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Vermont Business Magazine When the owners and founders at Rovers North in Westford started considering their succession strategies over a decade ago, they weren’t enthused about the options until learning of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, the most common broad-based employee ownership business model in the United States.
Associated General Contractors of Vermont The Power of Associations Summit Awards recognizes outstanding associations that work beyond their missions to benefit America, its workforce and the world. AGC/VT was recognized for Vermont's Employee Wellness Partnership, comprised of Jenna's Promise, Reid Wobby, AGC/VT Overdose Prevention Program.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.44 per gallon, down 2.0 cents per gallon from last week's $3.46/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.09/g while the highest was $3.59/g, a difference of 50.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 1.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.47/g today.
Vermont Agency of Transportation VT Route 121 in Westminster at the I-91 overpass will be closed to all traffic beginning at 5:00 PM on Monday, July 22, 2024. The roadway is expected to remain closed until 7:00 AM on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The purpose of this planned closure is to facilitate the pouring of the I-91 northbound bridge deck.
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets needs your help to thoroughly capture the type and scale of flood-related damage agricultural producers suffered around the state.
Vermont Business Magazine On Sunday, Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermnt) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden: “Today, Joe Biden made a difficult and selfless choice. He put our democracy and the future of our nation ahead of himself. For this, and for all he has done, Joe Biden will be remembered as one of the greatest presidents of our time.
by Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service A Honduran mother and her two kids, who had been living in Vermont after fleeing threats to their lives, were deported last week after being detained by immigration authorities in St. Albans. Now, activists and legal experts say Greisy Mejia and her children were denied their rights and that officials violated immigration procedure.
Vermont Business Magazine The National Life Group Do Good Fest hosted 6,500 people on its back lawn on Saturday, July 13, raising a total of over $110,000 for Branches of Hope, the cancer patient fund at Central Vermont Medical Center’s (CVMC) National Life Cancer Treatment Center and youth mental health programs at Howard Center.
Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will impact traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of July 22. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
by Representative Casey J. Toof What’s the worst thing to do when you are stuck in a hole? Continuing to dig. And what is the worst thing to do in an affordability crisis? Make things less affordable. Yet, in the Vermont Legislature, this common sense is foreign to many of our elected officials.
Vermont Business Magazine Following major flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl on July 10th, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) is launching a new Flood Loss and Damage Survey to understand the impact on Vermont farms. Last week’s flooding comes on the heels of severe weather last season that caused significant damage and
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont took home 34 individual ribbons at the American Cheese Society‘s (ACS’s) National Judging and Competition event this year, including 10 first place positions, 14 second place positions, and 10 third place positions. Winners were announced last week at the American Cheese Society‘s annual conference, held in Buffalo, New York.