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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) spoke on the Senate floor Thursday about the consequences of a shutdown – large and small – for Vermont families and communities.

by Department of Disabilities, Aging & Independent Living Commissioner Monica White Vermont’s 45 senior centers across our state hold incredible value for older Vermonters and our communities.  I honor these organizations all year, but this month is a good time to reflect further on the importance of senior centers for all Vermonters.

Vermont Business Magazine United Way of Northwest Vermont (UWNWVT), an organization dedicated to improving lives in Chittenden, Franklin, and Grand Isle counties, has officially launched its 2023 Community Campaign with the theme: United in Purpose. United Way is unique because it exists at the intersection of nonprofits, businesses, government, and community.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation announced today that it has awarded another $2,359,846 in flood recovery and relief grants across the state, including $418,500 in grants made directly to farmers under the Farm Disaster Relief Grant Program. The new round of grants from the Foundation’s VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund 2023 brings the total a

Vermont Business Magazine Investigators from the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM), are the first to study a promising tetravalent dengue vaccine in dengue-endemic Bangladesh.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) invites all to Harvest New England Day, this Friday September 29th. This exciting event, with thirty-eight Vermont businesses, takes place from 10am to 5pm on the Avenue of States at the Big E in West Springfield, MA. During Harvest New England Day you’ll find vendors set up to serve you insid

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) awarded $58.9 million in grants to Vermont’s Communications Union Districts (CUDs) this summer. The construction grants were approved to expand broadband in five different CUDs across the state, bringing broadband to at least 13,000 currently underserved homes and businesses.

Vermont Business Magazine If you were affected by Vermont’s July storms, apply for FEMA assistance by October 12. FEMA can help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other disaster related needs. Apply by October 12.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor is issuing a final reminder to all eligible individuals regarding the deadline for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) applications. Individuals have until 4:00PM on Friday, September 29, 2023, to open a claim for disaster-related unemployment benefits.

Vermont Business Magazine The Snelling Center for Government has announced the Vermont Leadership Institute Class of 2024. The Vermont Leadership Institute Class of 2024 embarked on their leadership journey last week during a couple exciting days together during their Opening Retreat.

Vermont Business Magazine Saskadena Six Ski Area, the historic ski resort owned and operated by the Woodstock Inn & Resort, introduces the creation of a new connector trail, “Duane’s Drop,” as a tribute to a long-term member of the skiing community. Once a backcountry route that ski patrollers created to get to from one side of the mountain to the other, the new trail