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Vermont Country Store Plans Sustainable Growth
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This month, the Vermont Country Store announced the appointment of Chris Vickers as its new President and CEO. The appointment continues a tradition of appointing a non-family member as CEO of the 3rd generation business.VPR News
Crowd-Funding Platforms Hope To Target Investors
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Crowdfunding has taken off. Kickstarter is the best known crowdfunding site, but there are hundreds of online platforms like it. They enable entrepreneurs, artists and others to pitch an idea for a project and collect donations to finance it. But the day is coming when crowdfunding will be targeted to investors as well as donors.VPR News
Newscast: Friday, February 15, 2013, 5:50 p.m.
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Newscast: Friday, February 15, 2013, 5:50 p.m.VPR News
Vt. Revenues Up In Most Categories In January
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New figures show that Vermont state revenues were up in most categories last month, coming in slightly ahead of projections.VPR News
Advocates Decry Cuts To Vt. Reach Up Program
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Advocates and beneficiaries say Governor Peter Shumlin’s plan to cut a key welfare-to-work program by limiting the amount of time people get benefits will increase poverty and homelessness in Vermont.VPR News
Vt. House Committee To Take Serious Look At Soda Tax
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The House Health Care committee is taking a serious look at a plan to impose a tax on sugar sweetened beverages but opponents of the tax are launching a consumer campaign against the legislation.VPR News
Sterling College Divests From Fossil Fuel Companies
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Sterling College recently announced that it will become only third higher education institution in the nation to divest from fossil fuels.VPR News
Stafford To Offer Tourism Industry Course
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A technical center in Rutland is going to offer high school students a course on careers in tourism.VPR News