Vermont Business Magazine The Small Business Administration’s Vermont District Office and Western Pennsylvania District Office are co-hosting a webinar about the System For Award Management at 11 am February 25. SAM is a centralized government website used by small businesses and non-profit organizations to apply for and obtain federal government contracts and grants, such as the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant.

Vermont Business Magazine Unraveling the unique characteristics of cancer cells and finding less-harmful ways to stop their growth have long been a focus for cancer researchers worldwide. New findings, reported today in Nature Communications, describe the discovery of a unique dependence of cancer cells on a particular protein, which could lead to desperately-needed treatment for hard-to-treat cancers. Lead author and University of Vermont (UVM) Cancer Center researcher Jason Stumpff, PhD, has spent over two decades studying how cells divide and how mistakes in this process contribute to diseases, such as cancer.

Vermont Business Magazine Fully vaccinated people who travel to and from Vermont will no longer need to quarantine, effective tomorrow (February 23). Fully vaccinated means it’s been at least two weeks since your final dose. Travelers must be able to prove they have been fully vaccinated, Governor Phil Scott said at Friday’s press conference. He encouraged people to carry the federally-issued card they receive when they are vaccinated with them and be prepared to show it when asked. Vermont is currently vaccinating people age 70 and older. But even if you are not yet eligible to be vaccinated, you can get a head start on the process now by creating your account in our online system. That way, it'll be smooth sailing when it’s your turn to make an appointment for your first dose. The VDH is reporting 102 more cases of COVID-19 and another death for 198 statewide. The US surpassed 500,000 deaths today.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont State College System Board of Trustees voted to move forward with the proposal outlined by the state’s Select Committee on the Future of Public Higher Education in Vermont. The proposal will unify the three residential colleges, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University, and Vermont Technical College, under a common accreditation in Academic Year 2023-2024 while maintaining the Community College of Vermont as a separate institution. Additionally, the system will streamline services across the institutions through significant administrative consolidation. The board said it is committed to maintaining the current campus locations.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced that 11 new plug-in electric vehicle (EV) fast-charge stations are scheduled to be installed across Vermont over the next two years. The charge stations will be located in Newport, Enosburgh, St Johnsbury, Johnson, South Hero, Springfield, Fair Haven, Wilmington, Ludlow, Randolph and Rutland. The chargers will be a part of the Blink Network and available to all EV drivers. When these new stations are completed, nearly every Vermonter will be within 30 miles of a fast-charge station. They will cost $1.7 million and will be paid for from the Volkswagen settlement. Vermont has the greatest number of EV stations in the nation per capita, with 114 public EV chargers per 100,000 people, and the number of registered EVs in Vermont has risen by 321 percent since 2015.