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Vermont Business Magazine "The Low Pressure Podcast: The Podcast for Skiers" host Mark Warner recently chatted with Ski The East and Meathead Films founders Geoff McDonald and Chris "Rooster" James about the history of Meathead Films and the current Ski The East brand, now based in Williston, Vermont, and future plans.

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington-based law firm Langrock Sperry & Wool, LLP has announced that Sasha C Conroy has been named a partner. Conroy’s practice focuses on commercial transactions and corporate law, and is based in the Burlington office. She serves as a transactional and intellectual property resource to businesses of all sizes, as well as to individuals.

“Sasha brings a creative, problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong attention to detail. And she enjoys fishing,” said Peter Langrock, Senior Partner.

Vermont Business Magazine One Massachusetts organization was honored nationally by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their waste prevention and diversion accomplishments out of 16 National winners. Another 12 organizations across New England, including Stratton Mountain Resort, received Regional Achievement certificates recognizing their work for reducing waste as part of EPA’s WasteWise program.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center won the National Non-profit Organization Partner of the Year award for reported the best overall improvement in waste prevention and recycling activities when compared to the previous year for the Non-Profit category.

Vermont Business Magazine ECO AmeriCorps program members will help the Central Vermont Humane Society with a much-needed painting update at the organization’s facility from 9 am until 4 pm on January 15, 2018. ECO AmeriCorps members will participate in this service project to honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. The ECO AmeriCorps members will be joined by hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the country on this national day of service.

by Julie Moore Stormwater runoff is a serious water quality problem in Vermont that demands action. There is a fine balance between moving forward with urgency and unnecessarily compromising on cost-effective solutions. We must use the best available science and technology to ensure we select the most efficient path to clean water. I think Vermonters want us, and expect us, to invest their money wisely.

Vermont Business Magazine Northwestern Medical Center recently installed and activated a collection receptacle to be used by the community as a secure place to properly dispose of over-the-counter and prescription medications and some controlled substances like OxyContin, Percocet and others. The kiosk will be located in the main hospital lobby and features a one-way drop mechanism with a locking door. The kiosk is securely fastened to a permanent structure and will be managed by hospital staff, including NMC’s security team.

People who lawfully possess medications may use the receptacle to dispose of them safely at any time. Many people may have expired or unused medications in their medicine cabinets and seek a way to keep them out of reach of children and others.

Vermont Business Magazine At a press conference today, Attorney General TJ Donovan announced significant progress in expanding access to Diversion and Pretrial Services statewide and highlighted criminal justice reform as a top legislative priority for the Attorney General’s Office. A year ago, Donovan created a new division in the Attorney General’s office specifically to address criminal justice reform.

Vermont Business Magazine Representatives of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network and staff at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund presented the 2017 Farm to Plate Annual Report to the Vermont Legislature House and Senate Agriculture Committees today, identifying a critical need to improve Vermont’s workforce development system in order to continue to grow the local food economy.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont is poised to become the ninth state to make marijuana legal for adults and the first to do so through its legislature. The bill, H511, received final approval on Wednesday from the Vermont Senate and will now make its way to the desk of Governor Phil Scott, who vetoed a similar bill in 2017. In December, Governor Phil Scott indicated that he would sign H 511 as amended into law. The Vermont House passed the bill last Thursday.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Just last week we began the Second Session of the 115th Congress. It is 2018 and we should be talking about what we can accomplish for the American people in the New Year. Instead, we face a long list of unfinished business from 2017, and a very short window in which to get it done. We are four months into Fiscal Year 2018, and we still do not have a budget deal. Our agencies are operating under last year’s funding levels with little flexibility to adjust for the problems of today. We still have not reauthorized the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), putting the health care of 9 million children at risk. And nearly 800,000 DREAMers live under a cloud of uncertainty and fear of deportation. This is unacceptable.

Vermont Business Magazine US Small Business Administration Administrator Linda McMahon today announced the appointment of six SBA Regional Administrators. SBA has 10 regions covering the United States and US territories. These offices, which are managed by politically appointed administrators, play a part in supervising the 68 district offices and promoting the President's and SBA Administrator's policies, messages and priorities throughout the region. The New England region will be led by Wendell G Davis. Darcy Carter continues to lead the SBA Vermont office.

Vermont Business Magazine Gardener’s Supply Company, the employee-owned purveyor of great garden gear, has completed the purchase of its first garden center in New Hampshire. The acquisition was first announced in September. Longacres’ Nursery Center in Lebanon, has been the preeminent garden center in the Upper Valley for more than 40 years. The acquisition marks the beginning of what’s planned to be a significant expansion for the Burlington, VT-based company. Currently closed for renovations, the new Longacres is scheduled to reopen January 22, 2018.