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Vermont Business Magazine The American Civil Liberties Union today published an open letter to colleges and universities nationwide urging them to reject any federal pressure to surveil or punish international students and faculty based on constitutionally protected speech.

by Hannah Fischer, UVM Every day, the United States’ extensive water supply system faces pressure to deliver safe water. Now, University of Vermont (UVM) scientists have invented a new tool using AI to help communities better predict threats to their supply.

Vermont Business Magazine Erin Pond, commercial banking officer at Community Bank, was named the 2025 recipient of the Vermont Bankers Association Woman of the Year award at the organization’s annual Women in Leadership conference on March 5.

Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation Attention non-profits, for-profits, and Chittenden County municipalities! Do you have a project that will support economic growth? The RPP list expresses the highest priority projects for each region that will support job growth and economic development.

Northeastern Vermont Development Association MERP Implementation Grant funds are rolling out and project development has begun in our region. Please join NVDA for the quarterly NEK Energy Network Meeting March 6 - all energy committees, community organizations and energy partners are welcome! Share best practices, lessons learned and success stories.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will join partners from the Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative—a working group of fisheries professionals from Vermont as well as the New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) has awarded $681,822 in the second round of Leahy Memphremagog Clean Water Program funding to four organizations engaged in aquatic habitat improvement work in the watershed. The third round of applications is currently open, with an application deadline of March 24th. 

Vermont Business Magazine Voters in the City of Burlington passed all major spending bills and bonds overwhelmingly, including the $134.7 million school budget, while Democrats comfortably retained control of the City Council with 7 of the 12 members.

Senator Bernie Sanders As you heard tonight, President Trump has been very effective in creating what I would call a “parallel universe” for his supporters – a set of ideas that either have NO basis in reality or, in the great scheme of things, are nowhere near the most important concerns of the American people.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is reopening the Manufactured Home Improvement and Repair Program (MHIR) application portal on March 17 to make available $1,870,000 for park improvements, manufactured home repairs, and foundation installation in registered Vermont mobile home parks.