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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Interim Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark released Vermont’s tax revenue results today for September 2024. The General Fund and Transportation Fund exceeded their respective monthly consensus cash flow targets, as adopted by the Emergency Board at its July 2024 meeting, while the Education Fund missed its target.
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Mark Bissonnette, 54, of Groton, Vermont, was arraigned Thursday on six felony counts and three misdemeanor counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials and one felony count of Attempted Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance. The charges brought against Mr.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Fairs and Field Days Capital Grants and Operational Stipends Program will be open for applications starting November 1st.
by Alyana Howard Rigo Melgar is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecological Economics in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, a Gund Institute for Environment Graduate Fellow, and a fellow of the transnational Leadership for the Ecozoic (L4E) project between UVM and McGill University. Melgar is working alongside advisors Dr. Jon D. Erickson and Dr.
Vermont Business Magazine Located in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom, and embracing the values of that region, lies MKVT Farm. The Glover farming operation, run by Mark and Karen Rodgers, was recently selected as the 2024 Vermont ‘Fantastic Farmer’. The farm selected for this recognition receives a $5000 grant from the A. Pizzagalli Family Farm Fund.
by Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service Jason Struthers makes a living selling the cannabis he’s licensed to grow in his half-acre backyard in Essex Junction — but his growing and raising of ducks on his property has gotten him into tiffs with neighbors and tangled in legal ambiguity.
50 acres along wild trout stream in derby protected for wildlife, flood resilience and public access
Vermont Business Magazine Nearly 50 acres along the Johns River in Derby—a tributary to Lake Memphremagog and nursery stream for wild trout—is now permanently protected and open to the public as part of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s Johns River Streambank Management Area (SMA).
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Economic Development Authority, or VEDA, marked its 50th anniversary in the state through the release of its annual report at its annual meeting at the Essex Resort. VEDA CEO Cassie Polhemus was joined by Governor Phil Scott, Treasurer Mike Pieciak, industry leaders, lenders and friends at the luncheon event.
Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of October 28, 2024. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
Vermont Business Magazine The statistic for investments in women-owned businesses and start-ups is staggeringly low compared to their male counterparts. Leading Vermont business and philanthropic organizations aim to change that in our state.
Local organizers will host a VERMONT WOMEN'S RALLY on the Statehouse Lawn in Montpelier on November 2, 2024, AT 10 A.M. This event will be a sister event to the NATIONAL WOMEN’S MARCH in Washington, DC, on the same date. State parking lots will be open and free for public parking. Melinda Moulton is the Master of Ceremonies.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Law and Graduate School continues to be a leader in addressing key challenges facing agriculture, environmental protection and energy policy. Through innovative programs, partnerships and academic events, the school emphasizes innovation in legal education, policy development and advocacy.