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VermontBiz Funding is now available from the Vermont Women’s Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation for programs that seek to address systemic barriers to economic well-being, and those that recognize the disproportionate impact of these barriers on women and girls by race, gender identity, sexuality, class, age, and ability.
Lake Champlain Basin Program After a busy fall, we have enjoyed settling into the relative quiet of winter in the Lake Champlain Basin. When the warm weather field season for research and outreach comes to a close, many of us appreciate the opportunity to work with data, assess our reach, and begin planning for the upcoming season.
Vermont Business Magazine On 11-22 at 2:00 p.m., Jericho residents Gail and Tim McKenna continued their tradition of generosity by contributing $3,333 to Howard Center from their Catch 22 nonprofit. Catch 22 began managing football for the area and now continues fundraising to provide charitable support to organizations that are important to them.
Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College and nuwave Equity Corporation have announced the Vermont Culture Innovators Project, an impactful initiative designed to reshape workplace culture in Vermont businesses while offering students invaluable hands-on learning experience.
Vermont Business Magazine As the new year begins, the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is offering a few tips on what not to flush down toilets and how to better dispose of that waste. Vermonters should only flush human waste, toilet cleaning products, and toilet paper. Anything else needs to be properly managed to prevent pollution.
by Jon Groveman, VNRC's Policy & Water Program Director As we head into the 2025 legislative session, lawmakers must keep in mind the importance of clean water to Vermonters’ health, economy, and quality of life. With the dual climate and economic crises rapidly escalating, we cannot afford to slow our efforts to clean up and protect Vermont’s waters.
Vermont Business Magazine The annual Yankee Sportsman’s Classic show will be held January 17, 18 and 19 at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is inviting you to visit their exhibits and attend their seminars at the show.
by Paul Burns, Executive Director, VPIRG Between the devastating floods, the bad air quality, the negative health effects, and the infrastructure damage, climate change is costing Vermonters billions. That much is certain. The only question is, who pays the bill?
Vermont Business Magazine The final number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2024 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says the final tally will be a little over 17,200 deer. Those deer will provide approximately 3.4 million servings of local, nutritious venison.
Vermont Business Magazine ZymoChem, the biotech company creating sustainable materials for everyday products, is now a Certified B Corporation™. With a satellite division based in Burlington, VT, ZymoChem joins the state’s thriving community of B Corps, reinforcing Vermont’s reputation as the state with the highest number of Certified B Corporations per capita.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Law and Graduate School's Institute for Energy and the Environment, along with the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at the University of Connecticut, have created a new resource to help communities in the northeast better respond to climate change.