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Vermont Business Magazine The health of babies in the United States has taken a step backward as the nation's preterm birth rate worsened for the first time in eight years, the March of Dimes said today.
Vermont Business Magazine Ledyard Financial Group, Inc (ticker symbol LFGP), the holding company for Ledyard National Bank, today reported quarterly earnings for the third quarter of 2016.
Vermont Business Magazine For the 6th consecutive year, The University of Vermont Medical Center is being recognized as a top performer among leading academic medical centers participating in the annual Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, recognized as the most rigorous and credible analysis of its kind. Vizient, Inc.
Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is proud to announce that Barbara M. Richardson, MSN, RN-BC, CCRN, is one of five nurses named as a 2016 American Nurses Credentialing Center National Magnet Nurse of the Year®. The award was bestowed for Richardson’s commitment to structural empowerment, one of the five tenants of the Magnet model.
Vermont Business Magazine Several locations in the northwestern corner of Vermont will serve as collection sites this year for the Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child—the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind.
Vermont Watchdog Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos said last week that Iberdrola’s financial incentive to registered voters is “pushing the envelope in an attempt to influence the vote” on a 24-turbine wind project proposed for Windham and Grafton.
Vermont Business Magazine Agin Industries, d/b/a Amramp of Vermont and Western Massachusetts, a franchise based in Newfane, has been sold to Brian and Leanne Jewett of Ludlow. Amramp is the leading manufacturer of custom quality wheelchair ramps in the country. Headquartered along with its manufacturing plant in Boston, MA, ramps are sold, rented and installed th
Vermont Business Magazine On June 13, Special Olympics USA announced Killington, Vermont as the site of its one and only team training camp, prior to when it will send a 210 member delegation to represent the United States at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, being held March 18-25, 2017 in Austria. Included in the US delegation will be 3 athletes and
Vermont Business Magazine NBT Bank continues its support of the communities it serves with a recent donation to support the efforts of the Williston Community Food Shelf.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont state Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer last week released the latest on a series of audits on how state government operates and the costs associated with it.
Vermont Business Magazine Weekly unemployment claims rose last week for the third week. Most sectors were up across the board, except for Manufacturing, which was down after spiking the week before. After running at a very low level during the latter part of the summer, overall claims have increased steadily the last two weeks.
Vermont Business Magazine The website “RealClearPolitics” reports that 76.3 percent of Americans disapprove of the job that the United States Congress is doing. It really doesn’t matter which political party controls Congress — the disapproval rating always remains high. Americans are fed up with Congress and how it conducts its business. They want change.