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VermontBiz It is with great excitement that VermontBiz celebrates the remarkable achievements of all the individuals chosen as the second year of 91 Influencers here in Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) today announced $3,547,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding through the Vermont Community Development Program (VCDP). “The CDBG program is an important tool to help us invest in communities across Vermont,” said Governor Scott.
Vermont Business Magazine The National Weather Service is forecasting dangerously hot conditions across the region on Tuesday, July 14. During this time, the City of Burlington is encouraging residents to take precautions and utilize available cooling resources. A Heat Advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday for much of Northern Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Common Good Vermont and the Vermont Community Foundation announce the launch of the Vermont Nonprofit HelpDesk, a new statewide resource designed to connect Vermont’s nonprofit organizations with timely, expert support.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.97 per gallon, up 2.9 cents per gallon from last week's $3.94/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.65/g while the highest was $4.29/g, a difference of 64.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 10.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.82/g today.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The 19th Annual Crops and Soils Field Day is July 23 at Borderview Research Farm in Alburgh! This event showcases agricultural research conducted by UVM Extension’s Northwest Crops and Soils (NWCS) team, led by Heather Darby.
Vermont Business Magazine BETA Technologies, Inc., an aerospace and defense company, and the Multistate Collaborative eIPP National Integration Complex has announced the completion of the first electric conventional takeoff and landing aircraft flights conducted under the U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine National Life Group has been named to the 2026 Ward’s 50 Top Performing Insurance Companies, an annual list of the country’s 50 top performing life and health insurance companies.
Vermont State Police Autopsies have been completed on the two individuals who died Wednesday in the Lamoille River near Arrowhead Mountain Lake in Georgia. The victims are identified as Yazmin Yupangui, 11, and her 25-year-old brother, Sandro Lala, both of Cambridge.
The Vermont State Police is investigating the death of a man following a workplace accident at the Casella landfill in Coventry on Thursday morning, July 9, 2026. The incident was reported at about 9:40 a.m., when Newport EMS was dispatched to the landfill for an unconscious man. The man, who was later identified as Thomas Feerick, 58, of Fairfax, was reported to have fallen.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine
by Erika Tally, Community News Service Across Northeastern forests, natural causes now account for more tree deaths than harvesting, including in Vermont, according to a recent study from the University of Vermont. But these natural causes are still cause for concern.