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Earlier this week at a Capitol Hill press conference, Vermont Representative Peter Welch introduced the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, a bill designed to curb deficit spending.
Governor Jim Douglas announced today that the state will receive $684,544 from an auction of carbon allowances held this week by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2009 was 7.3 percent, unchanged from the revised April rate and up 2.8 points from a year ago. While the job market remained stable and the unemployment rate was unchanged, monthly job growth remained sluggish.
A maker of prefabricated homes in Brattleboro, Vermont, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection, but will be sold and remain in business. Winter Manufacturing Inc, doing business as Winter Panel Corp, filed for bankruptcy June 10. According to Jeffrey Lewis, executive director of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corp, the company was forced into the action by disgruntled customers.
Governor Jim Douglas today joined Franklin County farmers and watershed groups at their Rock River Field Walk as part of Vermont s fourth annual Clean Water Day.
Clean Water Day is held annually in June to celebrate the work of Vermonters to improve water quality around the state and to renew the state s commitment to the goal of clean water for all Vermonters.
The Summit on the Future of Vermont Final Report is now available. The 2009 Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) Summit on the Future of Vermont marked a watershed point.
Governor Jim Douglas today was joined by State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding, BISCHA Commissioner Paulette Thabault, Greg Marchildon from AARP, John Gannon from FINRA and others at a forum to educate Vermonters, especially senior citizens about how to protect against investment fraud.
At a recent awards show, Burlington-based multimedia marketing company Shadow Productions received six Vermont Association of Broadcasters Commercial of the Year prizes. The awards were given at the Vermont Association of Broadcasters (VAB) conference, held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier in May.
A survey conducted by Opinion Dynamics for the New England Energy Alliance found New Englanders have solid support for electricity and energy infrastructure development in the region. Wind farms are preferred by an overwhelming majority and construction of LNG terminals shows substantial support.
Governor Jim Douglas will sign Vermont s Clean Water Day proclamation, June 18 at 1:15 p.m., at a demonstration and tour of innovative and underutilized agricultural practices in the Rock River watershed in Franklin. Clean Water Day celebrates the work of Vermonters to improve water quality around the state and renews the commitment to the goal of clean water for all Vermonters.
Dealer.com, the leading provider of online marketing solutions for the automotive industry, today announced that Mark Bonfigli, CEO, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2009 Award in the technology category in New England. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses.
NASA has awarded approximately $19 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development in areas of importance to NASA's mission. The University of Vermont was among six schools to be selected for two proposals. In addition, the awards enable faculty development and higher education student support.