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Vermont Business Magazine Following the flooding event from July 7-12, 2023, President Biden approved Governor Phil Scott’s request for a major disaster declaration for Vermont to assist individuals, businesses, and communities recover. The declaration covers Chittenden, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Winsor Counties.
Agency of Commerce and Community Development The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) application is live and has been accepting submissions since Thursday afternoon. Some submitted applications are incomplete, open article to see some reminders for businesses and nonprofits that want to apply.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark is warning Vermonters that the grandparent scam is on the rise -- and scammers are utilizing new, sophisticated tactics. As typical of this scam, callers claim to be grandchildren in an emergency situation, such as in a car accident, in prison, or at the hospital, and need money to resolve the problem.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Historical Society has created a new initiative to preserve images and documents pertaining to the historic floods that severely impacted the state in July 2023.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today celebrates the implementation of the senator’s Home Efficiency Rebates program for residential energy efficiency upgrades across the United States.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Mayor Miro Weinberger released a new report by Burlington’s BTVstat Data team showing the region’s rising challenges around Opioid Use Disorder has reached unprecedented heights. Between January and July of 2023, the Burlington Police Department (BPD) responded to a record 265 overdoses, already surpassing the prior year’s total.
Vermont Business Magazine A Disaster Recovery Center will open August 4 in Springfield to help Vermont residents affected by the floods kickstart their recovery. The joint DRC, a temporary facility established in partnership between Springfield, the state of Vermont and FEMA, will help survivors apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents and answer questions in person.
The Vermont State Police has completed its criminal investigation into the events that took place prior to the motor vehicle crash which occurred on Water Tower Road in the Town of Berkshire involving Carson Smith (16) of Berkshire.
Vermont Business Magazine Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc (NYSE: BHLB), parent of Berkshire Bank with branches in southern Vermont, today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per common share to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 17, 2023, payable on August 31, 2023.
Vermont Business Magazine The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) went live today. This $20 million grant program is intended to help businesses and nonprofits restore, reopen, and bring their employees back to work after suffering physical damages to their property beginning on July 7, 2023, when severe storms swept into Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Army National Guard will build a new Regional Readiness Center in Lyndonville, VT, on land being purchased from the Vermont State University’s Lyndon campus. The Northeast Regional Readiness Center will house Alpha Troop, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry (MTN), and add more units in the future.
VermontBiz On Thursday, August 3 at 2pm, Scott Whittier, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Vermont office for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), presented the StormReady Certification to Rutland Regional Medical Center. “I’m pleased to present this certificate to Rutland Regional Medical Center,” said Whittier.