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• Federal agency terminates Vermont EB-5 Regional Center

  09-07-2018 23:22 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerIt’s official: The federal government has terminated the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center.The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service notified state officials on July 3 that the program must be shut down immediately.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• Federal agency terminates scandal-plagued Vermont EB-5 Regional Center

  09-07-2018 23:22 via vtdigger.org
  Gov. Phil Scott. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  It’s official: The federal government has terminated the Vermont EB-5 Regional Center.The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services notified state officials on July 3 that the program must be shut down immediately.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• Vermont Energy Investment Corporation welcomes new board members

  09-07-2018 22:41 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Energy Investment CorporationJuly 5, 2018
  Contact:Alayna [email protected]
  VEIC WELCOMES THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS
  July 5, 2018 – Burlington, VT – Richard Cowart, President of the VEIC Board of Directors, announced today the appointment of three new board members. Colin Owyang, Ellen Zuckerman, and Nick Richardson, will begin their terms as VEIC board members in July 2018.
  The VEIC Board provides independent, continuous, and permanent leade
  
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• Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets to provide professional development opportunities

  09-07-2018 22:31 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & MarketsJuly 5, 2018
  Contact:Trevor Audet802-522-4725
  Branch Out Your Vermont BrandA Guide to Growing Your Business with Social Media
  Manchester, Vt. – The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets is partnering with Northshire Grows Inc. to provide professional development opportunities for farm and food businesses in southern Vermont. The interactive Social Media workshop, led by marketing expert Nicole Ravlin from Peo
  
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• Southwestern Vermont Medical Center enhances local ICU services

  09-07-2018 22:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterJuly 5, 2018
  Contact:Ashley Brenon JowettPhone: 802.447.5019Fax: [email protected]
  BENNINGTON, VT—July 5, 2018— In partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Avera Health, a national leader in telemedicine services, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) will launch eICU CARE, an around-the-clock monitoring service for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The new capability will allow patients wi
  
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• Gifford Health Care joins energy management partnership

  09-07-2018 21:58 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gifford Health CareJuly 3, 2018
  Contact:Maryellen Apelquist802-728-2284
  Gifford Joins Efficiency Vermont Partnership
  RANDOLPH, Vt.—Gifford Health Care recently joined an energy management partnership of nine hospitals coordinated by Efficiency Vermont. The partnership, Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI), will provide Gifford with technical assistance, education, and support to develop a comprehensive approach to energy management in order to reduce waste, improve ener
  
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• LACiNg Up for Cancer walk raises $180,000

  09-07-2018 21:43 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — LACiNg up for CancerJuly 3, 2018
  Contact:Kathy Demars888-7720
  Jill Baker888-8302
  LACiNg Up For Cancer Walk Raises More Than $180,000 for Lamoille Area Cancer Network
  Morrisville: As of press time, fundraising efforts for this year’s LACiNg Up For Cancer walk, an event that benefits Lamoille Area Cancer Network (LACN), is at $187,029 with more expected to trickle in over the next several weeks. Kathy Demars, Event Chair, expressed her appreciation to the many teams, bus
  
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• One of two North Bennington hydro projects shelved

  09-07-2018 21:38 via vtdigger.org
  The Firehouse Dam in North Bennington is one of two dams originally proposed as hydropower sites for the village. Photo by Jim Therrien/VTDigger
  NORTH BENNINGTON — Hydropower developer Bill Scully has halted preliminary work on a proposed 58-kilowatt generating facility planned for the Lake Paran Dam but will continue planning a smaller facility just downstream from the lake.
  At Scully’s request, the North Bennington Village Board recently contacted the Federal Energy Regulatory Comm
  
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• Campaign 2018: 'Clintonian' Democrat Adeluola Seeks To Unseat Sanders For U.S. Senate dlvr.it/Qb0Fy7 https://t.co/9Y8EJvAdTT

  09-07-2018 20:45 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: Sentiments Shift On GMOs As Federal Labeling Law Gets Ironed Out dlvr.it/Qb0D4B https://t.co/bJUDrEWohZ

  09-07-2018 20:36 via twitter.com
  
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• Steve May: Authorities must pair public inquiries with opioids

