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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Public has announced it will adopt the Citizen’s Agenda model for its coverage of the 2024 election. Community feedback will shape Vermont Public’s ongoing coverage of statewide races, candidate interviews and debates, voter guides, explainers and other resources.
Vermont Business Magazine The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced 12 grants totaling $217,000 to Vermont arts and cultural organizations and artists, including two fellowships to Vermont authors. The Vermont awards are part of more than $32 million in recommended NEA grants to organizations in all 50 states and US jurisdictions.
Vermont State Police At about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, members of the Vermont State Police were called to a report of a death that had occurred in the back country of the Magic Mountain Ski Area in Londonderry, Vermont.
by Devon Green, VAHHS VP of Government Relations Dear reader, apologies in advance, but this session is going to be short on intros and long on substance.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has awarded $673,391 in Municipal Planning Grants to 31 municipalities, including three consortiums. These grants will help communities write and update their Town Plans, many of which will incorporate new efforts to increase housing availability and solve other contemporary challenges.
Vermont Business Magazine In the wake of the catastrophic 2023 severe weather and floods that caused widespread damage along Vermont waterways, several business and government leaders are stepping up for farms fighting to remain solvent. This new fundraising campaign, envisioned by a group of state agriculture supporters and officials, will make donations to local com
Vermont Business Magazine Promoted as the “Biggest Business Night of the Year,” The Southwestern Vermont Chamber's 2024 Annual Membership Meeting was a resounding success with over 100 business owners, stakeholders, nonprofit leaders, board directors and community members in attendance.
by Brooke Burns, Community News Service Only a third of Vermont’s 20,000 occupied mobile homes qualify for the state’s mobile home park registry, a list often included in criteria for home improvement loans and grants. A House bill introduced last week seeks to include more of those homes, and homeowners, in the list — and give them more financial opportunities.
Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies What’s the result of a veggie farmer and an engineer falling in love? A robotics company in Williston, Vermont. Diane and Colin are co-founders of Rigorous, founded in 2020. What makes Rigorous special is their ability to make robotics simple.
by Sunny Eappen, MD, MBA As we begin a new year, and as I embark on my second year as CEO of the University of Vermont Health Network, I feel a sense of both optimism and urgency. Optimism, because I think we have an opportunity to make progress on the challenges we share in this region – if we work together.
Leonine Public Affairs Week four of the legislative session started on Tuesday morning with the Senate holding a veto override vote on H.158, a bill that would have expanded Vermont’s bottle bill. The Senate failed to override Governor Phil Scott’s veto by a vote of 17 in favor and 13 opposed.