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Vermont Business Magazine Hazel Winter, 82, lives for her dog, Gracie. But as she aged, she found most other daily activities increasingly difficult. Plagued by fibromyalgia – a disorder characterized by pain, fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues – she found herself frequently in pain and experiencing debilitating shortness of breath.
Vermont Business Magazine Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) have introduced the bipartisan Rural Hospital Support Act to prevent rural hospital closures by extending and modernizing critical Medicare programs.
Vermont Business Magazine A longtime Emergency Department (ED) physician and clinical leader at University of Vermont Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center has been honored for what colleagues and addiction treatment professionals throughout the region call his paradigm-shifting contributions to substance use treatment, recovery and support.
Vermont Business Magazine The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets in February to help build up the blood supply after thousands of donations went uncollected last month.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark and 21 other state attorneys general today sued the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for unlawfully cutting funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and research institutions across the country.
Vermont Business Magazine Since 2013, thousands of high school seniors have earned college credits via Vermont's Early College Program, part of the Flexible Pathways Initiative within the state Agency of Education.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Waterbury community celebrated the groundbreaking of Marsh House Apartments. Co-owners and co-developers, Evernorth and Downstreet Housing and Community Development partnered on Marsh House Apartments which will provide essential housing for 26 low- and moderate-income households in Waterbury, Vermont.
by Devon Green, VP of Government Relations, VAHHS On the timeline of the legislature, we’ve gone from introductory testimony right into the thick of policy. Below is what happened last week: FY 2025 Budget Adjustment Act: On Friday, the House passed the FY 2025 Budget Adjustment Act (BAA), a mid-year adjustment to the FY 2025 budget.
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.14 per gallon, up 2.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.12/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.85/g while the highest was $3.29/g, a difference of 44.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.09/g today.
Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center has a new grant for existing Northeast dairy processors. The Dairy Co-Packing Grant supports licensed dairy processors and dairy brands in the Northeast that already engage in or are planning to use co-packing arrangements.
Vermont Business Magazine The Addison County Economic Development Corporation (ACEDC) today announced the appointment of Alexander Armani-Munn as the new Executive Director. Armani-Munn will start February 10, 2025 and will work alongside outgoing Executive Director Fred Kenney for a period of familiarization and guidance.
Vermont Business Magazine Don George, President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, has informed the company’s Board of Directors and employees of his plan to retire, effective January 2026. During his more than thirty years with Blue Cross of VT and 16 years as CEO, Mr. George has been a respected and visionary leader.