BURLINGTON, Vermont, Jan. 8 -- Champlain College issued the following news: Champlain College and nuwave Equity Corporation have announced the Vermont Culture Innovators Project, an impactful initiative designed to reshape workplace culture in Vermont businesses while offering students invaluable hands-on learning experience. This partnership underscores a shared commitment to equipping students with real-world skills such as effective communication, cultural awareness, and community engagemen  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Jan. 16 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * Federal investment will make Green Mountain State a national leader in microchip technology and workforce development * * * The Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub--a consortium led by the University of Vermont (UVM) and including GlobalFoundries and the State of Vermont--has been awarded $23.7M in federal funding. The investment from the U.S. Economic Development Administration is the largest res  more

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vermont, Jan. 17 -- The Vermont Law and Graduate School issued the following news release: On October 21, the Environmental Justice Clinic (EJC) at Vermont Law and Graduate School filed comments on the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project Final Environmental Impact Statement on behalf of the Bishop Paiute Tribe. The Bishop Paiute Tribe is a federally recognized Tribe and one of the largest tribes in the state of California. The Tribe's reservation is 875 acres and located at the  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 15 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * VT-ALERT and the Attorney General's Office partner to inform the public of scams * * * Vermonters made a total of 3,533 scam reports to the Attorney General's Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) in 2024. Leading the list was the "Computer Tech Support" scam, totaling almost 30% of the top scams reported. This scam tricks people with sudden alerts about alleged comput  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Governor Phil Scott today announced two leadership appointments: Matt Rousseau as deputy commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Brittney Wilson as deputy commissioner of the Department of Public Service. Matt Rousseau, deputy commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles Matt Rousseau has been with DMV since 2017 overseeing critical functions and serving as ch  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2025, on the death of Ex-Gov. Tom Salmon: * * * "On August 2, 1972, a former state representative from Rockingham, declared his candidacy for Governor. "On November 8th, headlines would read of the biggest political upset in Vermont history, and Tom Salmon was Governor- Elect. "Governor Salmon led Vermont through some of our nation's most difficult times, doing his best to stabilize our ec  more