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Vermont Business Magazine At PCC, strong relationships are the foundation of everything we do. We prioritize our staff, our valued clients, and the well-being of the patients they serve. Your community is our community. For this reason, we are delighted and honored to share that PCC has once again earned the prestigious Best in KLAS recognition from KLAS Research in their annual Software & Services Report, specifically in the Ambulatory Pediatric Solutions category. This achievement marks our eighth year in a row as the #1 ranked ambulatory pediatric EHR solution nationwide – a milestone made possible only by the continuous support of the practices we partner with. On behalf of the entire PCC team: thank you.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-Vermont-At-Large), today released the following statement: “We are horrified to learn of the detention of Vermont pastor and nursing assistant Steven Tendo by ICE outside of his workplace today — just days ahead of a regular check-in with immigration authorities. Pastor Tendo fled persecution and torture in Uganda and has lived peacefully in Vermont for many years as a valued member of our community. People like Pastor Tendo are exactly who our asylum system is meant to protect. We join together with many Vermonters in calling on the Trump administration to ensure Pastor Tendo is allowed to return to Vermont and that he is immediately afforded full due process, including the right to contact his attorney while his appeal is considered.” 

Vermont Business Magazine The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) has been awarded $3.45 million in funding from the USDA. As one of four Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives (DBI) in the country, the NE-DBIC serves dairy farmers and processors across 11 states, including: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.  This is the seventh round of funding since the DBI was established under the 2018 Farm Bill. Funds directly support dairy farmers and processors with modernization, innovation, and increasing efficiency and sustainability across the dairy sector.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, on World Cancer Day, Vermonters can help cancer patients by donating platelets with the American Red Cross of Northern New England. This need is especially urgent as severe winter storms in other parts of the country temporarily closed donation centers in recent weeks, leaving more than 3,000 platelet donations uncollected nationwide. Platelets are tiny cell fragments in your blood that help form clots and stop bleeding. Nearly 50% of donated platelets go to cancer patients. With a shelf life of only five days, hospitals rely on a steady supply of platelet donations to ensure this lifesaving resource is available when patients need it.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Gas Systems, Inc (VGS) announced today that President and CEO Neale Lunderville will step down at the end of 2026 after more than six years at the helm. The VGS Board of Directors will conduct a search for his successor. Lunderville said the decision comes at a time of strength for the company. Lunderville joined VGS in 2020 after helping the company develop its first Climate Plan. Since then, VGS has expanded its energy efficiency programs, launched in-home electrification services including heat pumps, and increased renewable natural gas (RNG) in its portfolio to nation-leading levels. VGS partnered to bring online two RNG digesters at Vermont farms in Salisbury and Berkshire, producing enough energy to heat thousands of homes.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Law and Graduate School will once again host a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site, with appointments available through Tax Day on April 15. Volunteers will prepare and electronically file federal and state tax returns, free of charge, for qualifying low-to-moderate income and elderly taxpayers whose family income in 2025 was $69,000 or less. Appointments will take place on the VLGS campus in South Royalton on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 4 p.m., and on Saturdays starting at 9 a.m.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center (VMEC) has announced the results of its January 12, 2026, annual election of VMEC Advisory Board members. Re-elected for additional two-year terms to the board are Cristin O’Donnell, Plant Director, King Arthur Baking Company (Norwich); Dave Blittersdorf, President/ CEO/ Founder, AllEarth Renewables, Inc. (Williston); Janette Bombardier, P.E., Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Chroma Technology (Bellows Falls) and Mike Rainville, President/ Owner, Maple Landmark, Inc. (Middlebury). Also, Mike Rainville was re-elected as Chairperson of the VMEC Advisory Board for an additional one-year term.

Burlington-based Bytes.co has brought home a Gold and a Platinum trophy from the 2026 AVA Digital Awards. These awards represent two projects we’re particularly proud of: our work scaling Tony’s Train Exchange with SEM and our mission-driven SEO strategy for Age Well. This is our third year in a row being honored at this competition, and while we appreciate the hardware, the real prize is seeing our clients’ sustained growth in visibility, traffic, and revenue.

Vermont State Police On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, the Vermont State Police received a report of a missing person, 21-year-old Benjamin Adams. During a search for Adams, at about 11 a.m., a member of the community located a single-vehicle crash near the intersection of Vermont Route 3 and U.S. Route 7 in the town of Pittsford. The investigation determined Adams was driving north on Route 3 in a Toyota 4Runner when he left the roadway. Adams was found unresponsive and was pronounced deceased on scene. 

The Vermont State Police and multiple other first-response agencies rescued five ice skaters who became stranded on Lake Champlain after a large section of ice broke apart off Charlotte. The incident was reported at about 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. Responders established an incident command post at the Charlotte Town Beach and launched a joint operation to rescue the skaters, who were approximately 675 yards offshore. The rescue operation involved sending a crew in an inflatable boat across about 200 yards of open water to the skaters and returning them one by one to a section of ice that remained stable. The skaters were then able to walk safely to shore. 

Vermont Business Magazine ATTOM, the leading provider of property data, AI-powered analytics, and real estate intelligence solutions, today released its fourth quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, which shows that 44.6 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the United States were considered equity-rich in the fourth quarter, meaning that the combined estimated amount of loan balances secured by those properties was no more than half of their estimated market values. As has been the case in recent years, Vermont has the lowest rate of underwater mortgages and by far the highest rate of homes classified as equity-rich.

Vermont Business Magazine Former U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan, 46, of Burlington and former First Assistant Michael P. Drescher, 60, of Hinesburg today were confirmed as Vermont Supreme Court justices by the Vermont Senate after an unprecedented series of events. While Nolan's confirmation mostly sailed smoothly through the committee and floor vote (23-7), Drescher needed a special procedural action by Senate President Phil Baruth to make it to a full Senate vote after he was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Then he needed a tie-breaking vote by Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers after a 15-15 tie on the floor.