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SBA Vermont District Office Whether you are new to business ownership, or a seasoned entrepreneur, a mentor can help you navigate the challenges of starting or managing a business. Most entrepreneurs agree that every business owner could use a mentor. In fact, according to a Sage survey, 93% of small and medium sized businesses see the value of business mentors.
Vermont Business Magazine Today a coalition of Vermont state legislators and healthcare workers, in partnership with the office of Senator Bernie Sanders, unveiled a bill that would task the Green Mountain Care Board with moving healthcare resources to the front lines of patient care amidst a deepening healthcare crisis.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark, along with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S.
The Vermont State Police is investigating the death of William J. Barrett, 63, of Brattleboro, Vermont, who was found unresponsive in his cell by Department of Corrections staff at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. DOC staff called for emergency medical services to respond to the facility while attempting life-saving measures.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.14/g, up 2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.09/g, 4 cents higher from last month and 5 cents lower than last year, according to AAA. The lowest price in the state this week was $2.85/g while the highest was $3.35/g, a difference of 50.0 cents per gallon.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. for their instrumental role in creating the opioid crisis.
Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University was originally founded as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy, and has stayed true to its roots of providing a strong STEM education.
Vermont Business Magazine The Northern Forest Canoe Trail (NFCT) celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025, an occasion that will be marked with dozens of community events throughout the Northeast. The NFCT is a mapped inland water trail tracing 740 miles of Indigenous and historic travel routes across New York, Vermont, Québec, New Hampshire and Maine.
by Jared Duval One thing nearly all Vermonters seem to agree on is that we want living in our state to be more affordable. When it comes to energy, continued dependence on high-cost and price-volatile fossil fuels like gasoline, fuel oil, and propane is not a path to affordability. In 2023, $2.2 billion was spent on fossil fuels for transportation and heating in Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the Vermont Human Rights Commission issued the following joint statement today affirming their commitment to enforcement of laws protecting Vermonters against discrimination on the basis of gender identity: “Vermont’s motto, “freedom and unity,” reflects our values.
Vermont Business Magazine On January 21, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Vermont launched the Vermont Biodiversity Protection Fund, a new grant program created to support land protection projects in priority regions across the state. This initiative will help fund projects that maintain regional forest connectivity, support biodiversity, and grow Vermont’s climate resilience.
Vermont Business Magazine Waterfowl hunters who did not remove their hunting blind from the waters of the state earlier must do so before February 15 on Lake Champlain or May 15 on inland waters according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.