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Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.11 per gallon, unchanged from last week, up 1 cent/g from last month and down 23 cents/g from last year. The lowest price in the state this was $2.69/g while the highest was $3.35/g, a difference of 66.0 cents per gallon.

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Vermont Business Magazine KeyBank announces the list of charitable sponsorships and KeyBank Foundation grants made in 2024 to numerous nonprofit organizations in Vermont.  The gifts and grants focus support to address homelessness, food insecurity, financial literacy, preventative healthcare and more.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Northern Forest Center, the nonprofit organization redeveloping the historic building at 560 Railroad Street, is just $143,000 away from raising the $5.9 million needed to transform the building into a cornerstone of the St. Johnsbury community.

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by Vermont Natural Resources Council Executive Director Lauren Hierl As 2024 draws to a close, I resolve to start the new year with both optimism and determination to protect the things we care about. At the heart of Vermont's identity lies our shared connection to the natural world. We love the beauty and bounty of our state.

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by James Rea, UVM The Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships at the University of Vermont has announced nearly $2.4M in grants to fuel partnerships between UVM and organizations throughout Vermont with the goal of addressing pressing challenges in our state.

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Vermont Business Magazine As McDonald’s and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) celebrate the 50th anniversary of the nonprofit and their enduring partnership, New England McDonald’s Owner Operators are excited to announce their customers have helped raise $1.26M for the organization year-to-date by rounding up their purchases at restaurants across the region, with $144,200

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Vermont Business Magazine Students at UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS) will soon benefit from a new scholarship program established by GlobalFoundries (GF).

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Vermont Business Magazine MENTOR Vermont announced today the recipients of the 2024-2025 Vermont Mentoring Grants, the only mentoring-specific funding available to youth mentoring programs throughout the state. This year, MENTOR Vermont awarded 20 grants, totaling $620,000, which will support more than 1,750 youth in communities across Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine Saint Michael’s College’s new financial aid initiative fortifies the Colchester-based college’s mission of making its deeply engaging, student-centered education more affordable. The “St.

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The Manchester Business Association is excited to announce the inaugural “Deck the Halls” Holiday Decorating Contest, inviting both locals and visitors to experience the magic of the winter holiday season throughout the area.

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Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark on Tuesday released Vermont’s revenue results for November 2024. The Transportation Fund and Education Fund exceeded their respective monthly consensus cash flow target, as adopted by the Emergency Board at its July 2024 meeting, while the General Fund narrowly missed its target.

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VermontBiz Magazine In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on legalized sports betting, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) called out online sports gambling companies FanDuel and DraftKings for exploiting the addictive nature of gambling and undermining antitrust law.