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Vermont Business Magazine A new report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) finds in New England overall electric rates went up an average of 9.7 percent last year (January 2014-January 2015) to 17.34 cents per kilowatt hour, the greatest increase in the nation.
The UVM Health Network Board of Trustees voted yesterday to enter into a formal affiliation with Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, NY, and expand its network to include a total of five hospitals in Northern New York and Vermont. Pending due diligence and regulatory approval, Alice Hyde Medical Center will become the fifth hospital in The University of Vermont Health Network joining:
by Chuck Ross, Secretary, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets The clean water bill currently under consideration in the Vermont House of Representatives (House Bill 35, which the House gave preliminary approval to Wedensday evening) is a vital step forward for Vermont’s efforts to address the problem of polluted storm water runoff into our lakes, ponds, rivers an
The Bullrock Corporation located in Shelburne, Vermont, has announced a joint venture with Deutsche Eco USA Corp. with offices in Hoboken, New Jersey and Shelburne. This joint venture will operate under the name Bullrock - Deutsche Eco Solar Ventures.
The Lake Champlain Basin Program has awarded 68 grants totaling $662,471 to communities and organizations in Vermont and New York that are implementing projects to improve the future of the Lake Champlain watershed. The grants support projects in four categories: Pollution Prevention and Habitat, Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention, Education and Outreach, and Organizational Support.
City Market in Burlington congratulated their 2014 Co-op Patronage Seedling Grant recipients and offered almost $60,000 in grant funding to local food projects at a recent Grant Celebration that also launched the 2015 Co-op Patronage Seedling Grant process. City Market sent over $968,000 in Patronage Refunds to more than 10,000 Members in November 2014.
The Lake Champlain Committee recently received a grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Ecosystem Restoration Program to provide design modifications for a stormwater pond in the Crosby Farms neighborhood of Vergennes.
Vermont Gas Systems, based in South Burlington, has announced that its customers save almost $14 million a year by participating in the company’s award-winning energy efficiency programs, up nearly $1 million in 2014 alone. Almost 2,100 customers were added to the company’s efficiency program in 2014.
The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board has committed $2.06 million in VHCB funds and $2,007,000 in federal HOME Program funds for the development of 85 new homes in Brattleboro and Milton and to preserve affordability and rehabilitate 151 homes in Colchester, Brattleboro, Randolph and Bennington.
Senior executives at National Life Group challenged their peers at other companies in the region to follow their lead and volunteer at area nonprofits. National Life’s top executives will spend the morning on Friday volunteering at the Vermont Foodbank to demonstrate their commitment to the company’s corporate values and to the goals of the Foodbank.
by Deb Markowitz, Secretary, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources As I’ve been traveling around the State talking with Vermonters about the new Universal Recycling Law, I have met many impressive individuals on the front lines of implementation. Trevor Mance, founder of TAM Waste Management, is one example.
WCAX is honored to accept the 2015 Governor’s SMART Award presented by the Vermont Travel Industry Conference. WCAX accepted the award Tuesday, March 31, at the Sheraton Hotel in South Burlington. The annual award is given to a company that finds creative ways of using social media.