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The Vermont State Police is investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred Monday afternoon, Aug. 26, 2024, in Rockingham that is believed to be connected to two other robberies at banks in southeastern Vermont. The identities of the two suspects, a man and a woman, are under active investigation.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) announced today that federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits will be available to Vermonters left without work due to the significant flooding that occurred in Vermont on July 9-10, 2024.

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Vermont Business Magazine Ask an incoming Catamount where they’re from, and you’d better have your atlas handy. The University of Vermont’s Class of 2028 is most notably distinguished by a continued increase in students from Vermont, befitting UVM’s position as the state’s flagship public university – but its growing appeal is not confined by the state’s borders.

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Vermont State Police On the morning of Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, troopers from the Shaftsbury Barracks were notified of a vehicle over an embankment on Tunnel Street in the town of Whitingham. The vehicle matched the description of Harold Lavanway’s 2011 Honda Civic. Troopers responded to the location and confirmed that Mr. Lavanway was deceased inside the vehicle.

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Vermont Business Magazine This September, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is challenging Vermonters to save money and greenhouse gas emissions by preventing food waste. The DEC Solid Waste Program is hosting the second annual self-guided Scrap Food Waste Challenge from September 9 – 30, 2024.

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Vermont Business Magazine ZymoChem, based in California with an office in Burlington, Vermont, today announced it has been selected as a recipient of the United States Department of Defense's (DoD’s) Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP) award in the amount of $1.57 million.

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by Vermont State Treasurer Michael Pieciak As Vermont’s State Treasurer, I work every day to empower hard-working Vermonters in their financial lives.

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Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets New funding is available through the Northeastern Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) for research and development projects that support dairy processing and packaging innovation across the Northeast. With a focus on scalable and replicable alternatives to current industry standards, projects funded through the Innovati

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Vermont Business Magazine The Lake Champlain Committee of Vermont, New York, and Quebec has announced that Lori Fisher, its esteemed Executive Director, will retire on December 31 after more than 30 years of dedicated service to the organization and the Lake Champlain Basin.

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by Joyce Marcel, Vermont Business Magazine Community College of Vermont and its long-time president, Joyce Judy, are inextricably linked, their histories intertwined in a seamless partnership. Founded in 1970, CCV has been led by Judy for the past 15 years.

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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 August 26, 2024. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.