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Vermont Business Magazine Three of the country’s leading healthcare architectural firms, including one of Vermont's largest architectural firms, have merged: MorrisSwitzer Environments for Health
by Rob Roper For over a decade we have been following the goal of the VTNEA (the teachers union) and their allies in Montpelier to expand the public school system by two years to include three and four-year-olds. The next steps in this very expensive long-term play are underway right now. First, a brief history of how we got to where we are today.
Vermont Business Magazine King Arthur Flour, an employee-owned company headquartered in Norwich, Vermont, was named the 2016 ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) Company of the Year by The ESOP Association.
Vermont Business Magazine At its May meeting, the UVM Board of Trustees approved a three percent tuition increase, and continued its commitment to offset rising tuition by increasing financial aid 7.7 percent. Approximately one-half of all tuition increases goes toward increasing financial aid.
Vermont Business Magazine Union Bankshares, Inc (NASDAQ – UNB) has announced the results of voting at the Company’s 125th annual meeting of shareholders held on May 18, 2016. Approximately 87.74 percent of the Company’s outstanding shares of stock were represented at the meeting.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin today signed a law to help Vermonters who have had their license suspended and seen the debt pile up to the point where, in many cases, they can no longer afford to pay the fines to get back on the road legally. It is estimated that around 50,000 Vermonters have suspended licenses due to failure to pay non-criminal
Vermont Business Magazine E. Berton (Bert) Whitaker has been named interim CEO of Gifford Health Care in Randolph. He will be working with Gifford’s board of directors and Sr.
Vermont Business Magazine Once again Vermont specialty food producers shone brightly at the annual sofi Awards bringing three golds back to the Green Mountain State. The sofi Awards, which stands for “specialty outstanding food innovation,” are the most prestigious awards in the specialty food industry and honor excellence across a variety of food categories, from vi
Vermont Business Magazine The Stowehof Inn & Resort in Stowe has been sold to an affiliate of Saltaire Properties Inc, according to Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty, which helped broker the sale.
Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) received an “A” ranking for hospital safety from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog which operates in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Vermont Business Magazine A report released Monday, May 23rd by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) says the U.S. is on the verge of a “major expansion of its senior population.” The report holds that most older adults want to age independently in their homes and communities, yet most homes and communities can’t safely and affordably accommodate this desire.
Vermont Business Magazine The Kingdom County Forum, an Irasburg citizens’ group, today (May 30) announced the Kingdom County Debate, to be held in Irasburg on Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m. Candidates Matt Dunne, Peter Galbraith, Bruce Lisman, Sue Minter and Phil Scott, the major-party candidates for Vermont governor, have all agreed to take part in the debate.