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Saturday October 27, 2012 RICHMOND -- Politicians often are criticized for telling people what they want to hear rather than being fully open with them, and Gov. Peter Shumlin says he doesn't want to fall into that trap.

With the caveat that the weatherman sometimes gets the forecast wrong even the morning of the day he gives it, a national weather service is suggesting much better snow conditions in Vermont this coming ski season than the meager offerings supplied last season. CustomWeather, a specialized provider of high-resolution weather forecast and alert services, has released its Ski Outlook for Winter 2012-2013, indicating the best places to go for optimal skiing conditions in the US this winter. 

If the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon wants relief from a state tax, it will have to go to state court to get it. The Vermont federal district court issued a 16-page decision just after 4 Thursday afternoon dismissing a challenge brought by Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. to Vermont’s Electrical Energy Generating Tax (“EET”). The EET imposes a tax of $0.0025 per kWh of electricity generated by large capacity power plants, of which Vermont Yankee is the only one in the state.

The Jack-o'-lantern Spectacular at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, R.I., features 5,000 lit pumpkins along the zoo's wetlands trail.

The state is offering financial help to people in need of wheelchairs and other assistive technology.

Bryant University, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth all earned places on The Princeton Review's 2013 list of the 'Best 296 Business Schools,' and Roger William's University earned a place on the college-prep maker's list of the 'Best 168 Law Schools.'

Thursday October 11, 2012 ZEKE WRIGHT Staff Writer CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. -- An energy project left on the table last month was approved by the Cambridge Central School Board of Education Tuesday after further discussion. Board members heard opposing viewpoints but voted to move forward with the full scope of proposed work, pegged at $1.

Waltham-based Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received two Phase 2 contracts from the Office of Naval Research to develop a new power distribution system to improve fuel efficiency and enable ship and submarine systems to tap more power as needed.

The 480-space parking garage will be used in conjunction with the redevelopment of the Union Station Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, a $45 million project with multiple funding sources.

Momogoose, a food truck often found serving lunch in downtown Boston, has signed a lease for a permanent restaurant near South Station. The red Momogoose truck serves Asian-inspired sandwiches, rice bowls, noodles and salads at several Boston-area spots, including International Place, Post Office Square, Kendall Square, Copley Square and Charlestown. Boston Restaurant Talk reports Momogoose is keeping the exact address of its planned new restaurant a "secret."

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leader in specialty coffee and coffee makers based in Waterbury, and Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE: DPS) have announced the companies have reached an agreement to offer Snapple premium iced teas in K-Cup and Vue packs for Keurig single cup brewing systems. The new Snapple K-Cup® and Vue® packs will be filled with the finest teas to create a great-tasting iced tea experience with the ease and convenience of a Keurig® brewer. Snapple K-Cup® pack iced teas will be offered in a variety of at home and away from home channels for ...

Governor Peter Shumlin has announced the allocation of $1.786 million in tax credits through the Downtown Program to support nearly $26 million in building improvements in downtowns and village centers across the state. This year, in addition to traditional credits which spur building investment and revitalization in Vermont’s community centers, $500,000 in flood credits were allocated to help repair and rehabilitate buildings damaged by the flooding in 2011.  Competitively awarded by the Downtown Development Board, this year’s tax credits went to 30 projects in 17 communities. 

RBS Citizens Bank remained Rhode Island's leading deposit holder during the fiscal year ended June 30, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

The Providence area ranked 94 out of the 102 metropolitan areas across the U.S. ranked on The Business Journals' October 2012 On Numbers Economic Index.