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Vermont Business Magazine The Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, located in Shaftsbury, VT, has received a total of $24,250 in grants from the Vermont Arts Council and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s Historic Preservation Barn Grant program.
Vermont Business Magazine ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its Q3 2023 US Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 124,539 U.S. properties with foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — up 28 percent from the previous quarter and 34 percent from a year ago.
Vermont State Police Members of the public have provided more than 150 tips to investigators in the 24 hours since the Vermont State Police released a sketch of a person of interest connected to the killing of 77-year-old Honoree Fleming in Castleton. Detectives have been pursuing leads and conducting follow-up investigation as necessary in response to the tips.
Vermont Business Magazine Since announcing a national blood and platelet shortage a month ago, thousands of donors across the country have rolled up a sleeve to help rebuild the American Red Cross blood and platelet supply.
Vermont Business Magazine FEMA announced today that the Waterbury Disaster Recovery Center will close permanently at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 14. The Barre and Ludlow centers will remain open. The deadline to apply for assistance has been extended to October 31, 2023.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announces over $16 million in construction funding to Vermont schools to reduce stormwater runoff and pollution entering Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog from Vermont public schools through the Green Schools Initiative.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger announced he will seek City Council Approval for a 25-year lease extension with the Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) at the Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport at the City Council’s regular meeting on October 23.
Vermont Business Magazine The SBA Vermont District Office is accepting nominations for its 2023 small business awards. Previous Vermont winners include Ben and Jerry’s, Mamava, Blake Hill Preserves and Keene Perspectives.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont fell 4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.73 today. Gas is down 6 cents/g in the last month and down 4 cents/g from the same time last year. The lowest price in the state is $3.37/g in Ludlow, while the highest was $3.92/g in Killington.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Mental Health has launched Starting Over Strong Vermont, a flood recovery outreach program developed in direct response to the major disaster declaration for the flooding events that significantly impacted many Vermonters in July of this year.
Vermont Business Magazine The Barre Disaster Recovery Center will relocate to the third floor of its current building. The center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, and closed Sunday. Vermonters can visit a center to get in-person help applying for disaster assistance. Specialists from FEMA and the U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine Thousands of Vermonters will be reimbursed by the top three health insurance carriers in the state after a nearly two-year audit by the Department of Financial Regulation identified contraceptive medical services for policyholders were incorrectly covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT), MVP Health Care (MVP) and Cigna Healthcare (Cigna).