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Vermont Business Magazine A coalition of University of Vermont students and faculty will hold an all-day, online “teach-in” to spotlight the value of threatened teachers and fields of study and reveal the truth about the artificial “structural deficit” in the College of Arts and Sciences: Wednesday, February 3, from 9 am to 5 pm, via YouTube Livestream on the UVM United Against the Cuts channel.

Vermont Business Magazine The 21st Century Business Forum continues in February, featuring influential leadership expert John Maxwell. This episode, hosted by best-selling author Jon Gordon, will broadcast at 12PM EST on Wednesday, Feb. 10. Registration is free.

​Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont’s College of Education and Social Services (CESS) and the Greater Burlington YMCA (GBYMCA) are forming a new partnership to advance high-quality early childhood education in Vermont. The partnership aims to reimagine and innovate the field experience of future early childhood educators, better preparing them to address the needs of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families.

by Devon Green VAHHS Vice President of Governmental Relations Part of the governor’s proposal included a $1.25 million tax incentive for nurses which would provide a 100% waiver of income tax in the first year, a 70% waiver of income tax in year two, and a 50% waiver of income tax in year three.

Vermont Business Magazine The Small Business Administration is accepting applications for the 2021 Vermont Emerging Leaders Program which will be held virtually and is slated to begin in the spring. Emerging Leaders is an intensive executive-level series intended to accelerate the growth of high-potential small businesses in America’s underserved cities and rural areas.

Vermont Business Magazine Even amid the pandemic, tobacco use remains a serious public health threat. In addition to tobacco-related death and disease, smoking also increases the risk of the most severe impacts of COVID-19, making ending tobacco use more important than ever. This year’s “State of Tobacco Control” report from the American Lung Association grades federal and state efforts to reduce tobacco use and calls for meaningful policies that will save lives. The report finds that Vermont had mixed grades on its efforts to reduce and prevent tobacco use, earning two failing grades for tobacco prevention and control funding and for flavored tobacco products, with the state earning an A and two Bs in the remaining categories.

Vermont Business Magazine The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington, Vermont, as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award. The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through transformational change on the road to health care reform. They display outstanding leadership, responsiveness to their community’s health needs and demonstrate a collaborative community process that has led to measurable outcomes.

Vermont Business Magazine This February, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) will host four webinars focused on a range of public health topics designed for women in the community. This engaging webinar series women will gain knowledge and skills aimed at improving their physical, emotional, and social wellbeing from knowledgeable community partners.

“Healthy women are an integral part of a healthy community,” said Rory Price, SVMC’s coordinator of Population Health. “We are thrilled to provide opportunities for learning, sharing, and discussion, all within a judgment-free environment.”

Vermont Business Magazine January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) is now following new cervical cancer screening guidelines established by the American Cancer Society. Starting at age 25, people with a cervix should get an HPV (Human Papillomavirus) test every five years. For individuals ages 65 and older, cervical cancer screening guidance remains the same.

Vermont Business Magazine It started when now world-famous Bernie-mitten-maker Jen Ellis gifted Outright Vermont 1 of 3 pairs of newly made mitts in a ‘coming out of hiatus’ moment. 'This hard for them. I just wanted to give them a shoutout, you know, like, ‘Hang in there. This is not going to last forever, and when it's over, you can go out and hug all your friends and be your awesome selves, out in public'.’

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor is aware of a mailing and printing process error that impacts 1099-G tax documents that were mailed on Friday and Saturday (January 29 – 30). If you received a 1099 from VDOL, they are asking that you DO NOT OPEN IT. VDOL will send you a self-addressed stamped envelope in which to return it. VDOL suspects a printing error resulted in some people getting someone's else's information. This could have occurred even if the address information appears correct.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health is reporting 425 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday and three more deaths for a total of 175 statewide. Despite the anticipated snowstorm, the vaccine clinics will be open Tuesday. However, people may reschedule their appointments. Over 50,000 Vermonters have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and about 17,000 have received both.