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Vermont Business Magazine For the second time in a week, Green Mountain Power is preparing for a strong wind, rain and lightning storm that is expected to hit Friday afternoon and evening, causing outages across the state.
Vermont Business Magazine VBM will again honor Vermont's most accomplished young leaders at the Rising Stars event held this fall. The nomination process is open from July 1 to September 2, 2016. Award recipients will be selected by a panel of judges for their commitment to business growth, professional excellence and involvement in their communities.
Vermont Business Magazine In a development with implications for future work at GE Aviation Rutland, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Thursday announced that the US Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), based at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, late Thursday awarded GE Aviation a $1 billion contract to continue development of its three-stream adaptive cycle technology for the Air
Vermont Business Magazine More than 70 employees, business partners, and local officials joined NG Advantage and General Transportation on June 23rd to celebrate their new facilities in the Catamount Industrial Park in Milton. In 2013, the two companies partnered to make the first US delivery of compressed natural gas (CNG) to an industrial customer.
Vermont Business Magazine BioTek Instruments, Inc affirms their ongoing investment across the North American microplate-based technology market with the expansion of their business in Canada. The dedicated sales and support operation will focus on bringing enhanced applications and technical support throughout the country.
Vermont Business Magazine Fitch Ratings has upgraded the implied senior secured rating for Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC) to 'A-' from 'BBB+'. The rating takes into consideration VEC's $69.5 million in outstanding senior secured obligations that are privately held as of Dec. 31, 2015.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General’s Office and the Vermont Human Rights Commission issued Guidance on gender-based pricing, which is the practice of charging different prices for goods or services based on the consumer’s ge
Vermont Business Magazine Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc (NYSE: BHLB), parent of Berkshire Bank with branches in Vermont, and New Jersey-based First Choice Bank have announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which First Choice Bank will merge into Berkshire Bank and its subsidiary, First Choice Loan Services Inc, will become a subsidiary of Berkshire Ban
by C.B. Hall Vermont Business Magazine In a US District Court decision handed down June 29, Vermont Railway has won the primary points in its litigation against the town of Shelburne, allowing the railroad to proceed with plans to build a transloading facility for handling road salt on a 32-acre site just north of Shelburne village.
Vermont Business Magazine Commissioner Susan L Donegan announced today that the Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) has reached a $5.95 million settlement with the securities broker-dealer firm Raymond James and Associates Inc.
by Jon Reidel A new study analyzing traffic stops in Vermont shows that black and Hispanic drivers are pulled over, searched and arrested far more often than whites, yet white drivers are more likely to be carrying illegal contraband. The independent study of racial disparities in traffic stops and outcomes by Vermont State Police between July 1, 2010, and December 31, 2015, fo
Vermont Business Magazine Matt Dunne, Democratic candidate for governor, today unveiled a comprehensive plan for overhauling the state’s healthcare system. Dunne released his healthcare plan at an event at the State House, where he was joined by universal healthcare advocates, including Deb Richter, MD, and James Haslam, Executive Director of Rights & Democracy.