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Candidates file financial reports in crowded congressional races as Jesse Jackson Jr. lays groundwork for comeback effort
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 16, 2025
With Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky set to retire and Rep. Danny Davis potentially ready to join them, next year’s election will mark a significant changing of the guard in Illinois’ congressional delegation. But one...
Vermontitude Episode 114: Bridges, substations and sandwiches!
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
In this week's Vermontitude video webcast, host Peter "Fish" Case chats with Bob Audette, reporter for the Brattleboro Reformer. Today we talk about the Brattleboro-Hinsdale bridges and the new restaurant, Harmony Loft. We also touch on the police...
Vermont Foodbank lays off nearly 10% of staff, braces for uncertainty
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
Boxes of food are loaded for next day distribution at the Vermont Foodbank warehouse in East Barre on May 3, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Foodbank, the state’s largest food assistance provider, cut nearly 10% of its workforce two...
3 Key HR Metrics To Track — and How AI Makes Them Actionable
Banking Dive
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Bar Harbor Bank & Trust receives ‘Best-In-State Bank’ recognition from Forbes for fourth consecutive year
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 16, 2025
BAR HARBOR – Bar Harbor Bankshares (NYSE American: BHB), the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, is pleased to announce that the Bank has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s “Best-In-State Banks” for the fourth...
Enterprise: Business and nonprofit news
Valley News - New Hampshire
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Business hires and leadership changes Hanover-based Ledyard Bank has hired Jo-Ann Church as its senior vice president and chief credit officer. Church was previously employed as senior vice president and senior credit officer at Northway Bank....
Weston Theater Company presents 'White Christmas'
Manchester Journal - Vermont
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WESTON — Weston Theater Company celebrates holiday magic under summer skies with the classic song and dance musical by Irving Berlin, "White Christmas," playing at Walker Farm from Wednesday, July 16 through Aug 10. The story centers around a...
What’s a Company to Do?—State-Federal Conflict on EJ
JD Supra - California
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July 16, 2025
[co-author: Katrina Oshima, 2025 Summer Associate] Key Takeaways Despite the Trump administration’s elimination of federal environmental justice (EJ) programs, states are reaffirming their commitment to EJ and pushing forward new EJ programs and...
Vermont keeps youth for weeks at a temporary locked facility that ‘just isn’t built’ for long-term stays
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
Described by advocates for youth as two trailers plopped in a parking lot, the Red Clover Treatment Center is Vermont’s temporary — and only — locked juvenile facility. The secure program, opened in October 2024, was meant to meet an immediate...
Study: New Hampshire below national average for 5-year business success
Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire
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July 16, 2025
MANCHESTER, NH – New Hampshire is 38th among the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for five-year survival of businesses that opened in 2024, according to a new analysis. Less than half of New Hampshire businesses established in 2019 were still...
Vermont school districts and adult learning centers are feeling the impacts of the Trump administration’s funding pause
Valley News - New Hampshire
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December 7, 2025
School districts and adult learning centers across Vermont are beginning to feel the impact of the $26 million in federal funding President Donald Trump’s administration is withholding from the state. The U.S. Department of Education told state...
Vermont and northern New York businesses navigate ongoing tariffs
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
New tariffs on imported goods are creating new challenges for small businesses across the Northeast, from sauce manufacturers in Vermont to retail and tourism operations in the North Country.In Milton, Bove’s President Mark Bove says a 10% tariff...
Liars Bench to represent Portsmouth at premier Vermont beer festival
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Liars Bench, a Portsmouth brewery, will participate in the Vermont Brewers Beer Festival. Liars Bench was invited after tying Zero Gravity at the Great British Beer Festival. The brewery will feature its flagship No Dice pilsner, Love Duck pale...
Immigrant Farmworkers Win Housing Rights in Vermont
Civil Eats
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July 16, 2025
“It’s a very tough housing market in Vermont, and people who were able and willing to pay rent, and could give good references, just weren’t even getting a foot in the door and were being rejected.” “What that means for people in the farmworking...
Vermont Arts Council welcomes new board trustees
Bennington Banner - Vermont
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MONTPELIER — The Vermont Arts Council welcomed four new trustees and elected new officers at its annual board meeting in June. New board trustees are Emma Makdessi of Winooski, Alia Quart Khan of Randolph, Kurt Shaffert of White River Junction,...
Newspapers Show Uncommon Signs of Life in Southern Vermont
Seven Days - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
Brattleboro-based Vermont Independent Media, owner of the Commons, is defying newspaper industry trends by purchasing a nearby weekly and expanding operations. The deal, announced last week, merges the operations of the Commons, which covers...
New portal aims to help Vt. businesses access resources
WCAX - Vermont
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July 15, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Secretary of State’s Office has launched a new one-stop shop to help new and existing businesses. The Vermont Business Portal is designed to connect entrepreneurs to resources, including required paperwork and...
Thousands of Vermonters will see federal food benefits eliminated or reduced
Vermont Public Radio
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July 15, 2025
Government agencies and nonprofits have begun looking for ways to blunt the impact of a new federal law that could see thousands of Vermonters lose access to food benefits. The budget package Congress passed earlier this month will reduce funding...
Aon to launch UK captive management company
Captive International
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Aon has announced that it will launch a new UK-domiciled captive management company in preparation for new regulations allowing their domicile in the UK. This follows confirmation from the UK Government that it is to become a globally competitive...
Nicole Miller: The freeze of federal funding for after-school programs and its impact in Vermont
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 14, 2025
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