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Vermont Business Magazine On July 11, 2024, while the community should have been reflecting on the collective hard work that it took to rebuild from the flooding of July 2023; instead, we were watching, worrying, evacuating, cleaning up, and putting back together… AGAIN.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Agency of Natural Resources’ (ANR) Climate Action Office (CAO) released the latest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory and Forecast report (1990-2021). As in prior years, the two largest sectors of GHG emissions in Vermont in 2021 were transportation and heating fuel use in buildings.

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The average gasoline price in Vermont is $3.44 per gallon, down 2 cents per gallon from last week, up 6 cents/g from last month and down 20 cents/g from last year. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.23/g in Brattleboro, while the highest was $3.65/g in Londonderry.

Vermont Business Magazine In fiscal year 2024, the Vermont State Treasurer’s Office processed a record 19,010 individual unclaimed property claims, returning $5.8 million to Vermonters. It is the highest number of claims the office has ever paid in a single year. The state also received $18.14 million in unclaimed property for the fiscal year—the most collected in two decades.

Vermont Business Magazine Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering services firm delivering infrastructure solutions to customers who own, develop and maintain the built environment, has completed the installation and activation of its first company-owned, stand-alone electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Burlington, VT-area office.

Vermont Business Magazine TD Bank Group (TD) announced today that applications are now open for the annual TD Ready Challenge grant program. This year, TD is inviting eligible charitable and non-profit organizations to submit proposals for innovative solutions that support underserved small business owners in developing, launching, or growing their businesses.

Vermont Business Magazine For the tenth consecutive year, farmers across Vermont will open their barn doors and garden gates to welcome the public for a behind the-scenes look at Vermont’s vibrant working landscapes during Vermont Open Farm Week, Sunday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug.

Vermont Business Magazine American Meadows and its sister company, High Country Gardens, are driven by their shared purpose of doing good through gardening.  Their commitment to supporting local communities and positively impacting the environment has led to a pledge to divert all organic materials from the waste stream.

Vermont Business Magazine Tim Rademacher is taking on a sweet new role at the University of Vermont—as the new Scientific Director of UVM’s Proctor Maple Research Center (PMRC). The PMRC is a field research station of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Vermont and is the oldest and most scientifically renowned maple research center in the world.

Vermont Business Magazine From constructing and operating green facilities and sustainably sourcing meat and poultry products, to innovative clinical initiatives that reduce environmental impacts, University of Vermont Medical Center has once again been honored for leadership on environmental sustainability in health care.

Vermont Business Magazine As of July 1, 2024, employers and self-employed individuals will be required to pay the Vermont Child Care Contribution tax. Per Act 76 of 2023, enacted by the Vermont Legislature, employers will pay a 0.44% payroll tax on wages paid, with an option to withhold up to 25% of the tax from employees.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, State Treasurer Mike Pieciak and Agency of Natural Resources Secretary Julie Moore announced they are seeking expert input related to implementing Act 122, The Climate Superfund Act.