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Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University will host the 2019 Association of Military Colleges & Schools of the United States Senior Military Colleges (AMSCUS SMC) Conference September 8 – 10 in Burlington and on its Northfield, campus. Norwich will welcome about 50 guests for three days of activities designed to share information, lessons learned and to build camaraderie among the administration, staff and cadets of the Senior Military Colleges during Norwich’s bicentennial year.
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Vermont Business Magazine On behalf of the Vermont Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, Vice-Chair Jerry Manock and Military Outreach Director Dan Pipes presented Liam O'Farrell with a Patriot Award Aug. 19. O'Farrell received the award because of the extraordinary support he provides his Vermont Army National Guard employee, Spc Jacob Miller.
“The Patriot Award was created by ESGR to publicly recognize individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees, who like the citizen warriors before them, have answered their nation’s call to serve,” said Manock. “Supportive supervisors are critical to maintaining the strength and readiness of the nation’s Guard and Reserve units.”
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Public Assets Institute Monday is the 125th Labor Day, a national holiday to celebrate the contributions of workers to our community. Arguably few contribute more to growth and development across the country than early childhood workers, primarily women. Early childhood professionals are in positions to shape the values we want for our children and community: how to share and take turns, how to be safe with one another, and how to be kind. They can support parents through the complexities of raising a child and educate them on how to navigate children’s developmental changes. And we want them to keep our children safe and healthy.
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Vermont Business Magazine This fall VEC will be returning $1.2 million in patronage capital to its members. This will be the seventh consecutive year that VEC members have received a patronage capital distribution, with over $6 million refunded over that time period.
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Vermont Business Magazine Unless otherwise noted, all Green Mountain Care Board meetings are held in the Pavilion Auditorium at 109 State Street, Montpelier.
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Vermont Business Magazine A new law goes into effect today, Sunday, September 1, 2019, throughout the State of Vermont, raising the age of sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, from 18 to 21.
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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont's swift water rescue team is deploying members to Florida to assist in the response to Hurricane Dorian. Vermont Task Force 1 Swift Water Rescue Team will perform evacuations and rescues in flooded areas. The deployment is through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) at the request of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. The mission will last 12 days and the team will be staged in Tallahassee, Florida. The team is comprised of responders from the Vermont Division of Fire Safety, Burlington Fire Department, Castleton Fire Department, Colchester Technical Rescue, Hartford Fire Department, Lebanon (NH) Fire Department, Rutland Fire Department, Springfield Fire Department, and Williston Fire Department.
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Vermont Business Magazine Hundreds of Vermonters from throughout the state are expected to gather Monday, Labor Day, on the Middlebury Green for an annual Labor Day celebration. The event is 4-7 pm. Rights & Democracy, Vermont AFL CIO, Vermont NEA, 350 VT, and other labor and other community organizations are hosting this year's event, which will feature speakers from local and statewide community, environmental, and labor organizations.
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by Stephen Leffler, MD, Interim President, UVM Medical Center I am writing to share a message I sent to all UVM Medical Center employees today regarding the recent action taken by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, Conscience and Religious Freedom Division.
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Vermont State Police On November 30, 2018 the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations began an investigation into an allegation of embezzlement by a former employee of the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation. After a lengthy investigation, it was determined that John Johnson had made several purchases for personal gain which were ultimately paid for by the State of Vermont without their knowledge at the time.
These purchases were made to various auto-parts stores with which the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation holds purchase accounts. Johnson was found to have purchased various motor vehicle parts such as tires and brake rotors/pads in a total sum of $969.55. Johnson was found to have made additional purchases, however, due to the Statute of Limitations for these offenses, Johnson was only charged in relation to five specific transactions.
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JA McDonald is no longer eligible to work on additional AOT projects
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is actively investigating whistleblower allegations of willful, non-conforming construction services by contractor JA McDonald, Inc, based in Lyndon Center, Vermont, pertaining to two bridges constructed by JA McDonald in Bennington on Route 279 (Bennington bypass) and two bridges on I-91 in Guilford. The investigation has corroborated the allegations, but also confirmed there are no immediate safety concerns. The value of the contracts was over $55 million.
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Vermont Business Magazine A lockdown of the Montpelier State Office Complex has been lifted after law enforcement thoroughly searched and cleared 133 State Street in response to reports of an armed individual entering the building. A nearby building located at 6 Baldwin Street was also searched and cleared. No intruder or firearm were located.