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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott praised the efforts of healthcare workers Wednesday during the keynote remarks for Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Annual Meeting. The governor, who addressed a crowd at the Paramount Theater, said that healthcare workers stepped up to care for patients and their communities throughout the two years of the pandemic.

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm DC Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the next Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court: Let me congratulate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on her confirmation to the Supreme Court, and on her lifetime of service that has led to this historic and well-deserved moment.

Vermont Business Magazine Thanks to a grant from the Melissa Andrews Trust in Barre, Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) has purchased a Volara airway clearance system to better meet its patient respiratory care needs. Patients with respiratory or neuromuscular conditions such as COVID, COPD, cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy often require medical help to clear their airway by expanding the lungs and loosening mucus so they can breathe more freely. If patients are unable to clear their airway, reduced oxygen flow could result in lung infections and further damage, leading to respiratory failure.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife The new year brought new and improved fishing regulations to the state. Don’t worry, most regulations have been simplified and offer more year-round fishing. Vermont's trout season starts April 9. Anglers can find success early in the season with a few key strategies.

Vermont Business Magazine Classy, a giving platform that enables nonprofits to connect supporters with causes they care about, has named Pure Water for the World, Inc (PWW) in Rutland as a finalist for the 2022 Classy Awards. The Classy Awards were launched in 2009 to shine a spotlight on outstanding programs run by nonprofit organizations around the world and have grown to become one of the largest social impact awards in the country. "We’re proud to share that PWW’s Health and Hope in Haiti program has been recognized for its contribution to addressing the need for reliable access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene education (WASH) in homes, schools and health clinics located in underserved communities in Limonade, a commune in northern Haiti located outside of Cap-Haïtien."

Senator Patrick Leahy Today is an historic one. Today, each member of the Senate will have the opportunity to cast a vote on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Throughout our Nation’s history, only 115 people have served on the Supreme Court. Until now, only five of them were women. Only two of them have been Black. And none of them has been a Black woman. History indeed. And long overdue.

Vermont Business Magazine Gasoline prices fell 5 cents a gallon this week in Vermont to an average of $4.15 per gallon according to Gas Buddy. Average US prices fell 8 cents to $4.14. Gas prices in Vermont are down 2 cents from a month ago and up $1.38 from this time last year.

Vermont Business Magazine Leading household products company and green pioneer Seventh Generation has unveiled a significant brand evolution – the biggest in its 34-year history – that celebrates its beliefs about the rights and the health of the next seven generations while communicating the performance of its products. The new logo and packaging visual identity will roll out across the company’s full product portfolio nationwide throughout April 2022.

Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM)—in collaboration with 28 universities and institutions—is poised to advance its status as a prominent institution in hydrological research.

This new initiative was made possible through the tireless efforts of Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., with transformative support of up to $25 million over the next five years from the federal government. It establishes the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH), a national consortium of science and services to provide actionable water resources intelligence to improve a national water model and flood forecasting.

​Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Land Trust is accepting applications for the 2022 Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award to recognize business innovation, environmental practices, and giving back. The $5,000 award is intended for land stewardship, innovation, and service to community. Farmers are eligible who are actively working on or managing a commercial farm operation in the state, are residents of Vermont, and have not received this award in the past. Applications are accepted until June 30, 2022.

Vermont Business Magazine Do North Coworking and Northern Vermont University announce applications are now being accepted for the first four-month cohort for the new Forest Products Accelerator program. The program is designed to support companies in the startup and seed stages throughout North America that are commercializing new and improved products, services, and technology. Through this program, participating companies will receive expert advice and tools to build a market-validated business case, model, and operating plan, and make connections with industry players and resources.

Vermont Business Magazine It’s almost time for spring turkey hunting in Vermont. Youth and novice turkey hunting weekend is April 23 and 24 this year, and the regular spring turkey season is May 1-31. To hunt turkeys on April 23 and 24, a youth must be 15 or younger and must have completed a hunter education course and possess a hunting license, a turkey hunting license and a free youth turkey hunting tag.