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by Ben Cohen Today, The Magnum Ice Cream Company will present its first set of results as an independent company, separate from Unilever. More than 50,000 people wrote to Magnum’s board, shared their concerns about the negative impact their company has on the Ben & Jerry’s brand, and urged Magnum to sell the company. Magnum’s CEO, Peter Ter Kulve, chose not to listen.
Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Natural Resources Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that Agri-Mark, Inc. was fined $60,000 for multiple violations of its Pretreatment Discharge Permit (Permit) at its dairy and whey processing facility in Middlebury, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine The Southwestern Vermont Chamber Foundation announced a multi-year investment from The Bank of Bennington, committing $25,000 per year for three years to support a comprehensive entrepreneurial development initiative focused on growing the next generation of local business leaders in Southwestern Vermont.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $2.99 per gallon, unchanged from last week and last month and 15 cents/g lower than this time a year ago, according to AAA. The lowest price in the state this week was $2.63/g while the highest was $3.12/g, a difference of 49.0 cents per gallon, according to GasBuddy.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a case of measles in an adult in Washington County who became sick after recent international travel. Investigation and response are ongoing, and the case does not pose a current risk to the public. Recent wastewater testing had identified the virus in the Montpelier system.
Vermont Business Magazine Registration is now open for the 9th Southern Vermont Economy Summit. This annual learning and networking event will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort in West Dover, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine The Working Lands Enterprise Initiative (WLEI) annual impact report was released, providing a look at the impacts achieved in 2025. Along with the report, the program is celebrating twelve years of impacts. Since being created by the Vermont legislature in 2012, WLEI has directly invested $19.5 million in 593 farm, food, and forestry p
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont logging contractors who have not previously participated in the Master Logger Certification Program (MLCP) have access to a significant new cost-share opportunity designed to reduce financial barriers to certification.
Vermont Land Trust The southern Vermont community-based nonprofit Bull Creek Common Lands (BCCL) has placed 341 acres of remote land in Athens and Townshend under the permanent protection of a conservation easement with VLT. The conserved land is the headwaters of Bull Creek, a special place that many in the local community know and appreciate.
Vermont Business Magazine Applications for the 2026 Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award are open until March 1, the Vermont Land Trust (VLT) has announced. The $5,000 award recognizes land stewardship, innovation, and service to community. Farmers who are actively working on or managing a commercial farm opera
Vermont Business Magazine Grants are now available to support projects focused on education and research concerning the cultural and ecological history and heritage of Southern Lake Champlain through the South Lake Champlain Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation.