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Vermont Business Magazine Health and hospital leaders who gathered at the 87^th annual meeting of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS) joined together to produce health and hygiene kits for refugee families who will arrive in Vermont this year. Since the conference took place in Manchester, the group worked with Bennington County Open Arms (BCOA) to provide essential supplies for the 15 families who are expected to join Bennington County communities this year.

Vermont Business Magazine Since 2013, the Vermont Chamber of Commerce has convened manufacturing industry leaders at the annual Manufacturing Supply Chain Summit. In recent years, the pandemic prompted the event to go virtual, increasing accessibility for global buyers, suppliers, and partners to engage with Vermont and New England manufacturers and leaders. Due to the success of the virtual model, the event was once again held virtually this year in September, bringing together representatives from throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. The 2022 event was themed; “Rebuilding Supply Chains and Workforce through Content, Collaboration, and Contacts.” 85 supplier participants and 25 OEMs, Primes, and Government Agencies held 300 meetings between buyers, suppliers, and partners, and facilitated 350 connections between participants.

Vermont Business Magazine Faculty members and students at Saint Michael’s College will present their groundbreaking research throughout the fall semester on topics that address some of the biggest challenges facing our world today. The series, called “Saint Michael’s College presents: Solutions for Social Impact,” will include three seminar-style presentations by faculty who teach and research in scientific fields. Students who worked on the research projects will also be involved in several of the talks. Anyone interested in the topics can attend the seminars – no advanced scientific understanding is required.

Vermont Business Magazine Stowe and Woodstock have both made it onto a list of the 12 Most Quintessential Small Towns in New England in 2022, edging out over 1,400 other communities in an updated study by Strategistico, a data-driven research website that provides insights about living and traveling in the US. To determine the most exemplary small towns in New England that best reflect the region’s qualities and values, Strategistico ranked all the towns based on several key metrics, including their dining & entertainment options, vibrancy of their arts & culture scene, availability of historic sites, outdoor amenities, cost of living, walkability, crime rate, and overall atmosphere.

Vermont Business Magazine Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and the only US-based manufacturer of memory, on Tuesday announced plans to build the largest semiconductor fabrication facility in the history of the United States. The new megafab north of Syracuse will increase domestic supply of leading-edge memory and create nearly 50,000 New York jobs, including approximately 9,000 high paying Micron jobs. The GlobalFoundries plant in Essex Junction, VT, at one time was a major world manufacturer of memory.

Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that today, Jerry Banks, 35, of Fort Garland, Colorado, was charged with a murder-for-hire conspiracy and the kidnapping of Gregory Davis, a resident of Danville, Vermont, on January 6, 2018, resulting in Davis’s death. Banks was added as a defendant to the murder-for-hire conspiracy case already pending against Serhat Gumrukcu, 39, of Los Angeles, California, and Berk Eratay, 36, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Following an exhaustive investigation by detectives with the Vermont State Police and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement obtained a criminal complaint in April 2022 that charged Banks with kidnapping Davis.

Vermont Business Magazine A group of Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA) faculty are protesting the college administration’s behind-doors decision to relocate their low-residency programs to Colorado College and sell/lease the Montpelier campus facilities. Citing a lack of transparency and collective decision-making ensured by the college’s governance policy, a number of program faculty have issued a letter of No-Confidence in the college’s president, Leslie Ward. In addition, they have submitted a formal complaint to the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), an institutional accreditor. VCFA faculty look to the college’s Academic Council as the forum where faculty and administration discuss all college-related concerns, from pedagogy to finance.

Vermont Business Magazine October is National Farm to School Month! Schools and early childhood providers can celebrate by applying for the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets’ Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant. This grant provides financial and technical assistance to schools and early childhood education providers to help develop or grow their farm to school and early childhood programs. The Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant application deadline is November 3, 2022.

Vermont Business Magazine State and local officials today hosted a delegation of 50 representatives from Montreal area businesses, industry associations, and entrepreneurs exploring an expansion into the U.S. market. This event represents a concerted effort to develop or retain connections with Vermont’s largest trade partner and foreign direct investment clients by bringing together entities from Vermont and Canada to share best practices, encourage innovation, and increase bi-lateral trade. It builds on a recent trade mission to Quebec and participation in the Supply Chain Manufacturing Summit, during which Governor Phil Scott and members of his Administration met with Canadian companies seeking to grow in Vermont.

Vermont Business Magazine Steven Gold, chair of the Public Assets Institute Board of Directors, announced today that they have selected Stephanie Yu, current deputy director, as the organization’s next president and executive director. Yu replaces founder Paul Cillo, who will step down at the end of this year. A nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 2003, Public Assets Institute is an independent research organization that works to improve the wellbeing of all Vermonters and advance racial, social, and economic justice through research, fiscal analysis, and public engagement and empowerment. It focuses on education funding, family economic security, and making state tax and budget decisions transparent, inclusive, and responsive to Vermonters’ needs.

Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Health investigation into reports of Legionnaires’ disease in Franklin County identified five confirmed cases, including one death of an individual in their 70’s, but the source of the infections remains unknown. The cases, reported to the Health Department between Aug. 12 and August 29, appear to be clustered in the St Albans area. Although no common source of the infections has been found, officials said the general risk to residents of St Albans and Franklin County is very low, as most healthy people exposed to the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease do not get sick.