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VermontBiz Berkshire Bank is pleased to announce it has increased the funds available through its down payment assistance program to help homebuyers achieve their dream of homeownership.

VermontBiz Today, officials from the City of Burlington and representatives of the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (VABVI) gathered to celebrate the installation of a first-in-the-City Accessible Tactile Map located in Burlington’s Waterfront Park.  

VermontBiz DNA testing has revealed that a human skull discovered four years ago in Cavendish is that of a man who had been reported missing in June 2010.

VermontBiz Funding is now available through the Samara Fund, a group of queer and trans Vermonters committed to a vision of transformational grants and scholarships to the people and groups throughout Vermont who demonstrate their dedication to the empowerment, health, and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV positive (LGBTQ+) people.

VermontBiz The Attorney General’s Office announced that Paul Collette, 55, of Windsor, Vermont, was arraigned today on 12 felony counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material.

VermontBiz The King Street Center Lemonade Stand is serving up a twist today as they begin their 27th season, returning to the waterfront after two decades on Church Street Marketplace. In partnership with ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, the stand will be serving a variety of hand pressed citrus drinks right outside the science museum.

Vermont Business Magazine GlobalFoundries, with a plant in Essex Junction, Vermont, has announced a commitment to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Women in Construction Framework, a set of five best practices intended to increase representation of women and economically disadvantaged individuals in the construction workforce. The Framework is part of U.S.

VermontBiz Breeze Airways and Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) are excited to announce the launch of new non-stop service to Fort Myers through Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)! This marks an exciting milestone for both travelers and the Burlington community, providing Vermonters with more direct options to Florida.

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Labor reported that the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for May was 2.1 percent. This reflects no change from the prior month’s revised estimate.

Vermont Business Magazine As the busy Fourth of July holiday week gets closer, the American Red Cross asks donors to be a powerful force for good by giving blood or platelets now and in the weeks to come. You can be the difference between someone's storm and their sunshine. Donors are critically needed right now after a sharp decrease in donations since late spring.

Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Monday joined Amtrak and members of the community for a groundbreaking ceremony to inaugurate the start of construction for platform upgrades and improvements to the new Brattleboro Station, which will include the state’s first ever level, accessible, high-level platform.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Human Services’ Department of Mental Health (DMH), in collaboration with the Department of Health (VDH), the VDH Division of Substance Use (DSU), and the Blueprint for Health, proudly announces Vermont’s selection as one of 10 states to join the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program.