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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Mayor Miro Weinberger and area stakeholders discussed the impacts of the proposed zoning amendment to create the South End Innovation District (SEID), which will legalize housing in Burlington’s South End.
Public Assets Institute In the hardest hit parts of Vermont, flood recovery will take some time. But the federal disaster declaration for Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor counties makes resources available immediately.
Vermont Business Magazine As Vermont navigates the aftermath of historic flooding and its impact on our communities, businesses across the state are grappling with meeting the immediate needs of their families, employees, and business while trying to figure out where and how to apply for financial assistance.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Cheese Council (VCC) announced today that Vermont cheeses took home 44 individual ribbons at the American Cheese Society’s (ACS’s) National Judging and Competition event this year. Winners were announced last week at the American Cheese Society’s annual conference, held in Des Moines, Iowa.
Vermont Business Magazine Renters in Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille, Orange, Rutland, Washington, Windham and Windsor counties whose homes and property were damaged by the July severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides can apply for FEMA disaster assistance. FEMA Individual Assistance is available to renters, including students, as well as homeowners.
Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) warns consumers to be on alert for potential insurance-related and investment frauds and scams following the recent flood event in Vermont. Natural disasters like floods can give rise to financial scams because bad actors take advantage of times of vulnerability.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Main Street Flood Recovery Fund announced today that checks, up to $2,500, will be going out this week to over 100 small business owners across Vermont. These funds are meant provide immediate support to those affected by the July 9th flood, offering some much-needed breathing room as they work towards long-term recovery plans.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Federal Credit Union was named in the Forbes list of Best-In-State Credit Unions 2023. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The awards list was announced on June 20th, 2023, and can currently be viewed on the Forbes website.
Vermont Business Magazine ACLU clients Cassandra Keating and Joel Fowler filed a lawsuit against the Town of Bennington on Friday for unlawfully retaliating against the couple after they submitted verbal and written complaints to the Bennington Police Department (BPD) about their numerous experiences of racially motivated police harassment.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Human Rights Commission has appointed Big Hartman its new executive director. Hartman follows the current Executive Director, Bor Yang, who has served in the position since November of 2018. Hartman has worked at the Human Rights Commission since September of 2021 as a Staff Attorney Investigator.
Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets has created next steps for farmers in the wake of devastating flooding. We hope you are now safe from the disaster as we turn to recovery.