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Groupe Le Duff announced in a press release dated March 17 that it has bought out the café bakery chain Bruegger's from US investment firm Sun Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount.
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced Friday that he is renewing his effort to make permanent the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center pilot program. Vermont’s Regional Center program, established in 1997, has been a highly successful private-public partnership between the State of Vermont and several Vermont businesses.
RunVermont and KeyBank announced today that the bank will extend its 23-year sponsorship of the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon for an additional three years. KeyBank has been the title sponsor of the race since its inception in 1989.
The House Thursday passed a jobs bill that will strengthen the foundation for job creation in the state. H. 287, is a comprehensive package that aids both employees and employers.
This March, Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating the 20th birthday of its Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream. But it took significant innovation to smooth out the manufacturing process that made the ice cream a success in pint containers.
Peter Lind, a longtime Ben & Jerry’s Flavor Guru, was one of the Gurus who worked to develop the flavor.
Citing the nuclear emergency in Japan, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today pressed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman to re-evaluate whether to issue a new permit for Vermont Yankee.
FedBid, Inc, the online reverse auction marketplace, today announced that it has named former Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie to FedBid’s Board of Advisors.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) was appointed today to chair the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging.
Building on the success of its Certificate in Nonprofit Management, Marlboro College Graduate School introduces a new Master of Science in Management for Mission-Driven Organizations. Applications are currently being accepted for classes starting in May 2011.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA issued a Notice of Solicitations of Applications and regulations implementing the 2008 Farm Bill for the broadband loan program.
There were 1,012 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance last week, an increase of 275 from the week before. Altogether 12,325 new and continuing claims were filed, a decrease of 266 from a week ago and 2,799 fewer than a year earlier.
Vermont’s small businesses are key to the state’s well-being and account for a significant share of the state’s economic production and hiring, according to the Office of Advocacy’s Small Business Profile for the state, released today.