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Vermont Business Magazine Looking like the curtain is just about to go up near the baggage claim, the Flynn Center has revealed a unique marketing partnership and new installation at Burlington International Airport to help raise awareness about the Flynn’s upcoming programs, events and arts education and community outreach. The installation, which will reach up to 1.3 million airport visitors each year, was created with generous support from the Pomerleau Foundation Donation and designed by Jeffrey Modereger from the University of Vermont Theatre Department.

Vermont Research News Looking to reduce your grocery bill? Vermont’s foraging experts may have your solution; Vermont came in third for the fewest TV hours watched after Utah and Maine with an average of slightly more than 2 hours per day; a recently launched database of police officers investigated for serious misconduct currently lists 13 who were decertified between 2013 and 2017; out-of-state parties attending equine events in Vermont contributed more than $21 million in economic activity in 2018; one in eight Vermont children experiencing three or more traumatic experiences before adulthood; and more...

Vermont Business Magazine State health and education officials honored student members, their advisors and community partners of the youth-led organizations Our Voices Exposed (OVX) and Vermont Kids Against Tobacco (VKAT) last Friday for their leadership in raising awareness about the impact of tobacco and vaping products on young Vermonters.

Vermont Business Magazine Residents of Bennington and 13 surrounding towns cleaned up their homes and medicine cabinets on Saturday, May 18, 2019. For the first time, participants could dispose of unused or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at hazardous waste disposal day. A total of 45 pounds of medications were collected for safe disposal. Drug collection efforts like this one make homes safer and keeps the medications out of drinking water and off the streets.

“We are grateful for the tremendous collaboration and the extra effort our community members made to get their unused medications to this event,” said James Trimarchi, the director of planning at Southwestern Vermont Health Care, one of the event partners. “It was a great opportunity to share the news that drugs can be safely disposed any time right at the hospital.”

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington International Airport (BTV) today launched a second non-stop flight to Denver this summer, with service provided by United Airlines. The inaugural flight arrived at BTV at 1:40 pm EST and departed for the Mile High City at 3:30 pm EST. The new flight complements United’s service between Burlington and its hubs in Chicago (ORD), New York/Newark (EWR) and Washington Dulles (IAD), and marks the 12th non-stop destination for BTV.

Vermont Business Magazine U-Haul Company New York and Vermont, Inc has announced that Vergennes Redemption has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Vergennes community. Vergennes Redemption at 15 Main Street will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies, boxes and in-store pick-up for boxes

Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power today filed a request with the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase rates each year for the next three years by 2.92 percent starting October 1, 2019. This is part of the company’s new Multi-Year Regulation Plan (MYRP). The plan, approved by regulators last month after a year-long public process, gives, the company said in a statement, customers predictable, smoother rates that nearly match inflation and are comparable in Vermont and among the lowest in New England.

GMP photo of crews working to repair lines following a storm.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, lawmakers and Bennington residents impacted by toxic PFAS contamination called on Governor Phil Scott to sign legislation (S.37) to help Vermonters access medical monitoring for diseases linked to toxic exposure. S.37 holds polluters accountable for the harm caused by toxic chemical releases. The bill provides two important legal tools to address toxic pollution.

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will begin to roll out a new style of driver’s licenses and ID cards this month, beginning with the Rutland office on June 11. All other DMV offices will follow according to a rollout schedule that aims to transition the entire state to the new credentialing system by the end of June. Under the new system, licenses are mailed, not printed at the DMV.

Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated June 6, 2019, that Bryant McCray, 33, and Lateek Cargo, 32, both formerly of Brooklyn, New York, have been sentenced on charges of arson and conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine. The charges stem from an April 2016 arson at 400 Main Street in Winooski, Vermont and a years-long drug-trafficking conspiracy involving large quantities of heroin and cocaine. Justin Johnson, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Kylee Raduechel, 31, of Essex, Vermont, also have been sentenced on charges of conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine.

Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment numbers fell slightly last week after a modest increase in May. Claims had spiked to nearly a 1,000 in April but are less than half of that peak now. Claims for the week of June 1, 2019, totaled 405, down 25 from last week. Claims were 9 more than they were at this time last year.

Vermont Business Magazine Wednesday night the school board voted in favor of the adoption of a new wellness policy for the Maple Run Unified School District in St Albans, impacting thousands of students. This policy was developed by a broad group of stakeholders who served on a district-wide wellness committee and it was reviewed by the administrators and staff in all of the schools (three pre-K-8^th grade and one high school). Some of highlights of the committee’s improvements include: Offering nutrition education at every grade level and recognizing the importance that Farm to School offers for additional physical activity and nutrition education; Providing at least 30 minutes of varied physical activity to all students in addition to physical education classes; Limiting food and beverage marketing to the promotion of only those foods and beverages that meet the USDA Smart Snacks.