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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont officials and Vermonters continue to contend with flood debris removal from Vermont waterways. If left in place, these piles of rocks, sediment, and woody material may pose a risk to property and public safety. With rain in the forecast this weekend, it’s important to check drainage around your home.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims fell slightly last week to their lowest levels since last year. For the week ending July 27, 2024, new claims were 232, which is typical of summer lows.
The Vermont Department of Tourism is staying abreast of severe weather impacts, with a specific focus on whether and how it might impact people’s plans to come to – or travel around -- our state. We have compiled a list of resources for visitors and industry partners alike, dedicated to providing trail, swimming, and road conditions updates/resources.
Vermont Business Magazine The State today submitted a request for a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether the state qualifies for a federal major disaster declaration for flooding and resulting damage on July 30 and July 31, 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on August 1, 2024, a federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment charging a Chinese woman, alleging she attempted to smuggle eastern box turtles, a protected wildlife species, from the United States to Canada for the illegal global pet trade.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) is proud to announce that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Vermont’s Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which describes Vermont's plans to use $229 million allocated to the state.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) is developing the 2026-2027 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP), which guides the Agency in deploying Vermont’s largest pool of federal affordable housing resources. VHFA is seeking public input on recommendations that the Agency will consider for this update.
Vermont Business Magazine In response to multiple recent flooding events, Vermont Public and the Vermont Community Foundation are joining forces to raise money for the VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund beginning today and running through August 16.
Vermont Agency of Transportation On Wednesday at approximately 8:23 a.m., a commercial dump truck owned by SD Ireland and operated by Savion Thibou, 19, of Burlington, VT, struck a tire that was reported to have been left from a tractor trailer unit in the right-hand lane of I-89 South near MM 65.2 in Waterbury.
Vermont Business Magazine Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, today reported its financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024. Revenues were $377.2 million for the quarter, up $87.5 million, or up 30.2%, from the same period in 2023.
Agency of Commerce and Community Development We are requesting that victims of both of the July flooding events complete the Department of Economic Development's Flood Damage Survey for Businesses. Survey data will be used to help us advocate for future relief and recovery programs for businesses and nonprofit organizations.
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, released the following statement on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) announcement of the next steps in Vermont’s Internet for All program.