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Vermont Business Magazine After a pause in time created by the COVID-19 Virus, the creative, skilled, and seasoned, team at AO Glass is presenting a whole new in-house collection. First out in the Vermont Strong Collection of 2020 is the Cocktail/Whiskey Glass. AO Glass operates on 416 Pine Street in the heart of Burlington, Vermont and has been in business since 2007. The glass team is now back in the studio, following all the recommended safety precautions.

Vermont Business Magazine As producers of the Vermont Flower Show, the first priority of the VNLA/Green Works Board of Directors is the safety of all attendees, vendors, and volunteers who participate in our signature event, the Vermont Flower Show. We have been examining the data on the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging theme is no one knows for sure how long this virus will remain with us. In an effort to keep people safe as well as to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, we have made the decision to postpone the 2021 Vermont Flower Show, scheduled for February 27, 28, and March 1, 2021, to March 4-6, 2022.

Vermont Business Magazine National Life Group will host an Annual Financial Call on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern time. The conference call is scheduled to last 60 minutes and will begin with an approximate 30-minute presentation on the financial standing of the organization.

Leonine Public Affairs The last week of May marked the end of the filing period for candidates to register for the August primary election. With the COVID-19 crisis enveloping the legislative agenda and dominating news cycles, there has been relatively little focus thus far on the November election. The filing deadline on Thursday brought the election to the forefront for the first time in two months with some notable races taking shape and the retirement of some long-serving lawmakers.

Vermont Business Magazine On Friday Governor Phil Scott announced new guidance for multiple sectors. These include close contact businesses like gyms and spas, overnight summer camps, museums and theaters, outdoor markets, and increasing gatherings to 25.

Vermont Business Magazine Winooski-based BioTek has announced that Agilent’s BenchCel Microplate Handler is now added to its portfolio of walkaway automated solutions. The modular BenchCel Microplate Handler is a high-speed robot with an open, flexible and scalable format to bring efficiency to diverse applications such as ELISA, endpoint add-and-read assays and cell fix-stain-image processes.

Vermont Business Magazine Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are pressing the US Supreme Court to make permanent the live audio access to oral arguments it has adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they further asked the Court to allow live video coverage of its proceedings. Leahy and Grassley also noted that the vast majority of Americans support audio and video access to our nation’s justice system.

Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has announced the opening of a new treatments space particularly for patients with respiratory symptoms. It’s called the Respiratory Evaluation Center (REC).

Vermont Business Magazine Health Commissioner Mark Levine said today that the Health Department is investigating a small cluster of cases (fewer than 6) among members of the Winooski community. This is not an outbreak of the virus spreading throughout the city. The department has been in contact with the individuals and is providing appropriate guidance and recommendations – including for self-isolation and quarantine. The contact tracing team has been reaching out to any of these individuals’ close contacts to identify any further risk and need for testing. In addition to closely working with Winooski city officials, Health staff have been in contact with community-based organizations, on education and follow-up efforts.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced the resumption of additional close contact businesses, dental procedures, businesses that require work in the home, and of limited overnight youth summer camp programming. As state modeling continues to indicate a low number of COVID-19 cases, he also increased the size of social gatherings to 25. The summer camps guidance includes protocols for out-of-state campers. Gatherings can be held inside and outside.

Vermont Business Magazine The members of the Vermont State Police and Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Schirling said in a statement Friday afternoon that they unequivocally condemn the actions of police officers in Minneapolis that led to the death of George Floyd.

Vermont Business Magazine At his public briefing earlier today, Mayor Weinberger shared the following statement condemning the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and recommitting to the work of promoting racial justice in Burlington. The mayor was joined by Chief of Police Jennifer Morrison.