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Vermont Business Magazine Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP) has announced that the affordable housing nonprofit has been chosen as the first beneficiary of the “Round It Up For Change” program recently launched by Morrisville Co-Op (MoCo.) During the months of April and May, MoCo will donate funds collected from rounded up purchases to Lamoille Housing Partnership. The Round It Up For Change program offers MoCo shoppers the option to round up their purchases to the nearest dollar every time they check out – funds collected will be donated to the bi-monthly chosen nonprofit by MoCo.

MoCo General Manager Michael Hauser describes the program as “a simple platform for fundraising that makes it easy on the donor, ensuring a high likelihood of success for the non-profits.” Now in its second year, MoCo “felt that it was ready to take on projects that not only benefit members and shoppers, but also the community in which we live and operate,” explains Hauser. 

Vermont Business Magazine Buoyed by an increase in its design and development clientele and a strong business climate in Connecticut, Synectic Product Development has invested more than $1 million to relocate from Milford, CT, to a newly-renovated, state-of-the-art facility in Woodbridge, CT. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mack Molding, based in Arlington, Vermont, Synectic serves as Mack’s product development and engineering services arm, focusing on design, research, development, and manufacturing of medical devices and consumer products. With more than 38 years of experience, Synectic has built specialties in design engineering, prototype fabrication, creating intellectual property, pre-clinical testing and manufacturing.

Vermont Business Magazine REI Co-op is opening its first location in Vermont this fall, bringing a wide assortment of quality gear, equipment rentals, experiences and expertise for the region’s most popular outdoor activities to Williston. The new 31,000-square-foot store will be located at Taft Corners Shopping Center, less than a hour's drive from world-class recreation opportunities in Mount Mansfield State Forest and Camel’s Hump State Park. REI Williston will also offer a specialty bike, ski and snowboard shop for customers who need tuning or repair services before venturing to the mountains.

by Jill Olson, Executive Director, VNAs of Vermont We’ve entered the home stretch of the 2019 legislative session. While there are still many weeks of debate ahead, several recent milestones delineate the framework of the debate for the remainder of the session. VNAs of Vermont staff have compiled a “crossover” report outlining the bills that are in play that impact home health and hospice services.

by Katie Keszey Last week, thirteen Community College of Vermont (CCV) students joined CCV president Joyce Judy for the annual Leadership Scholarship luncheon and award ceremony in Montpelier.

Vermont Business Magazine The Springfield Rotary Club held its annual "4-Way Speech Contest" at this week's meeting.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Land Trust is accepting applications for a new award to benefit Vermont farmers. The Eric Rozendaal Memorial Award has been established to honor Eric Rozendaal, a creative, innovative and enterprising farmer from Starksboro. After he passed away last summer, his family and friends raised funds to create an award in his memory, which is now managed by the Vermont Land Trust. One $5,000 award will be given annually for the next 10 years to a Vermont farmer who demonstrates Eric’s values of land stewardship, giving back, and entrepreneurial farming.

Vermont Research News is a bi-monthly curated collection of Vermont research from the University of Vermont Center for Research on Vermont -- focused on research in the Vermont "laboratory" -- research that provides original knowledge to the world and research that adds to understanding of the state's social, economic, cultural and physical environment.

Vermont Business Magazine The Better Connections program, a nationally-recognized grant program from the Agency of Transportation (AOT) and Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), today announced that three Vermont towns will receive project funds to increase transportation options, improve water quality, support public health and strengthen economic vitality in downtowns and village centers.

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger today delivered the State of the City Address in City Hall’s Contois Auditorium, during which he reported that the State of the City is very strong, and for the seventh year in a row, stronger than it was one year ago.

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Patrick Leahy gave a floor address April 2 against the proposed Senate rule change to decrease debate time required by 28 hours to confirm district judge and lower-level executive-branch nominations.

Vermont Business Magazine A new book says that a significant percentage of undocumented farm workers in Vermont are food insecure. Since the late 1990s, undocumented Mexican and Central American farm workers on Vermont’s dairy farms have been instrumental in helping bring milk, cheese, yogurt and other food products to market. While the laborers play a vital role in feeding others, many face significant barriers in accessing food themselves, says a new book.