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Entergy has found an unlikely ally in its quest to sell Vermont Yankee, and some anti-nuclear activists aren't happy about it.
Elizabeth Miller - formerly an Entergy adversary in two prominent roles in state government - now is listed among the attorneys representing the company as it seeks state Public Service Board permission to sell the defunct Vernon plant to a New York-based cleanup specialist.
At a recent economic development announcement in Brattleboro, Gov. Peter Shumlin confidently declared that Windham County has an advantage because “we can do cash.” He was referring to a multimillion-dollar pot of money - the Windham County Economic Development Program - that was created via a shutdown settlement agreement...
Citing the impact of new enrollment regulations under Act 46, Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School officials have endorsed more than $200,000 in cuts for next fiscal year's budget. The fiscal 2018 spending plan, which will be subject to a five-town vote in February, includes the elimination...
Could rows of quietly whirring computers replace Vermont Yankee? Seeking long-term options for the former nuclear plant property, the Vernon Planning Commission is looking into the possibility that a technology company could build a data center - sometimes called a “server farm” - at the site. Commission members were buoyed at a Dec. 14 meeting by Matt Dunne, a former Google executive with experience in siting data centers. Dunne said he believes the Yankee property has many key assets for...
After a long wait, Mount Snow has gained access to $52 million in foreign investment funding and will move forward with two major improvement projects. Mount Snow's parent company, Missouri-based Peak Resorts Inc., announced Dec. 13 that a key approval issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will allow the company to “immediately” access EB-5 program money that has been held in escrow. The EB-5 money represents nearly 80 percent of a planned $66 million investment that will bring a...
At age 21, Brittany Allard believes she may have found her niche. The Brattleboro resident is a member of the first class graduating from an accelerated medical assistant training program - the result of a new collaboration between Brattleboro Memorial Hospital and Community College of Vermont. Hospital and college administrators tout the 14-week program as an innovative way to meet workforce needs, since the Hospital offered full scholarships to eight students and guaranteed that they would have jobs upon completing...
When Tom Moffitt was putting together a business plan for Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, his oft-repeated goal was to hire 40 employees within five years. He recalls that there were “quite a few disbelieving faces.” A little over five and a half years since the Brattleboro plant opened, Commonwealth now employs 150 in Vermont. And on Dec. 14, Moffitt announced yet another expansion of a facility that produces large quantities of the popular Green Mountain Creamery yogurt brand. The $20 million...
A New York company says it might start cleaning up the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in 2019 and could finish the job as early as 2026 - the most accelerated schedule released to date. The disclosure came in newly filed documents seeking state approval for Entergy's proposed sale of the shut-down Vernon plant to NorthStar Group Services Inc. The companies want to close the deal by the end of 2018, and they're asking the Vermont Public Service Board to rule...
