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Vermont Business Magazine An anonymous donation of more than $1.1 million will be divided between the UVM Health Network-Porter Medical Center and the UVM Foundation as the result of a collaborative proposal to an Addison County supporter of both entities. The donation will provide $575,000 for a new air handling system at Helen Porter Rehabilitation and Nursing, as well as $98,000 for a new nurse-call system at Helen Porter, for a total gift of $673,000 to Porter. The balance of the donation, $500,000 will support the Frank Ittleman, MD Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery at the UVM Medical Center.

by Darren Springer, BED General Manager Driving an electric vehicle (EV) is a great transportation choice – it’s better for the environment and less expensive than using gasoline. EVs are efficient and fun to drive, with instant torque and responsiveness. Also, EVs are becoming less expensive and offering longer driving ranges that are starting to rival conventional vehicles. Charging around town and beyond is becoming more widely available.

For Burlingtonians not ready to take the leap to fully electric vehicles, I encourage you to look closely at the benefits of driving electric by choosing a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.

Brandon Arcari, Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont announced the operational launch of its new supercomputer upgrade, dubbed “DeepGreen.” The new computing cluster is intended to massively expand UVM’s available computational power and speed by a factor of over 200, according to a press release. Part of the Vermont Advanced Computing Core, the new cluster is 50 times more powerful than the other seven rows of computers lodged in the same room, combined.

Vermont Business Magazine Rachel Schattman has experienced first-hand the impacts of climate change on Vermont farming. Schattman's areas of expertise include climate change in the northeastern United States, local agriculture and food insecurity in Vermont, and Spotted Wing Drosophila (fruit flies) management on organic farms.

Vermont Business Magazine For the fifth consecutive year, farmers across Vermont will once again open their barn doors and garden gates to welcome the public for a behind-the-scenes look at Vermont’s vibrant working landscapes. Vermont Open Farm Week 2019 will be held Friday, Aug. 9 through Thursday, Aug. 15, and feature over 72 events at over 40  farms across the state. Events are live and sorted by day and location on DigInVT.com.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott on Wednesday issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s Safe Importation Action Plan: “Vermont was the first state in the nation to pass a prescription drug importation law, recognizing health care and pharmacy costs are too high for too many. For our policy to be viable, we knew we would need federal collaboration and approval and this announcement indicates we have both. It’s important to give credit where credit’s due: The Trump Administration has taken an important step toward making prescription drugs more affordable for Americans, and they should be acknowledged for doing so."

by Christine McGowan The story behind Randy Kay’s camp on Lake Iroquois began with an errant voicemail. Andy Harper, owner of Winterwood Timber Frames received a message that he wasn’t sure was meant for him, but he returned the call anyway and got to talking with Kay, who was looking to build a camp using materials sourced in Vermont.

Vermont Business Magazine Small businesses are on the rise in the US, and according to MIT, they thrive or die based on location. Where you choose to start a business can be one of the most important decisions you make as an entrepreneur; location determines quality of life, cost/tax burdens, and the size of the consumer market. Vermont was among the five worst in this study, while Texas was rated best; West Virginia was worst.

Vermont Business Magazine US Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today introduced legislation to immediately ban the use of the death penalty by the federal government.  The legislation comes after Attorney General (AG) William Barr’s announcement that federal executions will resume for the first time in more than 16 years.  While there have been only three federal executions in the last five decades, AG Barr has ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to carry out five executions in less than two months in December 2019 and January 2020.

Vermont Business Magazine AARP Vermont State Director Greg Marchildon issued the following statement today after the Trump administration announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning the importation of prescription drugs.