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Vermont Business Magazine After the recent July floods, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking recovery efforts to prioritize river resilience and help impacted fish populations when possible.
Vermont Business Magazine Gardener’s Supply Company, one of the nation’s largest multi-channel marketers of gardening products and accessories, has announced a new CEO, Rebecca Gray, who assumes the role following the retirement of Cindy Turcot, who had held the position since 2020. Rebecca brings nearly 20 years of experience in the e-commerce space.
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) If you feel your home or business is unsafe, take necessary measures to protect your safety, including leaving the building. If you think work is needed immediately to stabilize the river, you may hire a contractor to do the work as an emergency protective measure, under authorization of the town.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR), the statewide, nonprofit business association with a commitment to advance a just, thriving and transformative economy that works for all people and the planet, has announced that nominations for the 22nd Annual VBSR Awards are open and will be accepted through Monday, July 31.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) on Wednesday announced the recipients of the Vermont Community Leadership Award. It is presented each year to celebrate Vermonters who exemplify “dedication, integrity and honorable service to community and to rural Vermont,” and who have had a “transformational” effect on their communities.
Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Preci Manufacturing Inc.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) offered additional details today about the upcoming Business Emergency Grant Assistance Program. The $20 million program will assist businesses and not-for-profit entities that sustained physical damage in the flood reopen and bring their employees back to work.
Vermont Business Magazine Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (FHLBank Boston) today announced it will donate $250,000 to the Vermont Community Foundation in support of its efforts to help people and communities recover from the flooding experienced in July.
Vermont Business Magazine Earlier this month, Vermont Law and Graduate School’s Environmental Advocacy Clinic settled its federal lawsuit on behalf of Wild Horse Fire Brigade (WHFB), achieving an agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that will halt the agency’s unlawful roundup of wild horses from private lands in and around the Pokegama Wild Horse Management Area.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) has been awarded $50,000 from the State Refugee Office of the Vermont Agency of Human Services to serve people from Afghanistan who immigrate to Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine State Treasurer Mike Pieciak will participate in a community discussion with Rep. Mike Rice tomorrow, Thursday, July 27 2023, at the Long Trail School in Dorset, VT. Treasurer Pieciak will be discussing his office’s new public retirement program, VT Saves, which passed unanimously through the legislature this past session.
Vermont Business Magazine Citizens is releasing its quarterly business conditions index today. The latest data shows that Vermont businesses are faring well, and the data also shows that the Fed’s moves are working against inflation. The Fed raised rates another quarter point (25 basis points) on Wednesday. Citizens Bank has branches across Vermont.