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Vermont Business Magazine Senators Peter Welch (D-VT) and John Fetterman (D-PA), alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Jim McGovern (MA-02) today introduced the Streamlining Nutrition Paperwork Act of 2023.

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Vermont Business Magazine The National Park Service awarded $10 million in the second round of funding from the Semiquincentennial Grant Program commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Manufacturing Collaborative (VT-MC), hosted by Vermont State University, announces a new $1.5M contract with the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM) to establish the New England Defense Supply Chain Enhancement Initiative.

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Vermont Business Magazine This week marks the formal introduction of the University of Vermont’s new School of World Languages and Cultures (SWLC), located within the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).

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Vermont Business Magazine The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce has announced its inaugural "Heart of The Shires Luncheon," in collaboration with Coggins Auto Group and Fidium Fiber. The event will take place at the Bennington Museum’s Ada and Paul Paresky Wing on Wednesday, November 8, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

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Vermont Business Magazine GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) announced today it has applied for U.S. CHIPS and Science Act Funding, with two full applications submitted to the CHIPS Program Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The submitted applications are for capacity expansion and modernization of GF’s U.S. manufacturing facilities. 

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation announce today that the Deerfield River Enhancement Fund grant program, managed in partnership with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts and Great River Hydro, LLC, has awarded $46,534 in grants to six organizations.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont State Board of Education announced that the position for Secretary of Education has been posted with an application deadline of October 5, 2023. Part of the Board’s hiring process will include a public hearing on October 2.

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Vermont Business Magazine The National AHEC Organization (NAO) selected Southern Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) as one of seven AHECs nationwide to receive funds from a $2 million-dollar Workforce Pathways for Youth Grant from the US Department of Labor.

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Vermont Business Magazine There are significant changes to the award formula for the Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP), which apply to all BEGAP grantees - past, present, and future.

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by Joyce Marcel, Vermont Business Magazine An engaging and globe-trotting Scotsman with an Irish name has turned out to be the perfect choice to take over the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center. Patrick Boyle, 61, is only the second person to head VMEC, which was founded in 1995. He leads a team of 10. With his Scottish accent and easy charm, Boyle is a delight to talk to.