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Vermont Business Magazine Spring brings a chance of flooding and an opportunity for cleaning. During the floods of 2023 and 2024, dangerous items like batteries, mercury-containing fluorescent light bulbs, paint, and old oil and gasoline containers were found buried in muddy basements and scattered in flooded fields.
Vermont Business Magazine At his weekly press conference Wednesday, Governor Phil Scott and Education Secretary Zoie Saunders discussed the need to make fundamental changes to the education system this session to better serve and support students and teachers, reduce administrative overhead, and rein in the cost of education spending.
Vermont Business Magazine April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Vermont highway safety advocates are launching a national high-visibility enforcement effort from April 9-13, 2026, to remind drivers of the deadly dangers of being distracted behind the wheel.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont has named Aarav Upadhyay and Ayden Pinto, high school entrepreneurs from Asbury Park and Englishtown, New Jersey, as the winners of the 2026 Vermont Pitch Challenge, a Shark Tank-like competition for teens.
Vermont Business Magazine State Auditor Doug Hoffer released an audit today of how well the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) handles consumer complaints.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Labor released the January 2026 unemployment rate. According to household data, the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for January was 2.7 percent. This reflects no change from the prior month’s revised estimate.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Vermont Cheese Council invites you to the 2026 Artisan Cheesemakers Conference on May 1 in Rutland. Storytelling is the theme of this year’s conference, with a day full of in-person programming.
Vermont Business Magazine Southern Vermont community and business leaders: plan to join hosts Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) and Bennington County Regional Commission (BCRC) at Mount Snow in Dover, VT, on May 12 for the 9th annual Southern VT Economy Summit.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) is the nation’s only institution featured in the top five for both environmental law (No. 5) and most graduates entering public interest law (No. 5), according to newly released rankings from U.S. News and World Report. VLGS also ranked No. 48 in Best Legal Writing Programs, No.
Vermont Business Magazine An internationally recognized advocate for girls’ education will deliver the commencement address to the Saint Michael’s College Class of 2026. Shabana Basij- Rasikh, co-founder and president of the School of Leadership, Afghanistan (SOLA), will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during the College’s 119th Commencement.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont State University is graduating its third class of students on May 16 and 17, 2026, and today announced its group of commencement speakers for the four ceremonies held at the Castleton, Randolph, Lyndon, and Johnson campuses throughout the weekend.
Vermont Business Magazine The State of Vermont is bolstering the cybersecurity of Vermont’s public sector by providing centralized resources and expert guidance to help protect critical infrastructure.