer, larger school systems. H361 mandates that school districts study merger options with neighboring districts. By 2019, all districts must be part of PreK-12, “integrated education systems” with a minimum of 1,100 pupils.
The Agency of Human Services announced today the selection of the first seven Vermont communities that will participate in the new Promise Communities initiative.
Vermont’s tourism industry professionals gathered this week in South Burlington for the 32nd annual Vermont Travel Industry Conference (VTIC). Together, they celebrated the success of their peers with six awards; two presented by the Vermont Travel Industry Conference and four presented by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce.
New regulatory protocols have been implemented due to the increasing complexity and growing number of EB-5 proposals at the federal level, where EB-5 regional centers number close to 700. Delays may occur due to the expanded review process, slowing project approvals.
FairPoint Communications, Inc (NASDAQ: FRP), a leading northern New England retail and wholesale communications provider and largest telecom in Vermont, has announced the launch of data center services applications for wholesale re-sellers and cloud providers seeking a New England presence.
Ello, the Burlington-based, revolutionary community-supported social network, announced the rollout of Ello Beta V2 today, and simultaneously completed a new $5 million round of financing from Foundry Group, Techstars Ventures, and FreshTracks Capital.
Nina Totenberg, one of the nation’s preeminent legal affairs correspondents, will deliver the University of Vermont’s 2015 commencement address and receive an honorary degree from the university. Seven fellow recipients of this year’s honorary degrees will join her on the podium Sunday, May 17, including alumna and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx.
State Senator Bill Doyle (R-Washington) has released his annual Town Meeting Day poll. Town Meeting goers decisively opposed the payroll tax to reduce the cost of Medicaid; weren't too sure over the carbon tax; had a strong, but-split, opinion on the sugary drink tax, and supported a one-day sales tax holiday. There was less support for legalizing marijuana than other polls have shown.