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Vermont Business Magazine Staff and leaders from Rutland Women’s Healthcare, Women’s and Children’s Unit (WACU) and Birthing Center at Rutland Regional Medical Center joined hospital leadership to cut the ribbon on a new Mamava Lactation Pod. The state-of-the-art lactation suite is located on the main level of RRMC near the Allen Street entrance.

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Vermont Business Magazine Board Members and presenters will participate remotely through Microsoft Teams. Members of the public can attend board meetings by using the links or call-in phone numbers listed below. Members of the public who cannot access the meeting remotely can view the meeting in a public space.

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Vermont Business Magazine One VTSU student earned a scholarship and a second was recognized for her leadership at the Eastern Athletic Trainers Association Convention in Philadelphia, PA. Eleven total students from the Master of Athletic Training (M.A.T.) program at Vermont State University (VTSU) Castleton attended the event.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is announcing the results of a study required under Act 181 of 2024 that examines the feasibility and opportunities of creating a Land Bank in Vermont to revitalize underutilized properties.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) joined Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and 27 of their colleagues today in issuing a letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Dorothy A.

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Vermont Business Magazine Secretary of Administration Sarah Clark released Vermont’s revenue results for December 2024. The General Fund, Transportation Fund and Education Fund all missed their respective monthly consensus cash flow target, as adopted by the Emergency Board at its July 2024 meeting.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine State economists Jeff Carr, for the Scott Administration, and Tom Kavet, for the Legislature, presented their consensus tax revenue report on January 22.

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Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that Andrew Hollins, who has also been known as Andrew Jones, 38, of Colchester, Vermont and New York City, was sentenced on January 31, 2024 in United States District Court in Burlington to 62 months of imprisonment following his guilty pleas to two separate indictments charging hi

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by Devon Green, VP of Government Relations, VAHHS Legislators want to know what hospitals are doing to address Vermont’s affordability and access issues. I’m here to tell you that hospitals, even during great uncertainty at the federal and state level, are doing everything they can to reduce costs and increase access for Vermonters.

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Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.12 per gallon, down 0.6 cents per gallon from last week's $3.12/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.75/g while the highest was $3.89/g, a difference of $1.14/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.04/g today.

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Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets The Vermont Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) just opened an ACT NOW fund pool, which provides payments to farmers for common conservation and planning activities. Select EQIP conservation practices on cropland, such as cover crop, no till, reduced till and nutrient management, as well as many planning activities su

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By Lauren Milideo, UVM Director Richard Watts and Managing Director Meg Little Reilly of the Center for Community News (CCN) presented their strategy for growing and strengthening student reporting across the country at the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Board of Trustees’ annual winter meeting on Jan. 31-Feb. 1.