Vermont organization among winners of Citizens' small business award

Has awarded nearly $2 million to 167 small businesses over eight years Vermont Business Magazine Citizens is recognizing 25 small businesses as winners of its eighth annual Small Business Community Champion Award based on their commitment to support their …

University of Vermont and UVM Staff United finalize contract

Vermont Business Magazine A new collective bargaining agreement between the University of Vermont and UVM Staff United has been approved by the UVM Board of Trustees and ratified by the union’s membership. The new three-year agreement includes updates to …

'That is not a statistic we want to lead the nation in': Bill tackles violence in Vermont hospitals

On March 19, 2025, staff members at Central Vermont Medical Center called 911 for help when a woman threatened to stab them. According to the police report, they were also assaulted with food and milk. The hospital placed another emergency call less than …

2024 Vermont Work Disability Prevention Summit concludes

Vermont Business Magazine Between June and October 2024, the Vermont Department of Labor brought together experts from 27 healthcare, government, employment, and non-profit organizations across Vermont to address and prevent work disability in Vermont …

New commissioner of Vermont DFR appointed

Kaj Samsom (pictured) has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation, effective immediately. He replaces Sandy Bigglestone, who was acting commissioner for four months while maintaining her role as deputy …

Vermont Cannabiz Guide: An Introduction

It's been less than three years since Vermont legalized the sale of cannabis, aka marijuana, for recreational use; the first legal sale took place on October 1, 2022. Back then, there were just three dispensaries, in Burlington, Middlebury and Rutland. …

Seven Cannabis Products to Try at Vermont Dispensaries

There are so many different ways to use cannabis — you can smoke it, eat it, drink it, rub it on your body — and Vermont dispensaries sell a dizzying array of THC products. A group of Seven Days staffers picked a few of their favorites to highlight here. …

Vermont Cannabis Dispensary Directory

You can’t buy it at Costco, and Amazon won’t ship it to you: If you want to buy cannabis for recreational use (or “adult use”) in Vermont, you have to visit one of these dispensaries blooming all over our beautiful state. Your buds at Seven Days have …

Alleged carjacking suspects flee after crashing into light pole in Vermont Square

Vermont teen charged with second-degree murder in father's shooting death

A Vermont teen was charged Monday with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his father back in 2024. Vermont State Police said Stephen Nuciolo Jr., 18, was arrested on Monday based on recent developments over the weekend in connection with the Jan …