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by Noah Diedrich, Community News Service A recent bill in the Vermont Senate would offer a pathway for early childhood educators who operate outside of public education to become a recognized profession in the same way as nurses or hair stylists.
by Olga Peters, Vermont Business Magazine Anyone who has tried to hire a tradesperson in Vermont knows two things: 1. From the sole proprietor to the three-person homebuilders, to the large multi-state companies, trades people are busy. 2. There’s not enough of them. The good news is that the industry closed out 2024 on a good note.
by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine For the agency charged with maintaining Vermont’s vast transportation network, responsibilities cover a surprisingly broad array of projects. These include paving roadways, making drainage improvements and repairing bridges on state-owned railroads, to name just a few.
by Olga Peters, Vermont Business Magazine Construction jobs have expanded beyond wielding shovels and digging ditches. Today’s workers must also have the ability to follow digital plans, understand CAD design and be able to operate a machine connected to global positioning systems.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State University (VTSU) is graduating its second class this spring on May 17 and 18, 2025 and has announced a remarkable lineup of commencement speakers for the four ceremonies, held at the Castleton, Lyndon, Johnson, and Randolph campuses over the weekend.
Vermont Business Magazine RunVermont announces the 36th running of the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay on Sunday, May 25, over Memorial Day Weekend. The event will bring together close to 5,000 runners, 20,000 spectators, and 800 volunteers for Vermont's largest single-day sporting event.
Vermont Business Magazine Nine candidates are contending for four district seats up for election this year on the Board of Directors of Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC). Three of the districts have uncontested races, while one – West Zone-at-Large – has six candidates vying for the single seat.
Vermont Business Magazine After President Donald Trump and Elon Musk arbitrarily fired every worker in the office that helps working class families with children and seniors on fixed incomes stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer, Sen.
Vermont Business Magazine Airgas, an Air Liquide company, has announced that Lyndon Institute has been selected to participate in the company’s 2025 High School Welding Education Initiative. Lyndon Institute is included among 72 schools from 33 states chosen by Airgas for the 2025 academic year. Northlands Job Corp Center in Vergennes also participates.
Vermont Business Magazine Leonardo’s Pizza in Vermont and Maine Donates 33% of 2024 Profits to Community Initiatives
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that David Mumley, 32, formerly of Swanton, Vermont, now a resident of Florida, was sentenced in Vermont Superior Court, Franklin Criminal Division, after entering guilty pleas to misdemeanor neglect of a vulnerable adult, voyeurism, and health care fraud. From December 2020 to February 2022, Mr.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont weekly unemployment claims for the week ending April 5, 2025, increased to their highest level since the end of February. A spike at the beginning of March carried them over 600. New claims this week were 449, up 136 claims from the week before and 26 more from last year.