  09-07-2018 20:34 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Steve MayJuly 5, 2018
  Contact:Steve MayT: 781.898.5296
  VT OPIATE LAWSUIT NEED TO BE PAIRED WITH PUBLIC INQUIRY
  State Senate Candidate Steve May (P/D-Richmond) has called on Vermont authorities to include a public inquiry as a part of any settlement involving the pharmaceutical industry and their involvement in the opiate crisis. An increasing number of states, counties and municipalities around the country have sought to re-capture part of the costs associated with the care
  
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• Vermont Tech students & alumni compete in National Skills Conference

  09-07-2018 20:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont TechJuly 3, 2018
  Contact:Amanda [email protected]
  Louisville, KY – Seven Vermont Tech students and recent graduates had the opportunity to represent Vermont post-secondary technical education at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference. The conference ran from Tuesday, June 26th to Friday June 29th in Louisville, Kentucky.
  Vermont Tech was represented in four separate events, all related to manufacturing. Manny Aretakis of Pem
  
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• Batter Up! Baseball Roundup At The Season's 7th Inning Stretch dlvr.it/Qb05Vf https://t.co/NSFNmMnf2s

  09-07-2018 20:10 via twitter.com
  
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• Efficiency Vermont partners with hospitals to save energy

  09-07-2018 18:44 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Efficiency VermontJuly 3, 2018
  Contact:Abby [email protected]
  Vermont hospitals join Efficiency Vermont partnership for energy savings
  July 3, 2018 – Burlington, VT – A group of Vermont hospitals have joined an energy management partnership coordinated by Efficiency Vermont. Through the Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) partnership, hospitals will receive technical assistance, education, and support to develop a comprehensive approach to energy
  
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• Weston Playhouse to present ‘West Side Story’

  09-07-2018 18:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Weston Main StageJuly 4, 2018
  Contact:[email protected]
  Weston, VT – West Side Story Opens July 12
  Continuing a full tilt schedule of summer entertainment, Weston presents America’s most beloved musical, West Side Story, on the Main Stage from July 12 through August 4.
  Star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria fight to keep their forbidden love alive in this reimagining of Romeo and Juliet set in 1950’s New York. One of the most celebrated musicals of all
  
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• Bennington Museum to host Elizabeth Kolbert and Edward Koren

  09-07-2018 18:17 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Bennington MuseumJuly 3, 2018
  Contact:Susan Strano802-447-1571 ext/ [email protected]
  Elizabeth Kolbert and Edward Koren Present Thinking About Extinction
  On Sunday, July 15, from 2:00 to 3:30 pm join Berkshire County author Elizabeth Kolbert and Vermont artist Edward Koren as they explore her book The Sixth Extinction and its impact on Koren’s work in creating curious skeletal creatures in a landscape of ruined Gothic and Classical architecture. The pres
  
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• Cooling facilities open statewide

  09-07-2018 17:59 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottJuly 2, 2018
  Contact:Rebecca [email protected]
  COOLING FACILITIES OPEN THROUGHOUT VERMONT
  Montpelier, Vt. – A number of communities have opened public buildings for residents to cool off during Vermont’s current heat wave. The National Weather Service is predicting several more 90-degree days with heat indices in the 100s.
  Public buildings that can be used for cooling are not limited to the ones listed below, which have b
  
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• Waterbury man convicted of child pornography possession

  09-07-2018 17:47 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the Attorney GeneralJuly 2, 2018
  CONTACT:Ultan Doyle(802) 828-5512
  WATERBURY MAN CONVICTED OF FIVE COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
  Attorney General Thomas J. Donovan announced today that Ming Zhang of Waterbury, Vermont, was found guilty by a jury of five counts of possession of child pornography on June 28, 2018 in Vermont Superior Court, Washington County. Four of the counts were felonies and have potential sentences of up to five years in prison or a f
  
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• Green Mountain Power turns to stored energy in heat wave

