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Vermont Business MagazineMore often than not, the misuse of drugs begins right at the family medicine cabinet - where prescription painkillers may sit long after they are needed.These are Vermont's most dangerous leftovers, and state health and public safety officials want Vermonters to know there's something they can do about it.This Saturday April 29, from 10:00 a.m.
Vermont Business Magazine Drivers in the Northeast are the worst in the nation, according to a national report, but Vermont is the notable outlier. Vermont drivers are just outside the top five best in the US, scoring an 87 grade. New Hampshire (74), meanwhile, is among the top five worst overall, as they are known for their lead-footedness.
Vermont Business Magazine The Board of Directors of the United Way of Northwest Vermont has appointed Jesse Bridges as Chief Executive Officer effective May 30, 2017. Bridges is currently Director of the City of Burlington Parks Recreation & Waterfront Department.
Vermont Business Magazine Top leaders on the Senate and House Judiciary Committees led by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) on Thursday introduced legislation Tuesday to combat anticompetitive practices used by some brand-name pharmaceutical and biologic companies to block entry of lower-cost generic drugs.
Vermont Business MagazineSugarbush Resort will reopen this weekend Saturday, April 29th– Monday, May 1st, weather permitting. Available terrain includes Stein’s Run, Snowball, Spring Fling and Coffee Run.
Vermont Business Magazine Michele Resnick Cohen, UVM ’72, and her husband Martin Cohen have donated $5 million to renovate and transform the Elihu B Taft School – located at the corner of South Williams and Pearl streets on the edge of campus – to become UVM’s first integrated center for the creative arts.
by Governor Phil Scott We have an opportunity to save up to $26 million a year – up to $100 million over five years, adjusting for inflation – in our education system, without program cuts or asking teachers to pay more for benefits. But the Legislature must act now.
Vermont Business Magazine Green Mountain Power was just named as part of a select group in the country that connected the most storage to the grid in 2016, earning a spot on the annual Top 10 lists compiled by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). GMP ranked Number 10 on the Energy Storage Rankings for the most storage installed in the country, with 2 megawatts in 2016.
Vermont Business MagazineVermont Attorney General TJDonovan announced today that he has joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general urging Congress to reject the rollback of critical protective ozone air quality standards.In letters sent tothe chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, the
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is looking for volunteers to monitor colonies of endangered bats this summer. The department is seeking volunteers willing to help count state-endangered little brown bats as they emerge at dusk at locations throughout the Champlain Valley.
by Annette Smith Prospective neighbors of wind turbines heard all the promises:“Quiet as a library.”“Like a baby’s breath.”“The same decibel level as a refrigerator.”The more brazen wind developers claimed “you will not hear them.” Then the four hundred and fifty foot wind towers with their bus-size nacelles and three-bladed fans were built.Sixteen in Sheffield, four on Georgia
by Guy Page Vermont’s regulatory system works best when it expertly and promptly considers a project’s economic benefits and environmental impacts. I have confidence the Vermont Public Service Board will act in this fine tradition in Docket 8880, NorthStar’s proposed decommissioning of Vermont Yankee.