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Governor Jim Douglas announced he will lead a delegation of Vermont business leaders seeking investors for their companies, especially through the EB-5 program, on a mission to Asia in October, which will include stops in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
The Vermont Public Service Board has approved spending on a series of renewable energy projects and studies proposed by Central Vermont Public Service. The CVPS proposals, filed with the PSB in July, include seven renewable projects and studies at a total cost of about $350,000. The board approved them in a decision received late Friday.
Green Mountain Power is taking an important step in its exploration of wind power in Lowell, Vermont, by filing with the Vermont Public Service Board for a permit to measure the wind resource on a portion of the Lowell Mountain range.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today welcomed an opinion by the Vermont attorney general that could substantially increase wages for workers on Vermont construction projects funded by the federal economic stimulus program.
The U.S. Labor Department has approved trade adjustment assistance for Ethan Allen employees in Beecher Falls, Vt., Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) announced.
The U.S. Senate Friday confirmed two nominees for the top federal law enforcement offices in Vermont, steered through the Senate by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). Tristram Coffin and David Demag became the first U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal nominees of President Obama to be confirmed by the Senate.
Central Vermont Public Service reported today consolidated earnings of $12.4 million, or $1.04 per diluted share of common stock, for the first six months of 2009, compared to $9.9 million, or 94 cents per diluted share of common stock, for the same period last year.
Vermont s utilities, working with the Department of Public Service, Vermont s congressional offices and the Vermont Office of Economic Stimulus and Recovery, have filed a $66 million application for federal stimulus funds to deploy advanced metering, new customer enhancements, grid automation and security technologies statewide.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced that it has priced its public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $67.25 per share.
The Vermont Supreme Court has thrown out a lower court ruling that Vermont utilities contend would have raised costs for customers and created a new and unworkable permit process for customer service line extensions and routine construction work.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont was awarded the highest level of accreditation for its managed care and preferred provider organization product lines from a national quality review organization.
Rep. Peter Welch and leaders from throughout the Northeast Kingdom outlined economic development opportunities presented by the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) during a press conference Thursday morning in Newport.