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Vermont Business Magazine The national Citizens Business Conditions Index (CBCI) held steady at 50.9 in the first quarter of 2025. The reading is generally consistent with the 4Q24 level of 51.0, suggesting that business conditions remained positive to start the year despite growing macroeconomic uncertainty throughout the period.
Vermont Business Magazine Embodying Champlain College's dedication to career-focused education and positive global impact, Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook and Lieutenant General Michael Dubie will be honored for their exemplary leadership and service as they address graduating students during the College’s commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 10.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Law and Graduate School will close the academic year with 170 students participating in its 49th commencement ceremony May 17, where juris doctor, master of laws and master's degrees will be conferred. The Honorable Patricia Whalen will serve as commencement speaker.
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, in coordination with the Vermont Department of Health, will conduct a special spring rabies vaccine bait drop beginning May 5 to help combat rising rabies rates in wildlife.
Vermont Business Magazine Take advantage of a unique opportunity to network and sit down with a variety of SCORE Vermont mentors to help you with your small business idea or to ask specific questions for your small business.
Vermont Business Magazine An iconic element of Vermont’s public lands is set to undergo much-needed restoration this summer. Starting May 1, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) will launch the first phase of a project aimed at enhancing safety and performing restoration and maintenance on several state-owned fire towers.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters looking for electric heating and cooling solutions have more choices thanks to VGS’s (Vermont Gas) trio of heat pump solutions, including ductless mini-split heat pumps, centrally ducted heat pumps, and heat pump water heaters. Heat pumps have experienced growing rates of adoption across the U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine In the wake of devastating honeybee losses nationwide and increasing threats to native pollinators, the One Hive Foundation, a Vermont-based private foundation, has announced over $1.7 million in grants to support urgent pollinator conservation work across the state.
by Alison Despathy Open Letter to the VT House and Senate Energy Committees: On Thursday, March 27, the House Transportation Committee invited testimony on the Advanced Clean Car and Truck Regulations that were adopted by Vermont and several states choosing to follow California's Clean Air Act Waiver.
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that Gretchen E. Lewis, 58, of Williamstown, Vermont, was sentenced in Vermont Superior Court, Orleans Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one misdemeanor count of Unauthorized Practice of Psychotherapy and one misdemeanor count of defrauding Vermont Medicaid by False Pretenses.
Vermont Business Magazine United Way of Northwest Vermont (UWNWVT) recently reaffirmed its commitment to trust-based funding values and announced that it will continue providing local organizations with flexible, multi-year funding and support as Vermont nonprofits navigate an uncertain federal landscape. In 2025, a portfolio of 28 organizations will receive $715,500 from
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark joined an open letter to the legal community yesterday, expressing support for law firms that have fought back against President Trump’s unconstitutional attempts to target law firms for advocacy and representation the Trump Administration disfavors.