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by Lisa C Bailey, University of Vermont UVM’s Center for Community News (CCN) is helping breathe new life into local news outlets across the country.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Liquor and Lottery has extended the annual license renewals for over 750 flood-impacted Vermont businesses by two months. Seven hundred sixty-one (761) individual businesses with a total of 2,476 licenses in 74 towns will receive the benefit of the license extension.
Vermont Business Magazine Trappers must ensure they are compliant with Vermont’s new trapping regulations that come into effect on January 1, 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reports that Ryan Goodrich, 38, of Athens, Vermont was sentenced to five years in federal prison to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release by the United States District Court in Rutland on December 20, 2023 after pleading guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of firearms.
by Annette Smith Legislators dictating Vermont’s energy future – or is that energy swamp? – would have done well to remember the engineering mantra “Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS)". Instead, they ignored it, choosing their own approach, which can be aptly described as “Make As Darn Complicated As Possible”, or MADCAP.
Northeastern Vermont Development Association (NVDA) is in the process of updating its Regional Plan, a guiding document that outlines a vision for the area and goals to help achieve that vision for the community. The Plan will cover a range of topics, including transportation, housing, energy, recreation, and zoning.
Vermont Business Magazine An innovative initiative is underway in Vermont, spearheaded by the nonprofit organization Operation Recovery together with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets; U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants; the dairy farm families of Agri-Mark; Cabot Creamery Cooperative; and Liberty Hill Farm.
by John McClaughry With this column, I am concluding my biweekly commentaries for the Ethan Allen Institute, that stretch back to 1993. Years ago, I learned that I had some marketable abilities in understanding issues, analyzing implications, and explaining things clearly and I hoped persuasively.
Vermont Business Magazine The Southern Vermont Communications Union District (SoVT CUD) has become one of the first CUD’s in the state to reach universal service coverage. Through a partnership with Fidium, SoVT CUD will reach universal service coverage just 13 months after receiving a grant from the Vermont Community Broadband Board in October 2022. Multi-gigabit ser
by Aly Richards, CEO of Let’s Grow Kids “In this second session of what has already been a historic legislative biennium for Vermont’s families, children and our workforce, the Child Care Campaign is laser-focused on supporting policy-leaders in making Act 76 work for all Vermonters.
Vermont Business Magazine As the Vermont Legislature convenes today, the Vermont Ophthalmological Society (VOS) is raising the alarm about an expected push from the optometry lobby to allow optometrists to perform sensitive and complicated eye surgeries, such as laser surgery. All ophthalmologists are physicians (medical doctors) and surgeons.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and Treasurer Mike Pieciak today announced a joint effort to develop a comprehensive Resilience Implementation Strategy by July 1, 2025.