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Vermont Business MagazineSouthern Vermont College (SVC) in Bennington has received a $1.35 million pledge from the James Hand Irene MHunter Charitable Trust as the lead gift to support the construction of a new Center for Student Success and Wellness.

by Timothy McQuiston Vermont Business MagazineThe Canadian owner of one of Vermont’s most recognizable maple syrup bottlers has been sold to one of Canada’s leading food companies. Rogers Sugar Inc announced July 10 the acquisition of L.B. Maple Treat Corporation, the parent company of Highland Sugarworks in Websterville, for $126.35 million (CD $160.3).

by RobRoper Ethan Allen Institute We can all agree that baring someone who is eligible to vote from doing so is a grave injustice. It robs a citizen in our representative republic of their voice in the process of governance.

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott issued the following statement today, recognizing Vail Resorts – operator of 11 mountain resorts and three ski areas, including Stowe in Vermont – for its comprehensive sustainability commitment, dubbed the "Epic Promise for a Zero Footprint."

by Governor Phil Scott On my first day in office, I issued anexecutive orderdefining the top goals of my Administration: Growing the economy, making Vermont more affordable, and protecting the most vulnerable. We are laser-focused on these priorities and they guide us in everything we do.

Senator Patrick Leahy This was a lockstep vote for Trumpcare, produced through a secretive and shoddy process. These decisions mean health or illness and life or death to countless Americans. And let’s be clear: Republican senators have no idea what they voted for with this motion to proceed. Millions upon millions of Americans’ health is at stake.

Vermont Business MagazineA charitable organization supporting Vermont firefighters will receive $20,000 through a settlement negotiated by Attorney General T.J. Donovan; the organization will be named by the Vermont Community Foundation. The settlement stems from alawsuit the State filed last yearagainst FireCo, a paid fundraiser based in Madison, Tennessee.

Vermont Business Magazine Today, Governor Phil Scott, Attorney General TJ Donovan, and Bennington County legislative members announced a settlement with Saint-Gobain. As part of the settlement, Saint-Gobain will fund water line extension for approximately 200 homes in a portion of Bennington and North Bennington.

Vermont Business Magazine Mosquitoes collected in Weathersfield, Brattleboro and Hardwick have tested positive for West Nile virus. These are the first detections of the mosquito-borne virus this year.

Vermont Business MagazineDeveloped in association with the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, UVM and Cabot Creamery have collaborated to launch a fully online, eight-week End of Life Doula Professional Certificate Program, starting September 2017.

Vermont Business Magazine Most wired hospitals use technology to partner with patients on their health, and this is the second consecutive year that North Country Hospital in Newport has been named a “Most Wired” hospital. In 2016, the hospital received the accolade in the “Small and Rural” category as a frontrunner among smaller community hospitals.

Vermont Business MagazineAfter the collapse of the latest effort in the U.S.