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Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Medical Center is one of 25 hospitals to be honored this year for Environmental Excellence by Practice Greenhealth, a leading national advocate for sustainable practices in health care. The Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award, Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor for hospitals, recognizes efforts to address links between the environment and human health, use data to demonstrate successes, and show leadership in their local communities and across the health care sector.
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Vermont Business Magazine Funding is now available for organizations and projects in Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia Counties through the Northeast Kingdom Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. The fund awards modest grants up to $5,000 in support of projects that benefit the people and communities of the Northeast Kingdom. Nonprofits, schools, and grassroots organizations are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. September 3, 2019.
The Northeast Kingdom Fund was established in 2011 by the Community Foundation and local partners as a permanent philanthropic resource to support the people and communities of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties. Visit vermontcf.org/nekfund to learn more and apply.
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Vermont Business Magazine US Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L Chao announced June 24 that the Federal Aviation Administration will award $495 million in airport infrastructure grants, the second allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. Morrisville-Stowe State Airport, Northeast Kingdom International and the Franklin County State Airport were the beneficiaries of nearly $1 million in the FAA grants.
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Vermont Business Magazine Forty-five Vermonters who have taken employer-sponsored Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) classes, in partnership with the Community College of Vermont (CCV), have earned a combined total of more than 1,100 college credits. APL is part of CCV’s Prior Learning Assessment program, which provides college credit for knowledge gained in the workplace, in the military, or through volunteerism.
CCV’s director of prior learning assessment, Melissa DeBlois, says the program offers employees a path to reaching their full professional potential. “Whether they need a degree, certificate, or a certain number of credits to continue their professional development and growth within an organization, prior learning assessment can help.”
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Vermont Business Magazine Dousevicz Inc and Heidenberg Properties Group have joined forces to develop an independent, assisted and memory care housing community adjacent to the Berlin Mall. Following the Town of Berlin Development Review Board’s approval of zoning applications for 98 units of senior housing—the first development of its kind in Berlin—the project has moved to the next key phase, with Dousevicz Inc submitting an application for an Act 250 permit.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA) approved over $15 million in financing for Vermont businesses over the last quarter, from April 1 and June 30, 2019. The approved financing will support the growth and development of businesses and farms across the state, create new jobs, and improve Vermont's renewable energy infrastructure.
"A significant portion of our loan activity this quarter supported small businesses. This is a key sector for job creation and enhancing economic vitality in our state", said Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer at VEDA. "We also approved several projects to help revitalize our downtowns, and we continue to see steady demand for renewable energy projects and farmers who are diversifying their revenue streams."
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Vermont Business Magazine The Community Bank NA Northfield branch recently presented $500 donations to The Veterans’ Place to support its 10th anniversary celebration and to Northfield Senior Center to support its Meals on Wheels program and drawing class.
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Vermont Business Magazine Donors and staff gathered on the evening of Tuesday, June 25 to tour the newly renovated Cardiac Rehabilitation Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC).
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Vermont Business Magazine The countdown is on to Burlington Brewfest, and Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse (MRB) in St Albans is celebrating with a new beer and label that ties directly to a long-term Clean Water Campaign with the Friends of Northern Lake Champlain.
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Vermont Business Magazine Lactalis Group, based in Laval, France, and the largest dairy products firm in the world, has acquired Brattleboro's Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, the US yogurt business of Ehrmann AG, the Bavaria, Germany-based dairy company. The acquisition was completed on July 5 and announced today. Established in 2009, Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy has two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities that employ 250 people in Brattleboro, Vermont and Casa Grande, Arizona and manufactures and distributes yogurt and other dairy products under the Green Mountain Creamery and Liebe brands. It also features a strong private label business.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) announced today the appointment of Noelle MacKay of Shelburne and Dustin Degree of St Albans to its Board of Directors. VSJF is a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable economic development in the agriculture and food system, forest product, waste management, renewable energy and environmental technology sectors.
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Vermont Business Magazine The personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business. Vermont ranked 43rd, as the Northeast in general and New England in particular ranked low compared to states South and West. Vermont ranked low in the sub-categories of growth in new startups, length of work week and dead last in workforce availability. Vermont ranked high in state incentives.