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Vermont Business Magazine Isotech North America in Colchester has received an additional order from the US Navy for its custom temperature calibrators. Isotech was awarded a Navy contract for design and development of approximately 700 next generation dry block temperature calibrators . After successful field evaluations and performance data from the early delivery orders, the Navy has placed new delivery orders in large quantities.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Public Radio has won two 2021 National Edward R. Murrow Awards for its journalism in 2020 from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The winning coverage includes: Feature Reporting: ‘Our Moms Have To Talk’: Pocket Dial Connects Grieving Moms. And as the urgent stories of 2020 compounded, Brave Little State, VPR's people-powered journalism show, continually pivoted to address listeners' curiosity about COVID-19, racial reckoning and the role of disinformation in the 2020 presidential election.

Vermont Business Magazine The travel and hospitality sector has undergone severe disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the road to recovery continues to present significant challenges. How can Vermont best meet these challenges, as well as embrace this opportunity for transformational change in this vital industry? The Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing will be holding a roundtable discussion to share ideas on current challenges, opportunities that federal funding might unlock, and the future of travel and tourism in the state. Roundtable discussions will be held in Stowe, Rutland and Manchester the week of August 23.

Vermont Business Magazine With demand for well-trained STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) workers expected to skyrocket, and women and people of color grossly underrepresented in STEM professions, afterschool programs in Vermont and across the country can play a critical role in preparing the workforce of the future. Today, 74% of Vermont parents report programs are providing STEM, the same as in 2014. Sixty percent of parents nationally and 39% in Vermont report that their child participates in STEM in afterschool twice or more per week.

Vermont State Police The northbound travel lane of Interstate 89 just past the Williston exit will be closed for an extended period following a dump truck that crashed into the South Brownell Road overpass Wednesday morning, Aug. 18, 2021. Inspections are underway for damage to the bridge and the highway. No injuries were reported in the single-vehicle wreck.

Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) visited Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) Wednesday to announce his support of the hospital’s proposed expansion of their child care center. Leahy, the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, included a request for $750,000 to support child care expansion in Bennington in his 2021 Congressionally Directed Spending requests. Let’s Grow Kids, a statewide campaign advocating for equitable access to high-quality, affordable child care in Vermont by 2025, participated in the press conference.

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Vermont Business Magazine GURU MEDIA SOLUTIONS, a full-service marketing and creative agency with offices in Sausalito, CA, and Burlington, VT, announced its Digital Marketing Agency of Record (AOR) partnership with the Non-GMO Project, the world’s most respected mission-driven, nonprofit organization dedicated to building and protecting a non-GMO food supply. This is the second major signing by GURU's East Coast office since opening in Fall 2020.

​Vermont Business Magazine John P Larkin Country Club is celebrating its 100th year anniversary. The course, often nicknamed as JPL, is situated on US Route 5, alongside the Connecticut River. It is a 9-hole, public golf course, which offers a fun challenge and scenic views. The course has a deep history, and has now been a staple in the Windsor community for 100 years.

Vermont Business Magazine Anyone age 12 and older is eligible to be vaccinated, regardless of residency. Those 12-17 are eligible for only the Pfizer vaccine. The third dose for immunocompromised individuals is available now but only those who have received the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines may get a third dose. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has not been approved for a booster. The CDC is expected to have further guidance as early as September on the general population receiving a booster, perhaps including the J&J shot.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, PR News announced that Vermont-based public relations firm, Junapr, is named one of the most innovative PR and communications firms in the US. PR News is the leading source of information, education, recognition, and data for Fortune 1000 professionals, agencies, and government/non-profits. Junapr was awarded the 2022 Agency Elite Top 100 award at a virtual ceremony this afternoon. Additionally, in July, PR News named Junapr founder Nicole Junas Ravlin as one of the Top Women in PR for 2021.

Just 104 women across the country were honored. They were celebrated as the best in the PR industry at a virtual gala on July 28. Junas Ravlin was specifically recognized for her entrepreneurship.

Vermont Business Magazine The foundation of Vermont Adaptive’s new $2.5 million adaptive sports facility at Sugarbush Resort’s Mt Ellen is in, and the first walls are installed, setting the stage for an anticipated grand opening of this state-of-the-art facility for the Winter 2021-2022 ski and snowboard season. The organization still has about $400,000 left to raise for the Sugarbush project.

Vermont Business Magazine For nearly two decades the Vermont Brewers Association has been running their brewery passport challenge and it continues to be a great tool guiding beer lovers to breweries across the state of Vermont. The idea is simple, pick up a passport at any brewery, ask for a stamp after visiting, continue on to your next brewery and turn it in for prizes in the end. It’s such a popular tool that other brewers’ associations around the country have replicated this program.