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National Survey Shows Vermont High School Students Struggle with Financial Literacy

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VTrans Identifies $3 Million in Spring Pavement Improvements
MONTPELIER -- The Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) will rejuvenate nearly 80 miles of roadway during a supplemental paving program that will take place this spring.

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Vermont Median Real Estate Prices Slipped In Early Winter

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National report shows Vermont housing ranks high among
least affordable rural states
Vermont’s high cost of housing highlighted in
2007-2008 housing affordability report
BURLINGTON –
This
year Vermont is the eighteenth most expensive state in the nation for renters
compared with 52 jurisdictions, including D.C. and Puerto Rico, according to a

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CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS OF VERMONT
ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF
RINGAMERICA OF PLATTSBURGH, NY
Contact Communications of Vermont has acquired all customers previously owned by RINGAMERICA of Plattsburgh, NY.

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Engelberth Achieves Truss Setting Milestone
at Spruce Camp

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The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and
Markets recently assessed penalties to numerous retail establishments for
violating Vermont retail pricing laws. The Dollar General Store, Rite Aid of
Vermont, Kinney Drugs, and Mac’s Market are among the retail outlets that have
been assessed penalties ranging from $420.00 to $4,255.00 for overcharging

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Montpelier, VT - Secretary of Administration Michael K. Smith Announces that General
Fund and Transportation Fund Revenues Were Below Target and Education Fund Revenues
Were Slightly Above Target for March. All Funds May Fall Short of Existing Fiscal
Year 2008 Revenue Targets.

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Legionnaires' Disease Closes Cortina Inn
The Cortina Inn in Killington was closed late on Thursday, April 3 at the direction of the Vermont Department of Health. This came after laboratory tests of water samples taken on March 29 from several locations within the Inn confirmed the presence of the bacteria Legionella pneumophila in its water system.

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Stinehour Press Announces End of Operations

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US Army Awards General Dynamics Contract for Biological Detection System Production and Support

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Chittenden Bank trims Vermont workforce, closes five branches

People's United Financial, which operates Chittenden Bank, is cutting 71 Vermont employees and closing five local branches in an attempt to save $57 million in company expenses, excluding severance costs.