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Vermont Business MagazineA consortium of programs treating torture survivors that includes an initiative launched at the University of Vermont has received the 2017 Human Rights Award from the American Psychiatric Association. The award was given to the National Consortium of Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP).
Vermont Business Magazine The cost of materials and services used in construction rose markedly faster than the price of completed buildings, according to a new analysis of federal producer price data released Tuesday by the Associated General Contractors of America.
by Cathleen Lamberton, Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors of Vermont We have an aging workforce in Vermont and a student population that is confused by the choice to pursue a traditional college education or prepare for a career in the trades. It’s a fact: businesses across the state lack trained employees to fill good paying jobs.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and members of his senior staff and cabinet will travel to Quebec City today for the governor’s first official meetings with their counterparts in Quebec, Vermont’s largest trade partner. Scott will also meet with several businesses with current and prospective ties to Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine South Burlington-based PC Construction, among the nation’s largest employee-owned construction companies, announced today that it has opened its second Florida office, located in Pompano Beach at 1100 Park Central Boulevard South.
Vermont Business Magazine Merchants Bank and Merchants Bank’s customers around Chittenden County donated hundreds of items to the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) at the end of 2016, along with a check for $1,250. The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) is the largest service provider for the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless in Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine More than 400 mothers skied at Vermont’s Bromley Mountain in Peru on Friday, February 3 to support the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center in Bennington, part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC). Each received a $20 lift ticket when they presented a photo of their children at the resort’s ticket window.
Vermont Drug Task Force On February 14, 2017, 26 individuals were arrested in Orleans County for various offenses related to heroin and opiate trafficking.
Senator Patrick Leahy Serious questions remain unanswered about whether the President knew of Flynn’s conversations with the Russians, and about Vladimir Putin’s relationship with other individuals close to the President. It should comfort no one that the people who seem to be the most upset today are the Russians.
Vermont Business Magazine VPR Classical, Vermont’s 24-hour classical music network, is now available in Waterbury, Stowe, Morrisville and Hyde Park at 96.5 FM.The new station reaches a population of more than 16,000 and is broadcasting from the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott Monday evening announced the re-appointment of Rebecca Holcombe as Secretary of Education, and the appointment of Terry Norris as Representative for the Addison-Rutland District, encompassing the towns of Shoreham, Orwell, Whiting and Benson.
Vermont Business Magazine All this week, Green Mountain Transit will be collecting items at its new Downtown Transit Center in Burlington and administrative offices in Burlington, Berlin, and St Albans to donate to Canal Street Veterans Housing.