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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.16 per gallon, up 16 cents per gallon from last week, up 17 cents/g from last month and up 2 cents/g from a year ago, as the war in Iran has created uncertainty, drone strikes and pushed Brent crude over $84.50.
Vermont Business Magazine The 20th annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS) will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub. It is organized by the Composting Association of Vermont (CAV) and the Agency of Natural Resources.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, VIP Tires & Service, northern New England’s leader in all things tires and service, announced a 2025 fundraising total of $23,758.46 for Make-A-Wish Vermont in 2025. Customers and employees from VIP’s six locations throughout Vermont donated $11,879.23 and VIP Executive Chairman John Quirk matched the company’s contribution.
Vermont State Police Kevin Marx, the suspect in a vehicle attack on a Grand Isle County sheriff’s deputy late Wednesday, was jailed without bail early Thursday, March 5, 2026, on a charge of attempted first-degree murder. Marx is alleged to have run down the deputy after a traffic stop in South Hero on Wednesday night. The deputy, Sgt.
Vermont Business Magazine VMEC, Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center, has released its annual impact report. As Vermont’s only singularly focused resource for manufacturers, VMEC is the official representative of the MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership) National Network in the Green Mountain State.
by Kate Kampner Jon Copans watched videos of the July 2023 flooding from his phone during a well-timed vacation. But reality hit when he turned onto Montpelier’s State Street five days later. The debris, salt and smell of remaining devastation left Copans wondering what could be done.
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (AAFM) has recently joined FieldWatch Registries to promote communication and collaboration between crop producers, beekeepers, and pesticide applicators. FieldWatch (www.fieldwatch.com) is a non-profit organization that services 27 other U.S.
Northeastern Vermont Development Association Data center development, expanded manufacturing, and the electrification of transportation and buildings are causing a rapid increase in electricity demand. But will this be met primarily by additional fossil fuel power plants or can clean energy solutions play a major role?
Vermont Business Magazine Each winter, Vermont prepares for potential ice jams and their impacts. Also known as “ice dams,” ice jams form when blocks of ice clump and block river flow. Ice jams can cause upstream flooding before they break up or release suddenly and cause damage downstream.
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Vermont has established a second Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 application batching date for Agricultural Land Easements (ALE) through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The application cutoff batching date for ACEP-ALE will be March 30, 2026.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Governor Phil Scott tapped a maple tree at April’s Maple in Canaan today to recognize the beginning of this year’s maple season. With the winter weather still chilly but the sun growing stronger by the day, today the governor joined April Lemay, her family and Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Anson Tebbetts to tap a maple tree and join in
Vermont Business Magazine On Town Meeting Day, Burlington voters approved investments in city services and workers, in strengthening equity and inclusion work, and support for police and firefighters.