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Vermont Business Magazine The Board of Trustees of Putney-based Landmark College—the world’s first college built to exclusively serve people who learn differently—announced today that current Interim President Dr. James Dlugos will serve as the fifth president in the College’s 40-year history, effective May 1, 2025. Dlugos previously had an 11-year tenure as president of St.

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Vermont Business Magazine April is National Volunteer Month, and while Age Well celebrates its volunteers year-round, this month provides a special opportunity to recognize their selfless dedication. With one of the largest volunteer teams in Vermont—over 1,100 strong—these dedicated individuals deliver Meals on Wheels, even on the coldest mornings!

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Vermont Business Magazine The Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that Americanadian LLC, owner of a commercial property in St. Albans, was fined $4,000 for storing and disposing solid waste on their property without required certifications and approvals.

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Vermont Business Magazine Springfield Regional Development Corporation (SRDC) and the Vermont Economic Progress Council (VEPC) are pleased to announce two recent Vermont Employment Growth Incentive (VEGI) awards to Springfield companies to support their planned expansion projects.

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Vermont Business Magazine University of Vermont Health Network and Vermont State University are pleased to announce a new partnership to advance opportunities for full-time nurses at the health system to achieve a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree.

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Vermont Business Magazine People living with cystic fibrosis can now take a once-daily drug that will help them breathe easier all day long, thanks to a study by pulmonary science researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) Larner College of Medicine and their colleagues at 200 sites in more than 20 countries. A clinical trial at UVM supports the U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine On April 22, 2025, nonprofit leaders from across Vermont convened in Montpelier for Nonprofit Legislative Day to engage with policymakers and their peers around key issues impacting their organizations and our communities. In the morning, nonprofits networked over coffee and testified in Economic Development committees about their vital work.

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by Devon Green, VP of Government Relations, VAHHS The budget wrapping up is usually a signal of the end of the session, but we’re going longer this year due to work on education reform, so expect to see a lot happening in the health care reform space as well. See below for the latest.

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Vermont Business Magazine As Vermont’s Early Childhood State Advisory Council named in the Federal Head Start Act, Building Bright Futures (BBF) is deeply concerned about reports that the upcoming federal budget proposal may eliminate Head Start and Early Head Start. These programs are essential to meeting the basic needs of Vermont families.

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Vermont Business Magazine Over the past fourteen years, the non-profit loan program the Vermont Farm Fund has made over $4 million dollars in loans to Vermont farmers and food producers to help build the local agricultural economy.

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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced he has appointed Brandon Thrailkill of Lyndonville as Caledonia County Sheriff following the passing of former Sheriff James Hemond earlier this spring.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office today announced that Andrew Sollace, 43, of Montpelier, Vermont, was sentenced in Vermont Superior Court, Washington Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to two felony counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials and to violating his deferred sentence on a previous Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material case