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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Peter Shumlin announced Monday that 5,800.4 pounds of prescription drugs were collected this past Saturday during the drug take back initiative in Vermont, representing the largest haul in the history of similar efforts in the state.
by John McClaughry Hamilton Davis is a veteran Vermont reporter who has participated in health policy debates since his days as the advisor to Governor Madeleine Kunin thirty years ago. He is now is a health policy analyst and recently published in VTDigger a lucid description of Vermont’s likely health care future.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health and the Vermont Falls Free Coalition have joined forces with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the Falls Free® Coalition to reduce the incident of falls among seniors.
Vermont Business Magazine The discussions taking place around possible changes to Vermont Title 21 and the "employee vs independent contractor" language are continuing, with the Department of Labor taking the lead to bring the business and labor communities together to find possible compromise and resolution to this long-standing issue.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell, in a brief statement posted on the vermont.gov Website, announced today that he would not run for re-election. He wrote: "It has been my honor and pleasure to serve the people of Vermont as Attorney General for well over eighteen years. I announce today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2016.
State Nets Nearly One-Quarter of $6 Million Awarded Nationally
Vermont Business Magazine Universal and ambiguous -- no communication trend illustrates Gen Y and Z's desire for both more than the use of emoticons and emojis, according to Burlington marketing firm Fuse. The use of symbols that deliver the emotion of the sender personalizes their content and allows a freedom of interpretation by the recipient.
Vermont Business Magazine Nearly 400 Vermont employers came together Friday at the Sheraton Burlington to hear an inspiring message from global business leader and humanitarian Marilyn H Tam about the importance and value of workplace diversity.
by Mike Smith The tragic death of Kyle Young — a young Vermont State Police trooper who died during a training exercise at the National Guard firing range in Jericho — was a shock to many Vermonters. What was perhaps even more shocking is the cause of his death: heat stroke.
Vermont Business Magazine The ribbon was cut at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration for Townline Equipment located at 1426 US-7 in Pittsford, VT 05763. Townline Equipment is a family owned and operated business originally owned by Bob Marrazzo.
by Governor Peter Shumlin A year and a half ago, I stood up before Vermonters and devoted my State of the State address to speaking about the opiate and heroin crisis affecting our state. Despite our best efforts since, this is not a battle we are winning.
Lake Champlain Committee (LCC) Fall is in the air, but water temperatures remain high. The reading at the King Street Ferry Dock Friday morning was over 70 °F. Blue-green algae blooms can still occur so please keep a watchful eye.