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Vermont Business Magazine Reynolds and Son, Inc, Vermont’s largest, privately held industrial distributor, announced the signing of a lease for a 1,100 square foot office suite located at 41 Gauthier Drive, Suite 3, in Essex Junction, Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Bennington County Sheriff's Department hosted 22 Vermont career and technical high school students for the SkillsUSA 2024 Criminal Justice (CJ) and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) competitions on Thursday, April 10. The students were vying to earn a spot at the national competition that will be held in Atlanta, GA on June 24-28, 2024.

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Vermont Business Magazine On April 10, the Biden-Harris Administration issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals.’ Exposure to PFAS has been linked to deadly cancers, impacts to the liver and heart, and immune and developm

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by Steven Foster, President, Vermont Association of Realtors On March 15, 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced a $418 million settlement that would resolve litigation over claims in a national class action lawsuit brought on by home sellers related to broker's commissions.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont House advanced legislation (S.25) on a strong voice vote to ban per- and polyfluorinated substances (PFAS) and other toxic chemicals from personal care products and menstrual products, and to ban PFAS from apparel, cookware, artificial turf, and children’s products.

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Vermont Business Magazine Patients and health care providers gathered at the Vermont State House on Wednesday to support H.766, a bill that requires health insurance companies to reduce administrative delays and streamline insurance requirements.

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Vermont Business Magazine Norfolk & Dedham (N&D), based in Dedham, MA, and Union Mutual, based in Montpelier, with a combined 350 years of delivering quality service and insurance products, are excited to announce their intent to affiliate, subject to regulatory approval.  Both companies are rated A (Excellent) with a Stable outlook by AM Best.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) is pleased to announce the addition of Whitney Valentine-Wafer to its team.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) today announced the recipients of more than $8.6 million in federal funds for municipal grant projects through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) and Municipal Highways and Stormwater Mitigation Program (MHSMP).

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Vermont Business Magazine Treasurer Pieciak announced that Vermont has selected Colorado as a partner state to help establish the state’s public retirement program, VT Saves.

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced today a two-part series of virtual forums which her office will co-host with the League of Women Voters of Vermont (LWVVT) to discuss Ranked Choice Voting (RCV).

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Vermont Business Magazine House Speaker Jill Krowinski issued the following statement regarding the Special Committee on Impeachment Inquiry decision to not recommend articles of impeachment for Sheriff John Grismore: “I thank the members of the Special Committee on Impeachment Inquiry, who for months have worked diligently and impartially on these important matters.