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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and other state officials held a press briefing last Thursday to discuss the state's ongoing response to last Wednesday's flooding.

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Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.46 per gallon, up 1.5 cents per gallon from last week's $3.44/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.14/g while the highest was $3.89/g, a difference of 75.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.49/g today.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont State Police investigation into Sunday night’s trooper-involved shooting in Burke remains active and ongoing Monday afternoon, July 15, 2024. The man who was shot is identified as Brenden Sackal, 30, of Hopkinton, Rhode Island.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington will celebrate the Mass of Ordination and Installation of the Most Reverend John Joseph McDermott as the 11th Bishop of Burlington on July 15, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Burlington.

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by Vermont Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts Well, here we are. It’s hard to imagine that just one year after extreme flooding we are again facing severe weather issues and more flooding. Many of our farmers, producers and citizens were once again hit with damage.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott on Saturday signed an addendum to his Emergency Declaration, which updates the existing Declaration to include temporary regulatory relief in specific areas. These actions will help expedite the response to the July 2024 flooding.

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by Charlotte Oliver, Community News Service From the top of the Northeast Kingdom down toward the Berkshires, the VTXL carves a path across Vermont. The biking route takes cyclists along the chatter of dirt and gravel roads in a ride that stitches together the state’s character. Breathtaking views come after hard climbs, and tunnels of trees spit out riders into small towns.

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Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies Matt Dunne, the king of rural innovation, joins the podcast to inspire us all. His deep roots in Vermont are intertwined with the community that shaped him.

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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 15. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.    

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Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center In-person quarterly meetings are taking place over an 18-month period across the six states NERDIC serves and represents.

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by Ben Kinsley Don Tinney’s “hit piece” on Governor Scott is nothing new for the VT-NEA, although I’m surprised by the shrillness of the tone. Perhaps he realizes how much Vermonters have lost patience with rising property taxes and declining outcomes and is hoping to deflect attention away from his organization.

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Vermont Business Magazine EPA New England's Healthy Communities Grant Program is now accepting applications for projects of up to $40,000 in federal funding that will benefit New England communities in one or more target areas. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, November 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EPA plans to award approximately 15 cooperative agreements.