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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and a POWDR company, is ready for winter with a jam-packed event series kicking off with Alex Hackel’s Hike & Hang 2.0 on November 12 and concluding with the VT Green Up Day on May 6.

Vermont Business Magazine Barre Area Development Inc.'s Board of Directors has hired a new Executive Director, Aimée Green. Green brings over 25 years of combined, hands-on experience spearheading complex business operations in economic development, finance, programmatic initiatives and policy in the highly regulated industries of municipals, energy, and the health care sector in Vermont, and in Maine.

by John McClaughry Next Tuesday Vermonters will go to the polls to choose 30 senators and 150 Representatives, and of course six statewide officeholders (omitting the two Congressional races.) I have long been a firm believer that effective democracy requires an informed electorate advising candidates as to what’s important to them and what should be done or not done about it. I am frankly disappointed by the seeming (to me) unwillingness of today’s candidates, of the two major parties, to engage with their voters on the really important issues facing our state.

Vermont Business Magazine Ivette Guttmann, MD, is a sports medicine specialist and a former professional athlete with hopes of serving as a physician at the Olympic Games. She’s also the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly. The show airs on Facebook Live at noon on Wednesday, October 26. Dr. Guttmann practices sports medicine and non-surgical orthopedic care with SVMC Orthopedics, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) in Bennington. She earned her medical degree at Universidad Autonoma de Centro America in Costa Rica and completed the pediatrics residency training program at San Juan City Hospital in Puerto Rico in 2012.

Vermont Business Magazine AmeriVet Veterinary Partners has acquired 14 new veterinary practices from Northeast Veterinary Partners in a buyout on October 11, 2022, bringing the total number of clinics in AmeriVet's network to 186. This is the first time in AmeriVet history that the company has purchased another veterinary consolidator. The newly-added clinics are spread across several states, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, California, and Maine. They now have locations in Bristol, Hinesburg, Morrisville and St Johnsbury.

Vermont Business Magazine On Friday, Mayor Miro Weinberger called a special meeting of the Burlington City Council to authorize the execution of the proposed Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement (ARDA 2.0) for Tuesday November 1. In advance of the meeting, the Mayor has submitted a memorandum to the City Council available here, along with a memorandum from the project attorney available here and below. The ARDA 2.0 is also available

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) will match town Local Fiscal Recovery ARPA fund contributions dedicated to broadband in an expanded town match program as part of the VCBB’s Act 71 Broadband Construction Grant Program. To be matched, the funds must be pledged to the Communications Union District (CUD) serving the town or to an eligible provider committing to build out to all underserved locations in a community if the town is not a member of a CUD. The goal of the program is to accelerate the build-out of 100/100 Mbps broadband while decreasing its cost and providing affordable service for town residents.

Vermont Business Magazine WLVB-FM Operations Director Craig Ladd, Vermont Public Producer/Announcer Betty Smith-Mastaler and WTWN-AM/WYKR-FM Owner/Operator Stephen Puffer will be inducted in the Vermont Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Hilton Hotel in Burlington.

Vermont Business Magazine With generous support from the families of Holly & Bob Miller and Lois & J. Warren McClure, Cathedral Square has launched a $1 million capital campaign to ensure the future of Memory Care at Allen Brook, a Williston-based residence for very low-income Vermonters on Medicaid. The two families, known for their philanthropic support of worthy Vermont causes for decades, are matching every donation to the campaign dollar for dollar up to $500,000. Cathedral Square hopes to meet the $1 million goal for the Campaign for Memory Care at Allen Brook by the end of the year.

Vermont Business Magazine The deadline is approaching to enroll in the 2023 USDA Dairy Margin Coverage Program (DMC). The Vermont Legislature approved $2,600,000 to reimburse Vermont dairy farmers enrolled in the DMC for 2022 and 2023. The reimbursement program is currently underway and estimates DMC reimbursement allocated to-date for 2022 at $1,500,000. It is estimated that there will be $1,100,000 remaining to provide reimbursement for the Tier I premiums in calendar year 2023. USDA has announced the sign up for the 2023 Dairy Margin Coverage Program with a deadline for enrollment as December 9th, 2022. All interested dairy farmers should contact their county USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office as soon as possible. Use the following link to find your county FSA office: USDA Service Center Locator