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Vermont Business Magazine President Joe Biden has approved a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities and individuals in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties recover from damages caused by rainfall and severe flooding July 29-31, 2024. The overnight storm devastated areas of the Northeast Kingdom, some for the second time in three weeks.

Vermont Business Magazine Businesses, nonprofits, landlords, and farms that suffered physical damage from 2023 flooding have until Monday, September 30 at 11:59 PM to submit an application for the Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP).

Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from July 29-31, 2024, may be eligible to receive FEMA Individual Assistance. If you reside in the counties of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans and were affected by the severe weather, you should apply as soon as possible.

Vermont Business Magazine The Fox US Open of Mountain Biking returns to Killington Resort this weekend. The annual mountain festival brings the top professional mountain bike riders to compete for one of the largest prize purses in the sport. This is the final event in the Pro Downhill Series.

Vermont Business Magazine September is National Recovery Month and a time to increase awareness surrounding mental health and substance use recovery. Each day, Burlington-based Howard Center supports people in their recoveries and welcomes new clients into treatment. With the help of Howard Center clinicians and services, recovery is possible.

Vermont Business Magazine Final preparations for the ribbon cutting at the Hardwick Yellow Barn are now set for this Friday, September 27, 11:00am, at 323 Vermont Route 15 in Hardwick. All three tenants will be on hand to speak, as well as Anson Tebbetts, Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture.

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Statement from the Office of the Governor In May, 111 legislators voted for H.887, known as the “Yield Bill,” which sets statewide property tax rates based on a funding formula, school budget votes and several other factors (House and Senate vote count).

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Interim Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark today released Vermont’s revenue results for August 2024. The General 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 Transportation Fund missed its target.

VermontBiz Students from Red Fox Community School recently embarked on an educational adventure to Hildene, the Lincoln Family home in Manchester, Vermont. The field trip focused on an in-depth exploration of Vermont's wild turkey population, combining history, biology, and environmental studies.

VermontBiz The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) and Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) invite the public to participate in the first set of virtual public meetings on the topic of cap-and-invest as a strategy to reduce climate pollution. The meetings will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.