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by John McClaughry On July 20 Governor Phil Scott issued an executive order creating a 21-member Climate Action Commission. Scott named as co-chairs his Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources Peter Walke and Vermont Council on Rural Development Executive Director Paul Costello.
Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power (GMP), Burlington Electric Department, Vermont Electric Co-op and Washington Electric Co-op are joining together in response to an increase in unsafe digging and tree trimming near live power lines.
Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University, a national leader in cybersecurity and digital forensics education, has proclaimed October as cybersecurity awareness month and has joined the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NSCAM) effort as an official “Champion.” President Richard W Schneider signed a proclamation on September 25, 2017, recognizing Norwich’s vital role in
Public Assets Institute Vermont made headlines last week when the US Census released its latest statistics for 2016: We were the only state to show an increase in the poverty rate. That may have been an artifact of the Census survey sample.
Vermont Business MagazineA new University of Vermont research finding could lead to targeted treatments to increase immune activity -- in cancer therapy, for example -- or to suppress immune reactions, like in patients with multiple sclerosis. Researchers have long known that glucose — or sugar — fuels cellular activity, including cells involved in immune response.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Medical Center is being recognized for creative initiatives to reduce operating room waste and lower the cost of medical devices by Vizient, Inc - the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the country.
Vermont Business Magazine The Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of BE Fit Physical Therapy’s second clinic inside the Upper Valley Aquatic Center, located at100 Arboretum Lanein White River Junction. Physical therapists Dave Barlow and Eric Ellingson opened BE Fit Physical Therapy in 2009 in their45 Lyme Road, Hanoverlocation.
Vermont Business Magazine The Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont has announced the appointment of Adam Atherly, PhD, as the College’s first director of health services research and professor of medicine, effective February 1, 2018. Atherly is currently a professor of health systems, management and policy at the Colorado School of Public Health.
Vermont Business Magazine According to the Vermont Department of Health, tick-borne illnesses are on the rise in Vermont. Tick bites and tick-borne illnesses spike in the fall.
Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Electric Department today issued a peak day alert for Tuesday as part of its Defeat the Peak program, encouraging members of the Burlington community to reduce their energy usage tomorrow from 6:00-8:00pm. Burlingtonians can lend a hand by taking the following steps on what is projected to be an unusually hot fall day.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) today announced Pratiko Inc., a manufacturing firm based in Richmond, Quebec, has opened its first location in the US at the Charles E Carter Business Resource Center in St Johnsbury.
Vermont Business MagazineShip builder Austalwill host a keel laying ceremony for the futureUSNS Burlington(EPF 10), at its Mobile, AL. shipyard,Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the ship and Austal’s $1.9 billion 12-ship block buy contract with the US.