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Benchmark Space Systems wins ThinkVermont Innovation Grant

Benchmark Space Systems wins ThinkVermont Innovation Grant

Benchmark Space Systems, a high-technology business in Burlington, has been awarded a $14,500 ThinkVermont Innovation Grant. This grant program is an initiative that responds to the growth needs ...
Vermont Violins awarded workforce development grant

Vermont Violins awarded workforce development grant

Vermont Violins is the most recent small Vermont business to have been approved for a workforce training grant from the Vermont Training Program (VTP). Vermont Violins is expanding in-house ...
NuHarbor Security receives workforce training, economic development funds

NuHarbor Security receives workforce training, economic development funds

Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce & Community Development have announced that NuHarbor Security has been awarded a total of nearly $325,000 from the Vermont Training Program ...

VCET launches #ScaleHere network supporting rural entrepreneurs

The Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) today announced new partnerships with five innovation hubs to boost startups, innovation and localized economic development throughout Vermont.
Vermont Precision Tools accepts VTP grant

Vermont Precision Tools accepts VTP grant

Vermont Precision Tools, an advanced manufacturing company based in Swanton, recently received a grant totaling $12,167.10 from the Vermont Training Program (VTP). With this grant, Vermont ...
St. Johnsbury Awarded $35,000 in Cleanup Funding

St. Johnsbury Awarded $35,000 in Cleanup Funding

The Town of St. Johnsbury has been awarded $35,000 in cleanup funding to create the Three Rivers Path Trailhead Center. The Agency of Commerce and Community Development’s Brownfields Program ...
The many ways to measure Vermont’s livability

The many ways to measure Vermont’s livability

“Livability,” “quality of life,” “sense of place”—these are all terms used to describe some of the less tangible but very important aspects of a town, city, or state that make it a good place to ...
Green business start-up to grow workforce with VTP grant

Green business start-up to grow workforce with VTP grant

Department of Economic Development’s Vermont Training Program (VTP) has granted $9,760 to Green State Biochar. The three-person startup produces biochar, a hard carbon made from local waste wood,
BETA Technologies receives Vermont Training Program grant

BETA Technologies receives Vermont Training Program grant

BETA Technologies, an aerospace company specializing in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) technology and recharging pad technology, has been granted $78,742.50 by the Department of ...
Vermont Creamery grows with help of VTP grant

Vermont Creamery grows with help of VTP grant

Vermont Creamery, makers of fresh and aged goat cheeses, cultured butter, and crème fraiche, has been granted more than $65,000 in Vermont Training Program (VTP) funding. The funding will support
VTP: Educating Vermont’s workforce one small business at a time

VTP: Educating Vermont’s workforce one small business at a time

What do a glove maker, a medical instruments manufacturer, and a smoked meats producer have in common? The obvious answers are that they’re all successful small businesses and they are all ...
In Vermont, every day is Earth Day

In Vermont, every day is Earth Day

Happy Earth Day from the Green Mountain State! It’s no secret that Vermont is a known clean energy leader. In fact, Green Mountain Power (GMP), the state's largest electricity utility and the ...