AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLocal Tax Input: Bennington’s Select Board is asking residents to weigh in on how a proposed 1% Local Option Tax would be spent if voters approve it this November, with a plan that would keep most revenue in town and require public priorities. Agriculture & Trade: Sen. Peter Welch is set to meet Vermont farmers and small businesses near the U.S.-Canada border to push back on Trump’s trade war, with impacts spanning manufacturing, tourism, brewing, maple sugaring and cheesemaking. Food Safety: The FDA posted an expanded recall of Lundberg Family Farms white jasmine rice after potential foreign-material contamination, affecting 2-pound packages shipped to Vermont and other states; consumers are urged to check UPC and lot/best-before dates. Energy & Power: Green Mountain Power will hold a customer open house Sept. 1 in Westminster, and Maine regulators revived a major wind-and-transmission project that could reshape the regional grid. Environment & Forestry: U.S. Forest Service and partners in Vermont are injecting young elms with Dutch elm disease spores to identify resistant trees for future restoration. Business Expansion: Caliber Collision is entering Vermont via acquisition of Key Collision, adding locations across New England. Tech & Work: Bernie Sanders backed Bill Gates’ warning that AI could threaten jobs, urging Congress to act before it’s too late. Community & Industry Events: A Bennington Rotary speaker series Sept. 4 will spotlight small-farm sheep-to-shawl production at Wing and a Prayer Farm.
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