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In response to a growing regional and national skilled labor shortage, GW Plastics is leading the way in workforce training, career development, and community educational outreach through an innovative high school program. The company is proud to announce that their first year of “School of Tech” students has graduated. GW Plastics began their “School of Tech” in January.
Appearances by former Vermont Expos/Major League shortstop Orlando Cabrera and former Boston Red Sox great Bernie Carbo, a Ted Williams Bobblehead giveaway, three "Hot Dog Heavens", and three post-game fireworks shows highlight the Vermont Lake Monsters 2015 promotional schedule, the team announced today. Opening day is June 19.
Vermont Business Magazine With the Burlington Boathouse and Lake Champlain as a backdrop, Governor Peter Shumlin today signed into law the state's most comprehensive legislation in its history, which will address the problem of polluted storm water runoff into Vermont’s lakes and waterways.
A tiny fly from the Pacific Northwest may provide new hope for towering hemlock forests dying along the East Coast. Deep-green hemlock forests stretch from Georgia to southern Canada. Or at least they used to.
by Bill Schubart I no longer believe in economic development. There, I said it. Now, let me clarify. I believe the best business development strategy is being a great place to live, educate, and conduct business, as the Business Roundtable likes to say.
A new labeling initiative launched at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center’s (SVMC) Cancer Center is reducing the risk of preventable medication errors. According to Charles Still, the senior systems analyst who oversaw the effort, “Fewer than five percent of US hospitals are using this labeling technology, which highlights very discrete and important elements of a medication label.
Crystal Rock Holdings, Inc (NYSE MKT: CRVP), whose brands include Vermont Pure, announced its financial results for its second quarter and first six months that ended April 30, 2015. These results will be filed on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.
On June 10, 2015 Gifford officially celebrated the opening of the new Menig Nursing Home, an anchor facility for a new senior living campus on 30-acres of meadow land overlooking the Green Mountains in Randolph Center, Vermont.
Mt Ascutney Hospital and Health Center (MAHHC) has announced a special event to celebrate the career and departure of Dr Beach Conger, who has been affiliated with the Hospital for almost four decades.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system (D-H) has appointed Dr Mark A Creager, Professor of Medicine at Harvard and a nationally known expert in the field of cardiovascular diseases, as Center Director of the D-H Heart and Vascular Center. Creager comes to Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine after a distinguished career at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.
SVMC ExpressCare, a convenient walk-in clinic, is now open 8 am – 6 pm seven days a week. The scheduled started June 14. The new hours provide the last patient of the day the convenience of filling a prescription—if they have one—before pharmacies close. The office is located in Suite 111 of the Medical Office Building at 140 Hospital Drive in Bennington.
As of July 1, 2015, Howard Center will implement an expanded tobacco-free policy in keeping with its mission to support client health and well-being and in compliance with new State mandates for designated agencies.