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Vermont Business Magazine Building on the success of last year’s launch, Howard Center is continuing its initiative to distribute free firearm cable locks as part of its comprehensive suicide prevention strategy in Chittenden County. Recognizing the critical link between suicide and firearm access, the program aims to encourage safer firearm storage practices.
Vermont Business Magazine According to a new report, commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has failed yet again to take basic steps to combat fraud in its massive contracting enterprise.
Vermont Business Magazine In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing yesterday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to help Vermont farmers impacted by natural disasters like this summer’s brutal flooding and May freeze.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.23 per gallon, unchanged from last week. Prices are 5 cents/g higher than a month ago and 19 cents/g lower than a year ago. While prices are holding now, they are soon expected to rise again, just as prices across the nation largely already have done.
Vermont Business Magazine In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) pressed U.S.
Department of Motor Vehicles On 2/28/24 at approximately 2:30 a.m., DMV Enforcement Inspectors were dispatched to a single vehicle commercial motor vehicle crash on Vermont Route 105 in Bloomfield. The tractor trailer was traveling east on VT 105 when it encountered black ice on a sharp curve. The vehicle left the roadway, and the trailer overturned.
Vermont Business Magazine Last week, Retreat Farm announced the opening of the Retreat Farm Market in June 2024. Located in the former Grafton Village Cheese Company facility, this high-traffic location sees over 90,000 visitors annually, providing a unique opportunity to showcase the intersection of the land, farmers, and food production.
Vermont Business Magazine The Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel will meet on Monday, March 4, 2024, from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM. As permitted by ACT 1 of the 2023 Vermont Legislature, this meeting will be conducted solely as a webcast and teleconference. At this meeting, representatives from
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark wants to hear young Vermonters’ thoughts on the future of environmental advocacy. For the fourth year in a row, the Attorney General’s Office is holding an Earth Day Essay Challenge for fifth and sixth graders to submit essays on the environment.
Vermont Business Magazine NOMAD Transportable Power Systems of Waterbury has released the NOMAD PATHFINDER, a 200 kW/220 kWh system that brings unrivaled flexibility and application opportunities in the transportable power sector. The PATHFINDER is a complete battery energy system. For towing, the system and trailer total less than 10,000 pounds.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation's Urban & Community Forestry Program (VT UCF) has announced the recipients of its 2024 grant program, supporting three key categories: Communities Caring for Canopy, Growing Urban Forests in the Face of Emerald Ash Borer, and Urban & Community Forestry Grants.
Vermont Business Magazine At his weekly press conference today, Governor Phil Scott highlighted his concerns about additional costs associated with new proposals in the Legislature given the new budget reality the state faces. The Governor concluded by reminding Vermonters of the importance of making their voices heard.