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Vermont Business Magazine Treasurer Pieciak’s legislative proposal to lower prescription drug costs (H.577) earned unanimous, bi-partisan approval from the House Health Care committee on Thursday. It's the first major step toward the bill becoming law and saving Vermonters millions each year on their over-the

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Vermont Business Magazine Treasurer Mike Pieciak, legislative leaders and Vermont Green FC held a press conference Thursday to unveil a legislative proposal (S.234) creating a state-sponsored Vermont Green FC license plate. The plates would be the latest addition to a series of personalized license plates offered for a fee

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Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak has announced that the City will open an extreme cold weather shelter in partnership with the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) at the Miller Center at 130 Gosse Court in response to the dangerously cold weather forecasted this week. After

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VermontBiz Governor Phil Scott and the Department of Economic Development announced today that the State Brownfields Revitalization Fund (BRF) State Program is investing $3.51 million to clean six properties in Bennington, Rutland, St. Johnsbury, Williston, and Montpelier.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $2.99 per gallon, up 1 cent/g from a week ago, down 4 cents/g from a month ago and down 14 cents/g from a year ago, according to AAA. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.75/g while the highest was $3.29/g.

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Vermont Council on Rural Development VCRD’s Climate Catalyst Innovation Fund (CCIF) supports projects that create new approaches to challenging problems by expanding community climate resilience and reducing energy use.

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The Vermont State Police arrested two suspects Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in connection with the December overdose death of a Williamstown woman. The Vermont State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations at the Berlin Barracks began an investigation following the death of 24-year-old Katelyn Grant on Dec. 12, 2025, at a residence in Williamstown.

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Vermont Business Magazine Leaders from the newly formed Vermont Journalism Coalition (VJC) and the Vermont Community Foundation (VCF), as well as Senator Andrew Perchlik, and Vermont Secretary Copeland Hanzas held a press conference today, sharing a new report on the state of Vermont’s news media landscape and celebrating the local and regional media outlets who received this y

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Vermont Business Magazine Stowe Land Trust announced three significant conservation projects this week that together protect over 350 acres in Stowe and Morristown.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Vermont is proud to announce the new grant recipients of its Vermont Biodiversity Protection Fund (VBPF), supporting land protection projects in priority regions across the state. In this round of the VBPF, TNC Vermont awarded $500,000 to seven conservation organizat

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by Peter Walke, Managing Director, Efficiency Vermont The cheapest energy is the energy we don’t use. This simple fact has guided Efficiency Vermont for over two decades. It remains critical for Vermont’s energy future. As Efficiency Vermont plans for the years ahead, we’re listening to feedback from Vermonters.