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Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced Wednesday that the counties of Chittenden, Franklin and Lamoille will receive federal disaster funds in response to damage caused by severe storms in early December.
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: BHLB), which does business as Berkshire Bank with offices in southwestern Vermont, and Legacy Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: LEGC) announced today that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Berkshire will acquire Legacy and its subsidiary, Legacy Banks, in a transaction valued at approximately $108 million.
The Department of Labor announced the state minimum wage will be increasing to
$8.15 per hour from $8.06 per hour on January 1, 2011. Vermont’s minimum wage increases at the same
rate as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), as calculated in August, for the preceding year. This August, the
CPI increased by one and one tenth percent (1.1%).
Governor Jim Douglas today announced that $857,000 in Vermont Community Development Program grants are being awarded to four communities ‘ Bethel, Randolph, Vergennes and Rochester. He made the announcement at a ceremony at the Bethel Town Hall, highlighting an affordable housing project in specially targeted for seniors and the disabled.
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company of Shelburne today announced that 2010 holiday sales are up more than 20 percent over a year ago, due to dramatic revenue increases in its PajamaGram business unit.
After 37 summers, the Vermont Mozart Festival will be closing its doors on or before January 15th. Since 1974, the Festival featured world-class performances in beautiful and historic locations around the state. Countless generations of family and friends came together for three weeks each summer to enjoy enchanting classical music under the stars.
The Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) is providing information today on the recent passage of the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation 2008 (EUC 08) program.
Governor-elect Peter Shumlin on Wednesday appointed Patrick Berry, Vermont Law School’s director of Governmental Affairs and Environmental Advancement, to be commissioner of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Kim Royer will be the Deputy Commissioner.
Governor-elect Peter Shumlin today said that local school boards and communities are best left to make their own budget decisions and he will not ask the Legislature to enforce the voluntary education spending cuts recommended under Challenges for Change. At the same time, he said that local school districts will still receive $23.2 million less from the state this year.
Vermont's population grew a modest 2.8 percent to 625,741 from 2000 in the recently completed census. The US Census Bureau also announced yesterday that the 2010 Census showed the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2010, was 308,745,538.
The resident population represented an increase of 9.7 percent over the
Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE-CV) and the Vermont Department of Public Service have agreed to a rate settlement that will reduce a November rate request.
Displaying a spirit and commitment greater than communities 30 times its size, the greater Rutland area turned out in force Tuesday and reclaimed the New England single-day blood drive record at the Gift-of-Life Marathon.