Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Governor Jim Douglas formally announces his candidacy for re-election; the Vermont Economic Development Authority will give Black River Produce almost $650,000 to help the company purchase the former Idlenot milk processing facility in Springfield; Miller Building Systems has announced it will close its Bennington facility at the end of July, leaving 35 people without jobs; the discount airline Independence Air begins service from the Burlington airport; more….
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