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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Vermont weekly unemployment claims for the week ending March 15, 2025, remained under 400 after a spike carried them over 600 late last month. New claims were 397, up 2 claims from the week before and are 19 more from last year. Claims, which tend to be lowest in the summer, were 181 at the end of September 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski provided a statement and media availability following the House vote and proposal of the new Budget Adjustment Act (H.489). The bill passed 91-55.
Vermont Business Magazine Howard Center announces its spring conference, Perspectives 2025: Confronting Stigma, Cultivating Compassion, on May 13, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This year's event will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Burlington, with a virtual livestream option. Registration is open at howardcenter.org.
Vermont Business Magazine At its March meeting, the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) approved funding for the conservation of natural and agricultural land and affordable housing projects around the state, as well as one historic restoration project.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility As Americans, Vermonters, and business leaders, this is a disorienting moment. Recent federal actions have had a tremendous impact on Vermont's businesses, communities, and economy.
Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center VMEC Center Director & CEO Patrick Boyle and Maple Landmark Woodcraft's President Mike Rainville, who is also the President of the VMEC Board of Directors, are the featured guests of NBC 5 Evening News Anchor and In Depth host Brian Colleran.
Burlington City Hall We are witnessing the real and predictable harms created by a severe lack of shelter options, including inadequate capacity in the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program (hotel/motel program). In Chittenden County, data indicates that approximately 250 people are sleeping outside on any given night this winter, primarily in Burlington.
Vermont Business Magazine Hula is proud to be part of a consortium of coworking spaces and innovation hubs receiving a $10,000 grant from the Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships (Leahy Institute).
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today released the following statement on President Trump’s unconstitutional Executive Order to eliminate the Department of Education, which would require an act of Congress: “Donald Trump is pulling the rug out from underneath a critical element of our education system.
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Stephen Kingsbury, 23, of Rutland, Vermont, was arraigned today on one count of felony Aggravated Sexual Assault on a Child, one felony count of Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance, and six counts of felony Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. The charges brought against Mr.
Boise State President Marlene Tromp I write to you today to share the news that I have been selected to be the next president of the University of Vermont and will leave Boise State this summer to assume that new role. Over the coming weeks, the Board will announce a process for the selection of my successor.
Vermont Business Magazine Marlene Tromp, Ph.D., will become the University of Vermont’s 28th president, the university’s Board of Trustees announced today. She will formally assume the post later this summer. A humanities scholar with three decades of experience in teaching, research, and higher education administration, Dr.