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by Adam White, UVM The University of Vermont Board of Trustees approved at its annual May meeting the design and funding for a new Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHWB) building. The new building would replace and expand the existing clinic currently at the University Health Center, Rehab Wing which is under 6,000 gross square feet.
Vermont Business Magazine New data from the Vermont Department of Health shows a significant decline in opioid overdose deaths last year. According to the newly released Fatal Opioid Overdoses Among Vermonters Report, 183 Vermonters died from an opioid-related overdose in 2024, a 22% decrease from 2023 when 236 people died.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.04 per gallon, down 1.5 cents per gallon from last week's $3.05/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.73/g while the highest was $3.17/g, a difference of 44.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today.
by Adam White, university of Vermont The University of Vermont Board of Trustees approved the formation of UVM’s Food Systems Research Institute (FSRI) at its annual spring meeting on May 16. A collaboration with the U.S. Dept of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, the FSRI aims to foster a thriving food system fueled by transdisciplinary, people-centered research.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service just opened three major grant programs designed to rebuild local food systems, expand supply chains, and strengthen market access for producers, food hubs, and community partners.
by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business Magazine A Windham County man is scheduled to go on trial in federal court this week on charges he illegally cut down at least 299 trees in Stratton that were designated for protection as part of the Green Mountain National Forest.
by Mike Donoghue A state judge has approved an out-of-court settlement involving the Woodstock Foundation Board of Directors and the former longtime chair and vice chair of the board over their claims they were improperly removed and that the Woodstock Inn & Resort and the Billings Farm & Museum had been mismanaged. Judge H.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Windham County and the broader southern Vermont region face many of the same structural headwinds as the rest of the state: housing shortages, workforce gaps and increasing demands on the tax base.
Vermont Business Magazine This weekly report is a list of planned construction activities that will affect traffic on state highways and interstates throughout Vermont for the week of May 19, 2025. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it.
by Dan Smith. President & CEO The Vermont Community Foundation At the VCF, we have always strived to be in the “hope” business. Giving is infused with hope, and the act of giving is core to sustaining Vermont’s potent sense of community. Hope also comes from having a plan. A plan requires an unvarnished reflection of what faces Vermont.
by Jules Older We know that privacy’s an endangered species in the Digital Age. We all talk endlessly about it. Bemoan its loss. Say, “They oughta’ make a law.” The industry fights with vigor and cash against that law. It endlessly swears, “Your privacy is our greatest concern.” Yeah-nah. They could care less about our privacy. They care about selling us stuff.
by Bekah Mandell Vermont has a unique education funding system. Unlike most states, where the wealth of your community determines the resources available for your school, Vermont’s statewide funding system means that we’ve succeeded in reducing the disparities in spending between rich and poor communities while maintaining local control.