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Vermont Business Magazine A new, exclusive, multi-year partnership announced today between Vail Resorts and T-Mobile will bring 5G to Mount Snow, Okemo Mountain, Stowe Ski Resorts and all the other US Vail Resort properties. T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has been chosen by Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN), the country’s largest mountain resort operator, as its exclusive nationwide wireless partner in a multi-year deal to bring 5G innovation to the slopes. The companies will leverage the nation’s largest, fastest and most reliable 5G network to improve connectivity for resort employees and guests, explore 5G-powered solutions to enhance resort operations, and support sustainability goals. T-Mobile will expand and enhance its network at the resorts with additional coverage and capacity.

Vermont Business Magazine Maple Broadband has connected its first customers to high-speed, fiber optic internet and has launched service in its initial build area. Maple Broadband leadership, government officials, and new Maple Broadband customers held a press conference Wednesday at the Cornwall Town Hall to announce the milestone. Maple Broadband’s initial build area consists of 25.7 miles and 304 passings in the towns of Cornwall, Middlebury, and Salisbury. Nine customers were connected during its soft launch. 62 more people have already signed up for service and will be connected next.

Vermont Business Magazine Jay Bellissimo ’87, the Chief Operating Officer at Vonage, will deliver the Commencement address to the Saint Michael’s College Class of 2023 this spring, the College’s President Lorraine Sterritt has announced. Bellissimo, a 1987 graduate of Saint Michael’s, currently serves on the College’s Board of Trustees. He will receive an honorary degree during the Commencement ceremony on May 14. Bellissimo has spent most of his 30-year career in the technology industry. He is a respected thought leader in business strategy and transformation, has been responsible for multibillion-dollar initiatives and has lectured around the world on Artificial Intelligence, including presenting at MIT twice on the impact of AI in business, government, and society. 

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Since 2009, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has annually issued a “Conservation Order” to allow the reduction of the population of migrating greater and lesser snow geese as well as Ross’ geese. The numbers of these geese have grown so high that they are destroying habitat for themselves and other species. Eight states in the Atlantic Flyway (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Vermont) will hold a similar Spring Snow Goose Conservation Order (March 11 through April 23) in 2023.

Vermont Business Magazine Luminia has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to acquire the assets, development resources and project pipeline of New Hampshire Solar Garden, including 15 MWs of community solar that the companies jointly closed in 2022. Luminia will now control and manage the developer’s community solar portfolio totaling over 218 MWs. New Hampshire Solar Garden actively serves Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power (GMP) is calling for nominations for the GMP-Zetterstrom Environmental award, given each year to a person or organization making a big difference in protecting Vermont’s natural areas and wildlife. This is the 14^th year of the award, created to honor the conservation legacy of the late Meeri Zetterstrom, a Milton resident who had a pivotal role in saving the Osprey population in Vermont. Nominations for the 2023 GMP-Zetterstrom award are being accepted through March 31, 2023. The prestigious honor includes a $2,500 donation to the winner’s environmental cause. Individuals, non-profits, and businesses are eligible for the award.

by Courtney Poquette, et al We are Vermont educators who teach high school personal finance, and we are united in support of legislation that would guarantee a full-semester, standalone personal finance course as a graduation requirement for all Vermont students. Why is it so important to the future of our young students? Research by Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) and others demonstrates clearly that guaranteed personal finance education leads to positive outcomes and improves lives forever. That is why we heartily endorse HB228, which would require just such a standalone course.

Vermont Business Magazine Representative Becca Balint (D-Vermont) becomes a member of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the 118th Congress. The task force is chaired by Mike Thompson of California and includes 169 members.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, Mayor Weinberger announced a second annual contribution of nearly $40,000 to Feeding Chittenden through the City’s ‘Fines for Food’ program. In 2021, the City launched a pilot program to donate half of overdue parking tickets paid during the holiday season to Feeding Chittenden to help combat food insecurity. After the successful pilot, the Mayor, City Council, Department of Public Works and the Parking Services staff were eager to formalize this campaign for at least five more years. In July, the City Council unanimously approved a motion to continue 'Fines for Food' through 2026.

Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Cancer Center will offer a novel, highly effective form of cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy beginning in February, when final accreditation and approval to begin treating patients is expected. The Cancer Center will be the only healthcare institution in Vermont and northern New York to provide the treatment. CAR T, as it is known, uses the body’s immune system to fight cancer. Unlike other immunotherapies, CAR T uses genetically modified T cells from the patient to attack cancer cells. Approved by the FDA in 2017 for a variety of blood cancers, CAR T-cell therapy induces a “complete response” — where no remaining cancer is detectable — in 50 to 80 percent of patients treated with it, depending on the cancer type — including in 70 percent of patients with mantle cell lymphoma and 80 percent with follicular lymphoma.