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Vermont Housing Finance Agency announced today the selection of Paul Stewart, President of Stewart Property Management, Bedford, NH, as the new owner of Rockingham Canal House in Bellows Falls. The historic building, a former hotel built in the 1870s, will also be an example of how important housing preservation is to the larger strategy of providing affordable housing.
Less then a week after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) raised concerns with the inadequacy of Vermont Yankee’s decommissioning fund, Speaker Smith and President Pro Tem Shumlin vowed to place another decommissioning bill on Governor Douglas’ desk at the beginning of the 2010 legislative session, which begins next January.
Vermont Public Radio Commentary. Monday June 22, 2009
McQuiston: Tax policy perspective LISTEN
By Timothy McQuiston
(HOST) Commentator Timothy McQuiston suggests that when you hear politicians talking about taxes, it isn't so much about fairness, it's about jobs.
Governor Douglas will be in Washington again tomorrow for a meeting with President Barack Obama and a bipartisan coalition that includes five others governors to discuss health care reform.
The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) today announced finalization of a bi-state agreement between New York and Vermont for the progression of a project to rehabilitate or replace the Lake Champlain Bridge, spanning Lake Champlain between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont. HTNB Corporation of New York City has been selected as design consultant.
The Mount Family Group Ltd. (MFG) headquartered in Burlington and operator of 9 Westaff offices in Vermont, New Hampshire and New York is pleased to announce the acquisition of three offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, bringing their total to 12 offices. The seller is the Koosharem Corporation, owner of Westaff and of Select and Remedy Staffing Services.
At an event at the National Press Club, Surescripts announced today that Vermont was the most improved state in the nation and Massachusetts ranks first overall when it comes to routing prescriptions electronically.
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce is please to announce the 2009 - 2010 Top Ten Winter Events Award recipients. The winners, in chronological order are:
CRAFT VERMONT - Fine Craft, Art, and Design - presented by Vermont Hand Crafters
The Vermont Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration has announced a major agreement with Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation (TBW) regarding its mortgage lending practices for so-called nontraditional loans made in 2006.
Bill Orleans, who has been promoting Vermont s tourist and travel industry for 28 years one brochure at a time has been elected Chairperson of the Vermont Travel Industry Conference.
Orleans, owner of PP&D Brochure Distribution, has attended the Conference annually since 1986, been an exhibiting sponsor since 1996, and sat on the planning committee for the last five years.
An historic hydro-electric facility that has produced renewable energy for 81 years is getting a substantial overall starting today. Central Vermont Public Service is beginning extensive improvements to the company s Arnold Falls hydroelectric project, located on Mill Street along the Passumpsic River in Saint Johnsbury.
Today, Governor Jim Douglas will be traveling to Washington, DC, for events and meetings related to health care reform. At a press conference at the National Press Club, Governor Douglas and Governor Phil Bredesen (D-TN), co-chairs of the National Governors Association (NGA) State Alliance for eHealth, will present the 4th Annual SafeRx Awards.