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Vermont Business MagazineVermont’sKillington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, has partnered with Killington, Vermont-based Ottauquechee Realty Advisors, LLC to revitalize the resort’s Bear Mountain base area and South Ridge through a two-year development plan. Total project costs for the Bear Mountain Revitalization Plan are estimated at $60-70 million with a resulting retail value of $110 million once construction is complete.

Vermont Business Magazine BioTek Instruments was awarded the 2016 Governor’s Excellence in Worksite Wellness Award. This award recognizes Vermont companies that promote health and wellness in the workplace for the betterment of their employees. BioTek’s Human Resources team including, Vice President of Human Resources, Kathy Gendron, and Human Resources Generalist, Lilly Tarricone, were recognized by the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports as outstanding individuals in the leadership of BioTek’s wellness program.

BioTek’s wellness program includes a variety of activities and initiatives including onsite fitness and educational classes, subsidized gym memberships and smoking cessation assistance. The Company also declared its grounds a smoke-free campus as of January 2017.

by Bill Schubart Growing up in the transition from Vermont’s “Republican century” to the Democratic “sixties,” the political labels we used seemed meaningless in the many discussions I had with people of differing political ideals. I usually found commonsense and decency in their differing perspectives. The social compression of Vermont’s small towns, both in daily life and annually at town meeting, didn’t inhibit diversity of opinion on any topic. But the fact that we depended on one another in hard times, attended the same churches, traded in the same stores, and buried our dead in the same cemeteries meant we generally spoke civilly to one another, considered opposing opinions, and often found common ground.

by Jennifer Arbuckle, Partner, E4H Environments for Health Architecture There is a continuing trend throughout the country towards an integrated, “one-stop shop” medical village. The objective is to modernize and improve care delivery by integrating hospital care with retail, housing, elder care and living systems. As market forces drive the need to streamline, consolidate and achieve greater efficiencies, while consumers expect greater access and convenience, and as reimbursement models favor holistic care rather than periodic treatment incidents, a more comprehensive architectural design approach is needed. The healthcare village approach is evident in the new partnerships forming among healthcare providers, government agencies and real estate companies to pursue these projects, reflecting greater collaboration and a more coordinated way of delivering care.

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.