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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Legislature today overrode Governor Phil Scott's veto of the property tax "yield bill" (H.887). The House voted 103-42 and the Senate voted 22-7, both comfortably exceeding the two-thirds requirement. With the bill now becoming law, average property tax bills will increase by 13.8%.
Vermont Business Magazine An historic marker honoring the former site of Robertson Paper Mill was dedicated in Bellows Falls in conjunc
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Women’s Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2024 annual grant round. A total of $365,180 was awarded to 36 organizations across Vermont. “The work these organizations do improves the lives of women and girls across the state,” said Emily Bush, director of the Vermont Women’s Fund.
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Vermont Business Magazine Bourne’s Energy has introduced the "Fueling My Future" Scholarship, a new initiative to support graduating high school men and women who seek post-high school training to enter Vermont's skilled trades.
Vermont Business Magazine Nurses of Vermont Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals announced that their union is holding a strike authorization vote from Monday, June 17 to Sunday, June 23. After a few months of bargaining, the nurses and UVM Medical Center administration are still far apart from reaching a deal before their contract expires on July 9.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) has awarded over $1,600,000 in grants to producers and processors in two industries through the Meat and Produce Agriculture Development Grants (ADG) program.
Vermont Business Magazine Montpelier Alive, the capital city’s downtown association, has coordinated with 14 businesses to act as collection points for the National Life Group Do Good Cupboard, located at 58 Barre Street in front of the Montpelier Senior Activity Center.
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Vermont Agency of Transportation This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will impact traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont - Week of 6/17/24. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
by Brendan Baxter, Senior Vice President for Public Sector Business Development, NBT Bank What do Huber Heights, Ohio (population 43,439), Cullman, Ala. (population 14,775) and Scotland, Conn. (population 1,576) all have in common? Yes, they represent a cross-section of “small town America.” They also were all victims of costly cyber-attacks in 2023.