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Fighting Food Insecurity in Vermont and New Hampshire: A Community Effort

Ublocal

With many pandemic-related food relief programs ending—including increased SNAP benefits and free school lunches —as well as rising inflation and food costs , the risk of food insecurity for residents across our region is ever-growing. It’s also something that we can all work on together to eliminate.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

PYMNTS

People’s United Bank, which operates across Connecticut, southeastern New York state, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, recently demonstrated the growing interest of community banks to collaborate with FinTechs to expand their product offering — just as larger national and multinational financial institutions (FIs) do.

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Union Bank Continues its Support of Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital with $100,000 Donation for ER Expansion

Ublocal

When the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital emergency room opened 50 years ago, it was serving about ten patients per day. When construction is completed, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital will be much better equipped to meet the healthcare needs of our community today, and for years to come.

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Navigating the Loan Landscape: A Guide to Small Business Financing

Ublocal

If you don’t already have one, you can get free help writing a business plan at one of the SBA’s Small Business Development Centers –find your nearest one in Vermont or New Hampshire here. You’ll also need to prepare financial projections for at least the next two years and provide business tax returns from the past three years.

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Non-Profit Community Spotlight: Copley Hospital and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital

Ublocal

In fact, last year we provided meaningful support to over 175 non-profit organizations throughout northern Vermont and northern New Hampshire. In this piece, we highlight Copley Hospital and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. Union Bank has always prioritized giving back to the communities we serve.

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Walden Mutual aims to serve New England’s food community

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If it opens its doors as planned in January 2022, Walden Mutual Bank will be the first new mutual bank charter in New Hampshire in a century and the country’s first new mutual charter in five decades. There are more beginning farmers [in New England] than anywhere else in the country.”. By Margaret Littman.

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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

PYMNTS

In a press release, the company said the latest expansion efforts add to the 35 new stores launched during the first half of the fiscal year, bringing the total count of store openings in the region to 63 stores. New store openings in Canada can be found in Ontario and Saskatchewan.