News
Northeastern Vermont Development Association Implementation Grant Awards have been announced for the Vermont Municipal Energy Resilience Program (MERP). NEK communities have been awarded over $11.4 million for energy efficiency and resiliency measures across 85 municipally-owned buildings! View all MERP awardees on the BGS website.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VT-NDCAP) will hold its final regular meeting of 2024 on Monday evening, December 9, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM. In addition to receiving updates from NorthStar and Vermont State Agencies regarding recent Vermont Yankee (VY) decommissioning activities, the Panel will review
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Congressional Delegation, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and Representative Becca Balint (D-Vermont) today called on Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner of the U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Pre-proposal portal is now open, officially opening the VT-BEAD Subrecipient Selection process. BEAD is a federal program that provides $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs in all states and territories.
Vermont Business Magazine The new bridge constructed connecting Brattleboro, Vermont, to Hinsdale, New Hampshire, via Vermont/New Hampshire Route 119 was opened this afternoon. There is a new traffic pattern that will be active in Brattleboro. Watch for message boards throughout the area indicating where the new traffic pattern is active.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced the completion of the 2024 Vermont General Election Audit, conducted on December 3 at the Vermont State House in Montpelier. No significant abnormalities or discrepancies were found between audit results and the Official Return of Votes.
Vermont Business Magazine GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) has received an additional $9.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. government to advance the manufacturing of GF’s essential gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon semiconductors at its facility in Essex Junction, Vermont. The funding moves GF closer to large-scale production of GaN chips.
by David Blittersdorf, President and CEO of AllEarth Renewables If we learned that Vermont would be facing a significant water shortage in the not-too-distant future, I suspect we would do a good job of putting differences aside and doing what we’d need to in order to ensure that this vital substance continued to flow.
Vermont Business Magazine Cultivate, a Vermont-based, woman-owned public relations agency specializing in media relations, social media, and influencer partnerships, announces the launch of its Roots & Blossoms Fund, a new grant initiative designed to support artistic and cultural programming for Vermont youth.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Speaker Jill Krowinski and the Chairs of House Education and Ways and Means outlined the groundwork for the upcoming legislative session to address the rising property taxes and the future of public education in Vermont. Governor Scott issued the administration's "December 1 Letter" which projected a property tax increase next year of 5.9%.
Burke Mountain The moment we've all been patiently waiting for is here! Join us this Saturday, December 7th for the start of the 2024.25 winter season. The Mid Burke Express will be spinning from 9am-4pm. Reminder that the Mid Burke Express services intermediate and advanced terrain only, so please plan accordingly.
Vermont State Police On December 2, 2024, at approximately 1726 hours, Troopers from the Vermont State Police- Rutland Barracks were notified of a two-vehicle crash on College Street N / Church Street in the Town of Poultney.