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Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Regulation ordered Sigue Corp. to cease engaging in money transmission activities in Vermont as the company can no longer responsibly serve customers due to its declining financial position. Thirty-nine states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia coordinated to issue this consent order.
Department of Economic Development In less than three weeks, the 2024 Great American Eclipse will throw northern Vermont into total darkness. Depending on where you are in Vermont, the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 will last up to 3 minutes 26 seconds. There will be a partial eclipse before and after the total eclipse.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Labor reported today that the February 2024 seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for February was 2.3 percent. This reflects no change from January's revised estimate. Vermont has the third lowest rate in the nation, behind North (2.0%) and South (2.1%) Dakota.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Zoie Saunders to serve as Vermont’s next education secretary. Saunders is an accomplished education leader with broad strategic and operational experience driving school improvement, increasing student outcomes and enrollment, closing service gaps, and optimizing school support services.
Vermont Business Magazine Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2024, School for International Training (SIT) in Brattleboro is kicking off a series of events spotlighting the institution’s unique history and its dynamic future as a 21st-century global university.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont House of Representatives gave initial endorsement Thursday to legislation designed to protect bees and other pollinators in the state from toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, known commonly as neonics. The vote in the House was 112-29.
Vermont Business Magazine Burlington-based real estate firm V/T Commercial has released their transactions for the first quarter of 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine On March 27th the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) will host its biannual “Road Show” educational event at the Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain Hotel in Burlington, VT. The event, tailored to prospective captive insurance companies, has been hosted in over 20 cities, including internationally in Mexico City.
Vermont Business Magazine Burlington City Arts (BCA) announces the application period for the 2024 BCA Community Fund will open on April 10.
Vermont Business Magazine New products from a centuries-old industry are making their way to the marketplace. This is thanks to a five-year initiative designed to generate market demand for sustainably sourced wood from the Northern Forest of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont House of Representatives passed H.289, to modernize Vermont’s Renewable Energy Standard.
Vermont Business Magazine Today the Vermont Senate passed S.213, the Flood Safety Act, on a voice vote. The bill passed second reading yesterday on a tripartisan vote of 24-4-2.