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Vermont Business Magazine The Village at White River Junction, a revolutionary $27 million assisted living and memory care facility, will break ground at the intersection of Gates and Currier Streets at4 pmonMonday, April 10. The ceremony was announced by Brooke Ciardelli, President of Gates & Dickson, which specializes in developing innovative, downtown, living communities for seniors.

Vermont Business Magazine OnThursday, March 30, nThrive, an independent Patient-to-Paymentsolutions company, and Vermont HITEC, a not-for-profit education center, celebrate the graduation and official on-boarding of nine Oncology Data Management (ODM) Specialists, who recently completed an intensive pre-apprenticeship education program. While the students have been employed by nThrive since the program began inOctober 2016, graduation marks the start of their one-year apprenticeship and continued mentoring with the company.

The nThriveprogram offers no-cost training to the successful applicants, competitive wage and benefits, and the advantage of working from home. No prior health care experience is needed to apply, although candidates are required to have an Associate Degree or 60 college credits. ODM Specialists maintain databases of information that health care professionals use to research cancer prevention and treatment methods.

Vermont Business Magazine John TBroderick, Jr, former Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and Dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law, will join Dartmouth-Hitchcock as Senior Director for Public Affairs. Broderick has long been a prominent and effective advocate on issues of vital importance to the people of the State of New Hampshire, most recently as a tireless advocate for the Campaign to Change Direction New Hampshire, the first statewide effort to advance a national initiative to change the culture of mental health.

Vermont Business Magazine For the third year running, The University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC) earned the Governor's Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award, highlighting efforts to promote employee health. Members of CVMC's Wellness Committee accepted the award fromGovernor Phil Scottandthe Vermont Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports at March 23’s Worksite Wellness Conferencein Burlington.

Vermont Business MagazineNorwich University is honored to announce that General David GPerkins, Commanding General of the USTraining and Doctrine Command, will deliver the university’s 2017 Commencement address to graduating seniors on Saturday, May 13. Perkins commands the USArmy Training and Doctrine Command and is responsible for selecting and recruiting every USArmy Soldier, training and educating Army professionals, and designing the future USArmy. His numerous senior leadership positions include: Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House, 104th U.S. Congress; Battalion Commander during Operation Able Sentry; Brigade Commander during the invasion of Iraq; Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Division Commander during the transition of U.S. Forces from Iraq in 2010- 2011.

Vermont Business Magazine The Community Health Centers of Burlington (CHCB) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Alison Lyndes Calderara, MEd. Calderara comes to the position with over two decades of experience in the Federally Qualified Health Center system and as a leader in the growth and evolution of CHCB’s programs and services. Formally the VP of Community and Grants, her prior work included policy development, patient relations and operations, community communications and collaborations, recruitment, federal programs management, and grant development. She has always been a committed spokesperson for the transformative FQHC model of care. As the CEO, she will continue to be dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Vermonters from all walks of life and contributing to the excellence and effectiveness of CHCB services in our community.

by Representative Don Turner Last week, Montpelier turned the page after an eight-year spell of overspending and financial irresponsibility. Since 2009, the House Republican Caucus has advocated for an annual budget that does not raise taxes or fees, balances overall spending with revenue growth, and promotes economic vitality in Vermont. We are proud to support a budget that will finally bend the curve on our state’s overspending crisis.

Vermont Business MagazineA Vermont federal court has confirmed a prior ruling, in Corren versusDonovan and Condos, that Vermont’s public financing statute is constitutional. In itsdecisionon Thursday, the Court also ruled that Plaintiffs are not entitled to an award of attorneys’ fees for the action. The case refers to the 2014 Progressive/Democrat candidate for lieutenant governor Dean Corren versus Attorney General TJ Donovan and Secretary of State Jim Condos.

State and Community Partners Warn Vermonters not to Fall for Scams Before April 18th Filing Deadline

Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Taxes, Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan, and Capstone Community Action are warning Vermonters about IRS tax scams and encouraging Vermonters to report scams and access free tax preparation services.

“With the tax filing deadline around the corner, we’re raising awareness about fraud,” said Attorney General T.J. Donovan. “Vermonters should be on the lookout for IRS tax scams over the next two weeks.” The IRS scam is typically a telephone call saying you owe “back taxes” or outstanding payments are due to the government, typically from callers claiming to be “Internal Revenue Service”, “IRS”, and “US Treasury and Legal Affairs.”

Vermont Business Magazine Burlington (number 11) has been named one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live 2017 by Livability.com, outpacing more than 2,100 cities (with populations between 20,000 and 350,000) in this data-driven ranking. The list is an exclusive, independent, editorial ranking by Livability.com. This year Livability collaborated with data partners EMSI and world-renowned urbanist Richard Florida and assistant clinical professor Steven Pedigo from the Initiative for Creativity and Innovation in Cities at NYU School of Professional Studies to shape the methodology and the framework by which it ranks the cities.

Public Assets Institute 143 to 1. That was the headline last week. The House budget plan that closed a $70 million gap without raising revenue had near-unanimous support. The House’s version of the budget cobbled together $48 million in transfers, $17 million in savings and cuts, and $5 million in enhanced tax collections to create a budget that virtually everyone could agree on. While the plan appears to be popular inside the Statehouse, this budget does little to address the real issues Vermonters are facing outside.

Vermont Business Magazine US Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced multiple measures to further deter and detect H-1B visa fraud and abuse. This visa category applies to people who wish to perform services in a specialty occupation (typically with a bachelor's degree or higher), services of exceptional merit and ability relating to a Department of Defense (DOD) cooperative research and development project, or services as a fashion model of distinguished merit or ability. The H-1B visa program should help US companies recruit highly-skilled foreign nationals when there is a shortage of qualified workers in the country. Yet, too many American workers who are as qualified, willing and deserving to work in these fields have been ignored or unfairly disadvantaged. Protecting American workers by combating fraud in our employment-based immigration programs is a priority for USCIS.