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Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak called for a special election August 31 to fill the vacant Ward 3 School Commissioner seat following the May 20, 2024 resignation of Commissioner Saja Almogalli. Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak said the following in a statement: “I am deeply grateful for former Commissioner Almogalli and her service on the School Board.
Vermont Business Magazine Join VermontBiz and U.S. Small Business Administration as we celebrate the 2024 Vermont SBA Award Winners! June 12, 2024 11 am - 2 pm at The Essex Resort & Spa, 11am - 12pm - Registration and Networking Reception; 12pm - 2pm - Luncheon and Award Ceremony.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Economic Development Authority, or VEDA, today unveiled a new loan program available to businesses in the state’s forest economy.
Vermont Business Magazine Evernorth closed Housing New England, Fund V on May 30, 2024. This fund will provide equity to finance affordable housing in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. 15 investors committed a total of $61,000,000 in equity making Housing New England, Fund V (HNE Fund V) a significant financial resource for the region’s critical affordable housing needs.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today released the following statement on President Biden’s new executive order on border security: “There is no question our immigration system is broken.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced the appointment of Aliena Gerhard as state’s attorney for Lamoille County, replacing former state’s attorney, Todd Shove. Gerhard joined the office in 2021 as a deputy state’s attorney and has been serving as acting state’s attorney since December 2023.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have announced the availability of $5.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to help manufactured housing communities improve stormwater practices.
Department of Housing and Community Development The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) did a presentation at the recent Southern Vermont Economy Summit at Mount Snow in Dover making the case for more Missing Middle housing and sharing how to build it using the Homes for All Toolkit.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an award of $6.8 million to the Vermont Bond Bank. This American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding will launch the Small System Capacity and Resiliency Program.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced the statewide and Federal candidates for the upcoming Primary election in August. Additionally, Secretary Copeland Hanzas makes a statement about the newly enacted statewide law regarding firearms in polling locations. The Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported on May 22 that a second juvenile in the "Under 10" age range has died of COVID-19 since the pandemic began here in March 2020. It has been at least a year and a half since a Vermonter under the age of 30 has died from COVID. The VDH changed its reporting methods in 2022.
by Robert Gamache, Community News Service In Tunbridge — just down the road from Judi Hoyt’s hometown of Chelsea — voters in 2022 approved hiring a community nurse who could serve townspeople by performing vitals screenings, coordinating health care, providing education and advocacy and planning wellness clinics.