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The Department of Environmental Conservation s Compliance and Enforcement Division today announced that it has formally settled environmental violations involving Via Cheese, LLC. The company is engaged in cheese production, with its principal place of business located in Swanton, Vermont. The settlement includes a $10,000 penalty.
The Department of Environmental Conservation s Compliance and Enforcement Division today announced that it has formally settled environmental violations involving Churchill Coatings Corporation. The company operates a coating facility in North Springfield. The settlement includes a $17,000 penalty.
Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Superintendent Catherine McClure and State Auditor Tom Salmon, CPA, today announced a comprehensive efficiency review of the Southwest Vermont organization, one of the Vermont’s largest supervisory unions with approximately $50 million in annual expenditures.
Northfield Savings Bank has extended its commitment to continue as Presenting Sponsor of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival through 2013. In keeping with its commitment to community, Northfield Savings Bank is helping to ensure the Festival, a 27-year Vermont tradition, continues to enthrall Vermonters and visitors alike, and serves to energize the city and local businesses.
Senator Patrick Leahy Thursday announced that the U.S. Navy will award Goodrich a new $13,642,763 contract for continued work on the company’s helicopter diagnostic system, which is managed by the firm’s facility here.
Live from the Old Labor Hall in Barre on Thursday, April 1, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., the five Democratic candidates for governor will meet in their first statewide televised debate. Airing live on Vermont Public Television, the forum is sponsored by Working Vermont Coalition, a collaboration of Vermont labor unions.
The Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) has announced the recipients of the 2010 Summer Employment Opportunity (SEO) grant funds. These funds will be used to provide academic and occupational summer experiences to eligible youth ages 14-21, with an emphasis on serving youth over 16 who are not in school.
Ski boots made from castor oil, paving bricks produced from tires, and solar-powered municipal trash compactors manufactured by Mack Molding (Arlington, VT) were among the latest green innovations recognized at the 2010 Global Plastics Environmental Conference(GPEC) in Florida earlier this month.
Vermont Attorney General William H Sorrell announced today that Countrywide Financial Corporation, now a part of Bank of America, has entered into a settlement with his Office to resolve any claims that the State of Vermont may have concerning Countrywide’s origination of home loans in past years.
Governor Jim Douglas, First Lady Dorothy Douglas, the Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe), and Comcast have partnered to bring a number of Internet safety resources to Vermont students to promote safe and healthy online experiences for children.
Dealer.com, the global leader of online marketing solutions for auto dealers, is proud to announce it has been named the recipient of the Diamond Award in the Web Site Design category and the Platinum Award for Internet Training in the Auto Dealer Monthly 2010 Dealers’ Choice Awards.
Vermont will get $8.5 million as the US Department of Labor today announced fiscal year 2010 allotments to states and outlying areas under the Workforce Investment Act and Wagner-Peyser Act. New Hampshire will get over $10 million.