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Vermont Business Magazine Members of the Saint Michael’s College Class of 2024 were urged by multiple speakers during the College’s 117th Commencement to shine their light on the world around them as they leave campus and navigate what’s next. Approximately 380 students at Saint Michael’s College received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees during the Commencement celebration

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by Will Guisbond, Community News Service As Green Mountain Transit brings back urban bus fares for the first time since 2020, the agency appears buffeted by competing pressures: the need for revenue, the desire to retain riders and a worry that people who stick around will be worse off.

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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 for the week of May 13, 2024.

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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM) Grossman School of Business will host the inaugural Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium June 19–21, 2024 in partnership with the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), a national association of entrepreneurship researchers and teachers.

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Vermont Business Magazine In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Nikolas P. Kerest recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, county, and local law enforcement officers in Vermont. This year, the week is observed from Sunday, May 12 through Saturday, May 18, 2024.

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Vermont Business Magazine On Saturday, May 18, more than 200 students will be presented for juris doctor, master of laws and master’s degrees when Vermont Law and Graduate School (VLGS) holds its 48th commencement ceremony. Representative Becca Balint (D-Vermont) will deliver this year’s commencement speech and will receive an honorary degree from the school.

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Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power (GMP) is reminding customers that they are invited to drop by GMP’s Open House on Tuesday, May 14, from 5:30-6:30 pm at GMP’s service center in White River Junction. Refreshments will be served.

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Vermont Business Magazine As expected, Governor Phil Scott will run for a fifth term as governor. He made the announced Saturday evening on a post on X (formerly Twitter), while honoring former Dick Mazza. Mazza (D-Colchester/Grand Isle) retired last month as he battle health issues.

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Governor Phil Scott today delivered his annual adjournment address to lawmakers. "And after this session, it’s clear we have a lot more work to do. But again, I want to sincerely thank you for your service, and I’m sure our paths will cross again before you know it, and if they don’t, I wish you a more peaceful summer than we had last year."

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by Cedulie Benoit-Smith, Community News Service When Jim Andrews began work on the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas in 1994, the goal was simple: collect information to help inform the decisions of the state committee deciding which species should be listed, and protected, as endangered.

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Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission In March, Senator Bernie Sanders secured $42.5 million for Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funding on behalf of Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports has announced the 41st annual Vermont Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency Race, presented by Union Mutual Insurance Company. The community fitness event will take place in-person in Montpelier on May 16 and virtually May 16 through May 31.