Vermont Senate Unanimously Passes Landmark Child Care Bill

Apr
30

Vermont Senate Unanimously Passes Landmark Child Care Bill

April 30th, 2021 – Today the Vermont Senate and House called child care a unifying issue during a joint press conference following the Senate’s unanimous 30-0 passage of H.171, the child care bill. H.171 includes $12.7 million in immediate, increased investments in child care to support Vermont’s economy and our children, and help families return […]

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Apr
14

Union Mutual Receives 3rd Straight Gold-Level Worksite Wellness Accolade

MONTPELIER – Union Mutual is proud to announce it was recently honored by The Vermont Department of Health and the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports with a 2021 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award – GOLD Level. This is the Company’s third consecutive top-tier wellness honor. “With most of our staff working remotely […]

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Apr
14

Lawson’s Finest Liquids Expands Renewable Energy Efforts with New Solar Canopy Project at Waitsfield Brewery and Taproom

576-module parking canopy to provide 50% of Lawson’s Finest’s electricity Waitsfield, Vt. (April 13, 2021) – Lawson’s Finest Liquids is celebrating Earth Day a few days early this year, unveiling plans on Thursday for a 495-module solar canopy at its brewery and taproom in Waitsfield, Vermont. Lawson’s Finest has partnered with SunCommon, an industry leader that has been providing solar energy solutions […]

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Apr
08

Fran Tobin Joins VPR & Vermont PBS As Vice President Of People & Culture

Winooski and Colchester, Vt. (April 8, 2021)— Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS have announced the appointment of Fran Tobin as Vice President of People & Culture. Tobin brings to this newly created position more than two decades of experience in human resource management in the private, public and education sectors, including executive level management, […]

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Apr
01

Rebecca Foster named CEO of VEIC

The VEIC Board of Directors has appointed Rebecca Foster to serve as VEIC’s new Chief Executive Officer. Foster was named interim CEO in July 2020 and has been a steadfast leader through the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic over the past nine months. With more than two decades of experience in the clean energy industry, and 10 […]

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Chroma Technology Continues Expansion

Bellows Falls, Vt. – Chroma Technology Corporation has completed a $4 Million capital program at their expanded facility in Bellows Falls, Vermont.  After a $22M major facility expansion in 2018, the company has continued to make significant equipment purchases to expand capacity as well as support new technical capabilities.  The company has enhanced its substrate […]

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Apr
01

Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op: Bristol Community Solar project

The Acorn Renewable Energy Co-op (@acornenergycoop) is excited to announce the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation’s approval of the public offering documentation for the Bristol Community Solar project. A limited number of subscriptions are now available for the community solar array planned for the closed landfill on Pine Street in Bristol. An overview of Bristol Community […]

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Apr
01

City Market Co-op Accepting 2021 Seedling Grant Applications

What are City Market Co-op Seedling Grants? As a community-owned food cooperative, City Market acts as a non-profit when we account for profits we make from sales to our Members. Each profitable year, our General Manager recommends a Patronage Dividend to our Board of Directors. A portion of this Dividend is returned through a Patronage Refund check […]

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Mar
29

VBSR Champion Members Lead the Way with Social & Environmental Impact in 2020

2020 was a year of unprecedented hardship, and the VBSR community responded with creativity, compassion, and resiliency, providing ample models for responding to the crises of our time while supporting a just, thriving and transformative economy that works for all people and the planet. Two of our VBSR Champion Members recently released impact reports on 2020, National Life […]

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Mar
24

CSWD Receives Call2Recycle’s 2020 Top 100 Leader in Sustainability Award

Williston, VT – The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) is pleased to announce recognition by Call2Recycle as a 2020 Top 100 Leader in Sustainability. The Leader in Sustainability award is given out annually to top performing Call2Recycle program participants who excel with their battery recycling efforts. This is the sixth year CSWD has received the Leader in […]

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