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Vermont’s Thygesen wins the 2022 Merle Howard Award

Vermont’s Thygesen wins the 2022 Merle Howard Award

Keenan Thygesen, Tunbridge, Vermont, was named the 18th Merle Howard Award winner at the 55th World Dairy Expo on Friday, October 7. (Courtesy Photo)

MADISON, Wis. — Keenan Thygesen of Tunbridge, Vermont, was named the 18th Merle Howard Award winner at the 55th World Dairy Expo on Friday, October 7. “Hard-working” and “a can-do attitude” are two descriptions for this year’s Merle Howard Award Winner. In 4-H, Thygesen served as secretary, vice president, and then president of his club. As his 4-H career came to a close, ... Read more

Exaktera acquires Vermont's Advanced Illumination Inc

Vermont Business Magazine Exaktera LLC from Boston, a Union Park Capital portfolio company, today announced its acquisition of Advanced Illumination Inc, based in Rochester, Vermont, a long-established design and manufacturer of specialty LED lightin ... Read more

3 Democrats, no Republicans vie for 2 Vt. House seats repres

HARTFORD — Vermont’s Windsor 6 House District, newly created after redistricting, is about to hold its first election. On Aug. 9, voters of the district representing Hartford will take to the polls and will choose two out of the three Democratic ... Read more

Steven Locke to Serve as Fire Chief for the City of South Bu

Burlington and South Burlington, VT – After more than six years of service to the City of Burlington, Chief Steven Locke has accepted the position of Fire Chief for the City of South Burlington. South Burlington Fire Chief Terry Francis, after givi ... Read more

Rock of Ages Granite Quarry

Visiting the Rock of Ages Corporation’s granite quarry is basically a tour of the immense. The quarry itself is the world’s largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, and though 600 feet of its depths, approximately half is under the green water. A van drives visitors up a bumpy road to the site, which can be viewed from behind a gate.

The ride up to the quarry passes piles and piles of granite blocks; since 1885, quarry workers have simply dumped pieces of granite with fractures or cracks in these sections called “grout pil ... Read more

Vermont to get $70,000 for solar projects from USDA

Projects Will Support Climate-Smart Solutions to Lower Energy Costs in 48 States and Puerto Rico

Vermont Business Magazine US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the department is investing $464 million t ... Read more

Vermont Law School names new president

Editor’s Note: This story by Alex Hanson first appeared in the Valley News on April 14.

Rodney A. Smolla is the next president of Vermont Law School. Courtesy photograph

A longtime law professor and higher education admini ... Read more

Photojournalist Susan Meiselas: How to be in the right place

In June, Susan Meiselas received the PHotoEspaña 2022 Award for her career as a documentary photographer covering cultural hotspots including Nicaragua and Kurdistan. As part of the Per Amor l’Art Collection, her series Carnival Strippers commands ... Read more

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Mayor Pauly believes that all elected officials are servant leaders for the community they represent. As electeds, it is most important that we connect with our community, work to understand the values, goals and priorities of this special community, and reflect that in all the work that we do.