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Green Mountain Glove receives workforce training support

Green Mountain Glove receives workforce training support

Randolph-based, century-old Green Mountain Glove (GMG) has been granted $6,330 from the State of Vermont's Vermont Training Program (VTP). This grant will allow GMG to train skilled leather ...
Governor Scott signs legislation to strengthen Vermont captive insurance industry

Governor Scott signs legislation to strengthen Vermont captive insurance industry

Governor Phil Scott today signed new legislation into law strengthening Vermont’s captive regulation in a variety of areas. This year’s bill proposed several updates to Vermont’s leading captive ...
BioTek awarded Vermont Training Grant

BioTek awarded Vermont Training Grant

BioTek, a Winooski-based life science instrumentation firm has been granted $96,887 from the State‘s Vermont Training Program. BioTek will work with the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center ...
Vermont Smoke & Cure awarded Vermont Training Program grant

Vermont Smoke & Cure awarded Vermont Training Program grant

Vermont Smoke & Cure, a Hinesburg-based maker of smoked meats and meat snacks in Vermont since 1962, was granted more than $15,000 in Vermont Training Program (VTP) funding.  Vermont Smoke ...
Beta Technologies lifts off from Vermont

Beta Technologies lifts off from Vermont

You’ve heard of electric vehicles, but have you heard of electric aviation? Beta Technologies, a solutions provider for energy storage, power conversion, thermal analysis, and electric propulsion
Vermont Coffee Company workforce training supported by state grant

Vermont Coffee Company workforce training supported by state grant

Vermont Coffee Company was recently awarded $20,000 in training funds from the Vermont Department of Economic Development’s Vermont Training Program. Vermont Coffee Company collaborated with ...
Vermont companies support New American workers

Vermont companies support New American workers

In a 2016, the New American Economy reported that, as a whole, New Americans in Vermont earned $654.7M in 2014. These employees work for hundreds of Vermont businesses, and many of these ...
April 2nd is Vermont Equal Pay Day

April 2nd is Vermont Equal Pay Day

Governor Phil Scott today signed a proclamation recognizing April 2, 2019 as Equal Pay Day in Vermont, highlighting the gender pay gap between men and women’s earnings and the importance of ...
Vermonters boost community engagement with historic renovations

Vermonters boost community engagement with historic renovations

Across Vermont, communities are investing in historic, centrally located buildings in an effort to transform them into spaces where people can come together. In January 2018, a community group
Workforce training grant to help grow Vermont maple industry

Workforce training grant to help grow Vermont maple industry

Runamok Maple and Sogle Property LLC (d/b/a Thunder Basin Maple Works) have been granted a combined $95,779.90 in Vermont Training Program (VTP) funds. Both companies are co-owned by Eric and ...
Vermont Training Program to support granite industry workforce

Vermont Training Program to support granite industry workforce

The Vermont Department of Economic Development has approved a workforce training grant of $40,055 for Buttura & Gherardi Granite Artisans to reboot and update granite apprenticeship ...
Vermont Systems receives Vermont Training Program grant for workforce expansion

Vermont Systems receives Vermont Training Program grant for workforce expansion

Vermont Systems, an employee-owned recreation management software company headquartered in Essex Junction, has received a workforce development grant of $150,353 through Department of Economic ...