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Vermont Business Magazine It makes sense. The lower the speed limits the higher the number of speeding tickets.  QuoteWizard, a LendingTree company, and one of the nation's leading online insurance marketplaces, released a report on the worst states for speedy drivers. Vermont ranked third worst overall and number four for number of speeding tickets. After ranking all 50 states on average speed limits and rate of speeding tickets QuoteWizard found that drivers in states with low-speed limits tend to have a higher rate of speeding tickets. Conversely, QuoteWizard found states with higher speed limits had a lower rate of speeding tickets.

Vermont Business Magazine Kaman Composites – Vermont, Inc (KCV) in Bennington, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation, has announced the expansion of their medical imaging customer base with an agreement to manufacture complex composite assemblies for Carestream Health in support of their cutting edge DRX product line.

Vermont Business Magazine Champlain College Online, a leader in career-focused adult higher education, today announced a new interdisciplinary online degree, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Marketing Communication. Building on Champlain's long history and expertise in marketing and communication through its campus-based programs, this new program is in response to marketing professionals’ need for a broad, integrated skill set that can help them adapt to the changing needs of employers. Champlain’s online marketing and communication bachelor’s degree directly addresses recent shifts in the marketing landscape, including near-constant digital media changes, and the movement away from narrowly defined and siloed marketing and communications functions.

Vermont Business Magazine Sugarbush Resort has revamped the Lincoln Peak base area restaurant formerly known as Rumble’s Kitchen into the new Rumble’s Bistro & Bar. This comes on the heels of a couple new additions to the culinary management team: Stephane Ohayon, Vice President of Food & Beverage, and Vanessa Davis, Executive Chef at Rumble’s Bistro & Bar.

Ohayon grew up in the south of France, with his first culinary gig coming in his father’s restaurant at the age of 12 and learning his culinary trade through his grandmother’s cooking. Although he went to college for international business, the hospitality industry became his passion and so, he decided to make it a career. Over the years Ohayon has owned three restaurants in Breckinridge, CO, Seattle, WA, and the Dominican Republic. He also has plenty of experience in the ski industry having been the F&B Director at Keystone, as well as the VP of F&B at Alyeska.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz and his wife, Elana Amsterdam, New York Times bestselling author and founder of Elana’s Pantry, announced significant contributions totaling more than $2.8 million to further strengthen emotional wellness programs in more than ten mountain communities where Vail Resorts operates. The Vermont Community Foundation received just over $245,000. Vail owns Mount Snow, Okemo and Stowe Mountain resorts in Vermont.

by Suresh V Garimella, president, University of Vermont In my extensive travels across the state, I’ve learned a lot from Vermonters.  Most I have spoken with look at the changes UVM has undergone in the last 15 years—from state-of-the-art new buildings that have transformed our campus to research that has improved the lives of Vermonters, to rising academic quality and robust enrollment—and see a vibrant institution on an upward trajectory that is good for the state.

Vermont Business Magazine In a unique partnership between RiseVT, the lead primary prevention strategy for OneCare Vermont, and the Beverage Association of Vermont, the state association of non-alcoholic beverage distributors, local patrons in stores and restaurants are being encouraged to select low-and-no sugar beverage options from coolers with “Sweet Enough” signage. Sweet Enough is a new behavior change marketing campaign launched by RiseVT this fall to encourage Vermonters to enjoy the sweet things in life, while being mindful of their beverage choices as a part of a balanced lifestyle. Americans consume 3 – 6 times more added sugar than the maximum recommended amount by the American Heart Association and Centers for Disease Prevention (CDC).

Vermont Business Magazine Today Dr Etan Nasreddin-Longo, chair of the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel, will present the Panel’s report to the Legislative Joint Justice Oversight Committee. The report contains extensive recommendations to the Legislature regarding ways to ameliorate the racial disparities that exist in our criminal and juvenile justice systems. These recommendations include centralizing a bias incident complaint process, significantly expanding data collection efforts, and implementing reforms to reduce racial profiling. The report also discusses root causes of racial disparities and summarizes the Panel’s extensive policy considerations. 

Vermont Business Magazine A new report takes an evaluative look at policies and projects across the country, including 11 case studies, and it draws out lessons learned to guide the implementation of solar in under-resourced communities to ensure long-term economic, equity, and public health benefits. Solar energy can reduce electricity costs and attract further investments, yet disadvantaged communities chronically lack access to the booming solar economy. Financing challenges, limited policy vehicles to support project development, and other obstacles put it out of reach of many working families.

Vermont Business Magazine The American Institute of Architects, Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) announced the recipients of its 2019 Excellence in Architecture Design Awards Program at its annual meeting, held on December 4, 2019, at the UVM Alumni House in Burlington, VT. Six projects—running the gamut from a play structure designed and built by Norwich University Architecture students for a local elementary school, to the new Barr Hill Distillery—were chosen for demonstrating an “extraordinary level of competence” by a jury of Maine peers that selected from 30 entries submitted by AIAVT member architects. 

Vermont Business Magazine The American Institute of Architects Vermont Chapter (AIAVT) honored Richmond-based Birdseye with two design awards at their annual meeting held on December 4th at the University of Vermont Alumni House in Burlington. “We’re truly honored to be recognized for both of these projects,” said Brian Mac, principal architect at Birdseye.

Vermont Business Magazine In response to the publication of the conference report for the National Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2020, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif) issued the following statement: “Congress must vote against this disastrous Pentagon authorization—a bill of astonishing moral cowardice..."