  09-07-2018 17:37 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain PowerJuly, 2018
  Media Contact:Kristin Kelly(802) 318-0872
  DURING HOT WEATHER GMP LEVERAGING STORED ENERGY TO DRIVE DOWN PEAK POWER DEMAND AND LOWER COSTS FOR CUSTOMERSGMP Battery Network is Equivalent to Taking 5,000 Homes Off the Grid
  COLCHESTER, Vt. – Forecasters are predicting record high temperatures and GMP is turning to stored energy to reduce demand on the grid. There is a network of Tesla Powerwall batteries in Vermonters’ homes, stored sol
  
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• Vermont to receive AmeriCorps grants

  09-07-2018 17:29 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont DelegationJuly 2, 2018
  Contact:David Carle (Leahy)202-224-3693
  Dan McLean (Sanders)802-862-6695
  Kate Hamilton (Welch)202-440-3340
  Delegation Announces $3 Million for AmeriCorps in Vermont
  BURLINGTON, Vt., July 2 – Vermont’s congressional delegation today announced that Vermont will receive $3 million in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS).
  “AmeriCorps members have an enormous impact on the lives of Vermo
  
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• Lawsuit: Attorneys for EB-5 investors took $5M in kickbacks from Jay Peak

  09-07-2018 01:31 via vtdigger.org
  The Hotel Jay was the signature project of the Jay Peak Resort expansion that used EB-5 immigrant investor money. VTDigger file photo
  The former developers of Jay Peak Resort gave $5 million in kickbacks to more than 100 immigration attorneys, according to a lawsuit pending in federal court.
  Bill Stenger, the former CEO of Jay Peak, gave immigration lawyers a $25,000 payment for every foreign investor they brought into the Northeast Kingdom EB-5 program. Stenger asked lawyers to sign a “le
  
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• Kendall Lambert: Running as a Republican was a mistake

  09-07-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Kendall Lambert, of Newport, who is running for the Vermont House of Representatives to represent the Orleans 2 district. She is the director for the Memphremagog Watershed Association, is on the board of NorthWoods Stewardship Center and is part of the Watersheds United Vermont Steering Committee.
  My name is Kendall Lambert, and in March, I announced that I was seeking the Republican nomination to represent the Orleans-2 district in the Vermont House o
  
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• Allie Stickney: Nurses’ strike possibility disheartening

  09-07-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Allie Stickney, who is the chair of the board for the UVM Medical Center.
  The UVM Medical Center has been negotiating with the union that represents our nurses to come to an agreement on a fair contract. The nurses union let us know they intend to begin a 48-hour strike on the morning of July 12. While that does not necessarily mean there will be a strike and there is still enough time to reach resolution, UVM Medical Center leaders are hard at work dev
  
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• Kirsten Berggren: Making the biggest hospital the best hospital

  09-07-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Kirsten Berggren, a nurse practitioner at the UVM Medical Center.
  If you wanted to start a new hospital and have it be the best in the area, what would you do? Would you build the fanciest new building? Have the most modern equipment? The biggest rooms? I tell you what I would do — I would find out how much all the other hospitals and clinics in the area were paying, and pay 10 percent more, across the board, to all staff. That would guarantee the
  
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• Campaign finance is main focus in U.S. House primary race

  09-07-2018 00:34 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Peter Welch at a Statehouse ceremony in December. Both of his opponents in the primary say they would drop out of the race if he stopped taking corporate PAC donations. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  Campaign finance is shaping up to be a key issue for challengers of incumbent Rep. Peter Welch in the Democratic primary for Vermont’s sole U.S. House seat next month.
  Both Dan Freilich and Ben Mitchell say that campaign finance and Welch’s acceptance of donations from politi
  
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• New use for old bottle bill: Unredeemed empties will fund clean water

  09-07-2018 00:19 via vtdigger.org
  The town of Peacham in the Northeast Kingdom separates its recyclables including returnable bottles and cans. Photo by Ellen Bartlett/VTDigger
  In the rush to conclude the legislative session, some unusual decisions get made, and so it was that after months of debate over the state’s obligation to fund improvements to water quality, the only bill that passed that provides actual new funding for water quality was the recycling bill.
  Under a provision of S.285, starting in 2019, unredeemed bo
  
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