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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health is reporting 165 new cases of COVID-19 with two more deaths for a statewide total of 181. Also, if you’re planning to watch the Super Bowl this Sunday, remember: It’s safest to celebrate with the people you live with. Gathering with people from outside your own household increases the chances of spreading of COVID-19, especially if you’re indoors, close together, and eating or drinking without masks. Many cases and several outbreaks started with get-togethers.

Vermont Business Magazine The Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce along with Explore New England, Visit New England and Boston.com have partnered on a variety of tourism initiatives over the last few months to promote the South-Central region of Vermont. To date, projects have included landing pages on the Visit New England, and Explore New England websites that reach millions each year, social media posts, and newsletter blasts that go to hundreds of thousands of folks interested in traveling to Vermont.

Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites Vermonters to attend an online presentation on February 11, 2021 to review a collaborative watershed action plan for the Upper Connecticut River Basin. The plan encompasses Upper Connecticut River and streams that flow to it from the Canadian border down to the Passumpsic River. It includes the Nulhegan River, Willard Stream, and Paul Stream along with several smaller streams that flow directly into the Connecticut River.

Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General TJ Donovan today announced that the State of Vermont will receive $1.536 million as part of a multi-state settlement with McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, for the company’s role in the opioid epidemic. The settlement resolves investigations into the company’s work for opioid companies, helping those companies to promote their drugs and profit from the opioid epidemic

Vermont Business Magazine Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) welcomed the White House announcement that President Biden would end US participation in the nearly six-year-old Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) released the 2021 Environmental Common Agenda, a guide to this year’s top legislative priorities for Vermont’s environment and communities. This year’s Agenda gives special consideration to the myriad challenges currently facing our state.

Vermont Business Magazine Community Fund of the Vermont Electric Co-op (VEC) recently awarded a grant to the local non-profit Jenna’s Promise to support recovery from substance use disorder. The grant will go toward upgrading the kitchen at Jenna’s House - a center point for the community in Johnson - to better host community events, offer cooking classes to the community, and help to aid people in their recovery journey.

Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power (GMP) is making it simple and affordable for business customers to install electric vehicle chargers for the public and their employees with a new Workplace Charging pilot program. The turnkey package includes the Level 2 charger, software, installation, project management, maintenance and financing. The cost could be as low as $35 per month for a single charger.

Vermont Business Magazine With transportation now the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions, several states, including Vermont, are taking comprehensive steps to help enable residents and businesses to use and charge electric vehicles, yet many others have done little to reduce barriers, according to a first-of-its-kind report released Wednesday by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University has been designated the lead institution of the nation’s Senior Military Colleges in creating a Department of Defense Cyber Institute program through a recently awarded two-year, $19.5 million grant. The six schools, Norwich University, Virginia Military Institute, The Citadel, Virginia Tech, University of North Georgia, and Texas A&M, will create a pipeline of qualified cyber professionals in various critical work roles.

Vermont Business Magazine Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint issued the following statement today on abhorrent racist language during break in Transportation Committee on Wednesday: "Late last night it came to my attention that during a break in the Senate Transportation Committee’s morning meeting, a witness could be seen and heard uttering racial epithets."

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont resident Gregory Bombard yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging what it called a retaliatory arrest by a Vermont State Police Trooper in February 2018. Represented by the ACLU of Vermont and cooperating counsel Gary Sarachan, Bombard asserts that the trooper involved abused his authority and violated Bombard’s First and Fourth Amendment rights.