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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (VT-BEAD) Program is now accepting proposals from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement Vermont’s $239 million, federally funded program to deploy broadband internet service throughout the state. The VT-BEAD Full Proposal portal will close at 11:55pm on April 16, 2025.

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Vermont Business Magazine As millions of seniors and people with disabilities struggle to afford dentures, hearing aids and eyeglasses, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rep.

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Vermont Business Magazine Treasurer Mike Pieciak and local legislators will host two town halls on Saturday, March 15 to discuss Vermont’s response to federal policy changes under the Trump administration. The first town hall will take place at 9:30 AM at Brattleboro Area Middle School, followed by the second at 2:30 PM at the South Burlington Library Auditorium.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today Comcast announced that

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by Ed Fox, VTRGA Vermont has an opportunity this legislative session to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation which strikes a responsible balance between protecting consumer data and ensuring businesses and nonprofits can continue to thrive.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, joined Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in reintroducing the bipartisan Farm Ownership Improvement Act.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark today released Vermont’s revenue results for January 2025.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations are down. Hospitalizations fell to just under 5 after a spike in January. Likewise wastewater testing indicates that virus levels fell steeply also after a spike, especially in Montpelier, but also at most test sites.

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Vermont Business Magazine Building on three decades of collaboration, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company and the University of Vermont, an R1 research institution, announced that they are partnering to launch the Casella Center for Circular Economy and Sustainability at UVM.

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Vermont Business Magazine Northeast Delta Dental Foundation announced it supported 59 tri-state organizations with $794,450 in grants in 2024.

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Vermont Business Magazine On Monday, March 17, the West Ridge Center, a Rutland Regional Medical Center specialized clinic for recovery and addiction, will kick off an Open Access Model for admissions. The Open Access Model is designed to improve access and reduce wait times for individuals seeking support for their opioid use disorder (OUD).

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Vermont Business Magazine A trip to the local Emergency Department (ED) with a child can be a high stress situation for any parent.