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Basketball great Carmelo Anthony and his business partner Asani Swann have joined the stage musical 'The Harder They Come' as executive producers.

Qvest has helped to realise the most modern planetarium in Europe at the Halle Planetarium, Germany. As project partner, Qvest orchestrated several high-tech AV

Electric power will be cleaner but there is no way it will be cheaper. All of those upgrades will cost billions and someone has to pay.

The expense of these systems is not trivial, but in our case, our long-term investment will pay off financially and environmentally.

Dont look down on others who cant afford to transition away from fossil fuels.

The Vermont Communications Union Districts Association (VCUDA) has elected new officers: President: Ellie de Villiers, Maple Broadband Vice President: Jonathan Baker, NEK Broadband Treasurer & Secretary: F. X. Flinn, ECFiber VCUDA consists of nine Communications Union Districts (CUDs), regional municipalities that have formed in Vermont to provide world-class broadband to unserved and underserved addresses in Vermont. Modeled on the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, VCUDA formed in November 20...

The Federal Trade Commission has named Aviv Nevo as the new FTC Bureau of Economics Director, filling a position left vacant since February 2022. Professor Nevo’s appointment was unanimously approved by the FTC commissioners.

Now is the time to redefine “affordable housing” to mean affordable homeownership. It is encouraging to see the Legislature show some willingness to tackle the housing crisis. Incentivizing those who hoard housing to sell vacant second (third, fourth) homes is an excellent start to solving the current crisis and I applaud lawmakers for pushing forward in this direction. Homeownership for Vermont families should be the goal, not more passive income for the parasitic real estate investor from ...

A Defra farming expert has given an update on how his government department is evaluating the potential for carbon trading in agriculture. Jonathan Baker,

Homeownership is the cornerstone of democracy in this country. No one should have to rent simply because they were born in the wrong decade. It is past time to act to make sure all Vermont families have a fair chance to become homeowners. Homes are not an investment, they are shelter. Homes are not financial instruments. Homes are not meant to generate “good returns.” The property tax rate on second homes in Vermont should be raised to a level that incentivizes turning these “investments�...