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AG will 'not seek prosecution' in racial harassment of Rep Kiah Morris

Mon, 01/14/2019 - 5:33pm -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan announced in Bennington today that the Vermont Attorney General’s Office finished its independent investigation and review of the reported crimes committed against former Vermont State Representative Kiah Morris. The initial investigation was conducted by the Vermont State Police and the Bennington Police Department. The Attorney General announced that his Office would not seek prosecution.

50 Businesses named as Best Places to Work in Vermont 2019

Mon, 01/14/2019 - 4:39pm -- katie

Vermont Business Magazine and the Vermont Chamber of Commerce announced today the top 50 Best Places to Work in Vermont 2019. The awards program was created in 2006 and is presented in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management, Vermont State Council, (SHRM) and the Vermont Department of Commerce and Community Development and Best Companies Group.

SVCOA warns of 3SquaresVT benefit impacts from government shutdown

Mon, 01/14/2019 - 12:13pm -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging (SVCOA) is advising clients and the overall elder community of impacts to the 3SquaresVT benefit program (nutrition assistance) starting in February resulting from the shutdown of the federal government. “Due to the government shutdown, the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) will be issuing 3SquaresVT benefits for the month of February on January 20, much earlier than is traditional,” said Courtney Anderson, Nutrition Director with SVCOA.  “This is really important for our clients and older Vermonters in general to know.  All 3SquaresVT application or recertification processes must be completed by January 15 in order for an individual to receive benefits for February.”

GMCB accepting Online insurance company submissions

Mon, 01/14/2019 - 9:56am -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine The Green Mountain Care Board—an independent State of Vermont Board that works to improve health care quality and affordability for Vermonters—will begin accepting 2018 filings from insurance companies for their annual reporting in a new online format. Each year, commercial insurers selling Vermont residents health or medical insurance file an Annual Supplemental Statement Report (ASSR) with the Green Mountain Care Board to provide key market share and performance data for insured populations in Vermont.

Leonine: Legislature Week 1, Secrets of the Masters

Sun, 01/13/2019 - 3:52pm -- tim

Leonine Public Affairs The Vermont legislature convened for the 2019 legislative session on Wednesday. The largest freshman class in more than half a century was sworn in. There are now effectively Democratic super-majorities in both the Senate and House. Democrats in the House now have the ability to override a gubernatorial veto with the help of either Progressive or Independent votes.

Former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous to give keynote during UVM’s MLK Week

Sun, 01/13/2019 - 1:10pm -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine Benjamin Jealous, civil and human rights leader, former NAACP president and CEO, and 2018 Maryland gubernatorial candidate, will give the keynote speech during a week of activities, speeches and events commemorating Martin Luther King during the University of Vermont’s annual MLK Week. All events except for Bassem Yousef at the Flynn Theatre are free and open to the public. 

Author Alex Kershaw to give Norwich University’s 2019 bicentennial commencement address

Sun, 01/13/2019 - 4:19am -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University has announced that New York Times bestselling author and historian Alex Kershaw, who penned “Citizens & Soldiers: The First 200 Years of Norwich University,” will give the commencement address to the Class of 2019 in Norwich’s bicentennial year. A graduate of Oxford University, Kershaw is the author of 10 books, including the New York Times best-sellers “The Bedford Boys,” “The Longest Winter” and “Avenue of Spies,” and biographies of Jack London, Raoul Wallenberg and Robert Capa.

Vermont Association of Broadcasters name Wendy Mays executive director

Sat, 01/12/2019 - 3:06am -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors announced Wendy Mays of Shelburne, Vermont will be the organization’s new Executive Director on Thursday. Mays, a native of Middlebury, has been the Promotions and Special Events Director at Hall Communications Radio Group in South Burlington, VT for 20 years.

Goldberg: Time is right to sell Jay Peak

Fri, 01/11/2019 - 4:45pm -- tim

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Jay Peak Receiver Michael Goldberg received permission on Monday to retain an outside financial firm to help him sell the resort. The Miami court authorized Goldberg to retain Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. Houlihan Lokey is a financial firm specializing in, among other things, mergers and acquisitions. It’s an international firm based in Los Angeles. The agreement is only for Jay Peak and not Burke Mountain Resort. There is no timeline for the sale, which could take a couple more years.

Entergy completes sale of Vermont Yankee to NorthStar

Fri, 01/11/2019 - 2:41pm -- tim

by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business Magazine Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today completed the sale of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, which will decommission the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station site. The sale completion is a major step toward the safe, timely and efficient decommissioning of Vermont Yankee, and is a positive outcome for the Town of Vernon, Windham County, the State of Vermont and other stakeholders.

Vail: Business up YTD, but destination bookings 'much lower'

Fri, 01/11/2019 - 2:32pm -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine Vail Resorts, Inc (NYSE: MTN), which owns teh ski operations at Stowe Mountain and Okemo in Vermont, today reported certain ski season metrics for the comparative periods from the beginning of the ski season through January 6, 2019, and for the prior year period through January 7, 2018. The reported ski season metrics are for its North American mountain resorts, and the metrics exclude results from Perisher and its urban ski areas in both periods.

Weinberger urges Council not VPA to review police training

Fri, 01/11/2019 - 1:51pm -- tim

Vermont Business Magazine This week, Vermont Police Academy (VPA) Executive Director Richard Gauthier made public comments in response to a Burlington police officer’s lawsuit against the VPA that run counter to the findings of an investigation completed by the Burlington Police Department, and raise concerns about his ability to oversee an investigation into the harm caused by VPA’s training practices.

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