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Vermont Business Magazine The March of Dimes, in collaboration with the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has awarded grants to conduct one year of surveillanceon neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in three states with high rates of NAS:Vermont,Illinois, andNew Mexico.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Board of Trustees today passed the lowest tuition percentage increase in 40 years at its Commencement weekend meeting.Under the resolution approved by th
by Mike SmithRace fans at Talladega Superspeedway call it “the big one.” It usually happens toward the end of a NASCAR race when drivers are tense, emotions are high, and the cars are tightly bunched vying for a win. And then: a wrong move by one driver starts a massive chain reaction crash that eliminates many of the cars from the race.
University of VermontBefore Bethany Kelly graduates in May she will have helped young adults train for the Special Olympics, worked with psychiatry patients at the UVM Medical Center, and taught strengthening exercises to individuals with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease.
Senior care leader, Home Care Assistance, will be hosting a Grand Opening Event in cooperation with the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, May 24th from 5 pm to 7pm
Greg Cox, President of the Vermont Farmers Food Center (VFFC) Board of Directors, todayhosted a site visit and discussion with Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman. The Board was alsorepresented by Ryan Yoder, Vice President; Jody Condon, Treasurer; Kathleen Krevetski, Secretary; andJoshua MacDuff.
Two University of Vermont spin-off companies, Majorwise and Packetized Energy, finished first and second in the 2017 LaunchVT competition, Vermont’s oldest and largest business pitch contest.
Secretary of State Jim Condos and Vermont State archives shed light on Vermont’s sometimes dark past
The Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA), a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, is hosting two evening events at the State Archives in Middlesex to provide history and insight into the sometimes challenging history of State of Vermont institutions.
The Vermont General Assembly adjourned at12:22 amon Friday, May 19th. After four long weeks of debate between legislative leaders and Governor Scott over a proposal that would shift bargaining for teachers’ health benefit contracts from local school boards to a statewide process, lawmakers and the Governor reached an impasse in their negotiationsThursdaynight.
Vermont Business MagazineJames Fallows, national correspondent for “The Atlantic” and one of the country's leading journalists across more than three decades, delivered the address at the University of Vermont’s 216thcommencement ceremony Saturday with a call for the graduates to be active participants in American democracy.
Vermont Business Magazine Last week the staff of Worthy Kitchen, a craft beer and farm diner in Woodstock, presented the Vermont Foodbank with a check for $8,200 to fight hunger. This donation is the result of their annual Night Before The Night event.
Vermont Business Magazine Farm and forest companies are ready to grow the Vermont economy thanks in part to a jump start from the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative.