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Vermont Business Magazine US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has approved Governor Phil Scott’s request for a Secretarial Disaster Designation in response to the May frost event experienced by many produce growers in Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Two additional counties have been added to the federal Individual Assistance Disaster Declaration signed by President Joseph Biden last week. The declaration now allows residents of Orange and Caledonia to apply for federal assistance for personal losses during this month’s storm and floods.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas made clear today that her office is open for business and ready to serve the public. She emphasized, however, that she is empowering the Vermont Secretary of State (VTSOS) agency family to make helping others during this time of need a priority.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Supreme Court has rejected the latest appeal by opponents of a proposed affordable housing community on Alice Holway Drive in Putney. The ruling by the state’s highest court affirms the Environmental Court’s decision earlier this year rejecting an appeal to the project’s zoning permit.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) wants to hear from you. VCBB has released Vermont’s Draft BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment) Five-Year Action Plan and Draft BEAD Initial Proposal Volume 1 and wants your comments.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation announced today that it has raised $2.5 million in flood relief gifts and commitments and this week distributed $330,600 in grants and aid statewide.
Vermont Business Magazine On July 20, 2023, the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) announced the availability of federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits for Vermonters affected by severe flooding starting July 7, 2023. Individuals residing, working, or scheduled to work in Chittenden, Lamoille, Rutland, Washington, Windham, and Windsor counties may be eligi
Vermont Business Magazine As many Vermonters work to get “clean and dry” after the flood, others are hoping to get outdoors and return to their favorite trails, parks, and recreation access points. The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), and officials from across the state, are asking the public to use caution and common sense if they plan to recreate outside this weekend.
Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Labor reported today that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for June was 1.9 percent. This reflects a decrease of two-tenths of one percentage point from the prior month’s revised estimate.
Vermont Business Magazine Last month's NPR story on 74-year-old Naum Lantsman, who lost his life savings to a crypto currency scam, illustrates the need for Vermonters to exercise extreme caution and vigilance when using or investing in cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrencies are not functional equivalents of traditional banking, securities or insurance investment products.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) addressed the importance of United States Supreme Court ethics reform today in a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting. The Committee advanced the Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2023, with unanimous Democratic support. The legislation requires the U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced the Improving Access to Nutrition Act, legislation that would help more Americans access the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as 3SquaresVT in Vermont.