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Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the master’s level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD). Norwich’s programs earned top honors for overall quality, affordability, and commitment to student success. In concert with the top recognition from OMD, Norwich University's College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS) announced the new online Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics program and four new master's programs: defense policy, global affairs, management, and museum administration, which are set to start in March 2023.

Vermont Business Magazine Nomad Transportable Power Systems’ innovative mobile storage solutions will be part of an EPRI study to determine how microgrids and clean energy technologies can benefit National Guard sites by offering energy resilience, cost savings, emissions reductions, and reliability during times of emergencies. EPRI is an independent, non-profit energy research and development institute. The DOD 2022 Environmental Security Technology Certification Program selected the EPRI project team, which also includes Blue Frontier, ClearFlame Engine Technologies, and Helia, to deploy integrated microgrid systems at three National Guard sites in Delaware, Mississippi, and Texas. NOMAD is based in Waterbury.

Vermont Business Magazine In a letter signed by all the Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Ed Markey (D-MA) on Tuesday invited Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a hearing in front of the panel on March 9 about the company’s lack of compliance with Federal labor laws.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, housing leaders across Vermont are releasing a proposal for the future of emergency housing for Vermonters experiencing homelessness. Bridges to Housing: Accelerating Progress on Homelessness in Vermont lays out five strategies to guide action on emergency housing in the state. Newly-released federal data shows Vermont has the second highest per capita rate of homelessness in the United States behind only California. This sobering news brings national attention to our state’s housing crisis. Many more Vermonters are struggling to remain in their homes or live in substandard housing. Recent estimates indicate that Vermont will need to add 40,000 units of housing by 2030 to return to a healthy housing market.

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Federal Credit Union has been named a Top 5 Lender for Volume by the Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) in 2022. Vermont Federal was the only Credit Union in Vermont to receive the award and was recognized in combination with four other mortgage lending partners in Vermont. Vermont Federal Credit Union has received this award for the past five consecutive years.

Vermont Business Magazine On February 2nd, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced grants to address homelessness among people in unsheltered settings and in rural communities. Nationally, nearly $315 million in grants were announced to 46 communities. Vermont received $2,062,533 in funding.

Vermont State Police Multiple law enforcement agencies across Vermont are receiving calls reporting shootings at local schools. At this time, none of these threats is believed to be credible, and the incidents appear to be hoaxes. The calls have been reported to originate from VOIP phone numbers or potentially spoofed 802 numbers and appear to be associated with ongoing nationwide hoax phone threats of school shootings, bomb threats, and other violent events that have proved to be unfounded.

Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington High School Girls Basketball Team read a statement before tip-off of the varsity basketball game vs Champlain Valley High School Tuesday night at UVM's Patrick Gym. The statement stems from a TikTok video in December which included a CVU player. Subsequent to the video several schools canceled games against CVU, including a previous one by BHS.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today announced $12.6 million in Healthy Homes Initiative awards to help 36 manufactured housing communities (also known as mobile home parks) repair, replace, and upgrade water infrastructure. Most of the awards will address significant problems with outdated and failing wastewater and drinking water systems. Awardees will use the funding to cover the costs of: A needs assessment with a State-contracted engineering firm, Technical and permitting assistance, and/or Construction needed to improve water infrastructure. Eligible manufactured housing communities included those that are registered through the state’s Mobile Home Park registry, and awardees included communities in every county from which an application was received.

Vermont Business Magazine In a letter to the Rutland Town Selectboard today, the ACLU is drawing attention to numerous examples of trespass notices barring local residents from public property—several of which have been issued at the behest of Selectboard members—part of a statewide trend of local officials restricting residents’ access to public spaces. The letter asserts that Rutland’s current policy for trespass notices is inadequate to protect residents’ due process rights; prior to being contacted by the ACLU, the town had no policy at all. Based on information obtained through public records requests and discussions with local residents, the ACLU learned that from 2020 to 2022, Rutland Town police have issued at least 10 trespass notices restricting access to public property—without providing a reason for their issuance in the notice or a process to challenge them.