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Vermont Business Magazine Liquid Measurement Systems, Inc. (LMS) has begun work on a fuel measurement system for Lockheed Martin Skunk Works®’ X-59 Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator aircraft.
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Vermont Business Magazine University of Vermont bee researchers are buzzing after an anonymous $500,000 gift to support threatened pollinators. The gift creates the Apis Fund, which will catalyze projects supporting vital bee pollinators. Bees are essential for the world’s food supply – including Vermont agriculture – but are experiencing steep declines from climate change, disease, pesticides, and habitat loss.
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Vermont Business Magazine Diabetes patients at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), and its practices will soon benefit from an upgrade to the system used to monitor their blood glucose. The new technology, the Hemocue point-of-care testing glucose testing system, costs $20,000. Funds were generously donated by the SVHC Auxiliary.
“The average age of our current analyzer is seven years, and at that point, they begin to wear out,” said Laurene Grande, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s director of the Intensive Care Unit and Medical-Surgical Nursing. “This gift from the Auxiliary will allow us to replace the entire fleet. Patients will benefit from this accurate and efficient technology.”
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by Representative Heidi E Scheuermann (R-Stowe) While a great deal of my focus over the first few weeks of the legislative session was, and continues to be, on the effort to extend by one year the Act 46 forced school district merger deadline to July 1, 2020, it is certainly not the only issue on which I have been working diligently. As both the Stowe community and the region well know, I have spent my years in the House of Representatives doing all I can to bring more attention to the importance of our state's tourism industry. This year is no exception.
The tourism industry in Vermont is absolutely critical to our success as a state - economically and otherwise. From the millions of dollars in tax revenue the industry generates ($391 million in FY 2018) to the thousands of Vermonters whose jobs and salaries are supported by tourism (32,000 jobs in FY 2018), the economic impact of the industry is over $2.5 billion.
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by Bill Schubart Astonishing what we learn from others when we listen… I was talking with a friend only a few years younger who offered a suggestion that in my self-absorption had never occurred to me. At our advancing age, she said, it’s important for us all to make way for new leaders and thinkers. When we’re asked to speak, write, or lead an initiative, she suggested we consider suggesting a young person making their way forward in our stead. Her term was “aging with grace.”
Former Governor Madeleine Kunin has long been a role model in her championing of younger women reaching up and out to win leadership positions, especially in politics. As we age, it’s important that we do this for all younger people, which is not to say that older people should not lead; they should, but we don’t need to take on all leadership opportunities that come our way.
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by Sandy Rousse, President and CEO of Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) in Berlin If you know me, and many of your readers may, you have probably heard me say how much I love my job. This is because CVHHH provides critical medical and supportive care to people in a place we know they want to be—at home. You see, like most people, I believe that my home is my sanctuary. It’s where I feel safe and comfortable, and it’s where I want to retreat at the end of the day. In addition, the care we provide helps people maintain their independence and keeps them connected to their family, friends, and community.
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Vermont Business Magazine The Stern Center for Language and Learning announces that Nancy Mather, Ph.D., will present a half-day workshop on dyslexia and reading Friday, March 15, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier, Vermont. Dr. Mather is an internationally recognized expert on dyslexia, reading, learning, behavior and child development who has published numerous books, peer-reviewed articles and assessment tools for educators and clinicians who work with individuals who experience learning difficulties.
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Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University along with Anglo-American University (AAU), the oldest private college in the Czech Republic, will host the inaugural Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Rights at AAU on March 7-8, 2019. Norwich University will send 16 students, four faculty members and one staff member to Prague, Czech Republic, to attend and participate in the conference.
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Vermont Business Magazine Employees at Southwestern Vermont Health Care gathered on Friday, March 1, 2019, for a photo to celebrate Dress in Blue Day in honor of Colorectal Cancer Screening Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States. Americans of average risk and age 50 and older should be screened every 10 years. According to the American Cancer Society, if Americans followed screening recommendations, the colon cancer death rate could be cut in half.
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by Brandon Arcari, Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Board of Trustees announced February 22 that Dr Suresh Garimella of Purdue University will be the university's next president. Trustees revealed February 4 that Garimella was the sole finalist candidate to replace Tom Sullivan as its next president. Sullivan plans to step down in the Summer of 2019. The Vermont Cynic, UVM’s student-run newspaper, was first to report that trustees had elected Garimella. Garimella currently serves as Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships at Purdue University. He is also a PhD in mechanical engineering. Garimella had been the presumptive new president when he met with the media February 14.
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Vermont Business Magazine Stratton Mountain Resort announced today more than $6 million in capital spending for the 2019- 20 season. With this investment, guests will see further refinement to the Stratton experience from mountain biking and terrain based learning, to paving and lift operations.Continuing from last year’s investment, Stratton’s new lift serviced mountain biking is slated to open to the public in early August, pending permit approvals.
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Vermont Business Magazine This March Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) will launch the new Measure What Matters workshop series, modeled after the B-Corp Impact Assessment, to help their members better support their communities, reduce the impact of their operations on the environment and to create the best workplace for their employees. This series provides business leaders the opportunity to learn from some of the best companies in New England, see how they measure up against industry leaders, and find new ways to improve their business operations. Workshop attendees will leave with ready to use tools for change and an expanded network of professionals who believe in business as a power for good.