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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations all rose to their highest level since early November. There were 6 fatalities since the previous week's report, which was the largest increase since October.
Vermont Business Magazine Northeast Drinks Group announces, in conjunction with its wholly owned subsidiary, Vermont Hard Cider Company, LLC, a long-term partnership agreement with United States Beverage, LLC, of Stamford, CT, as exclusive sales and marketing partner for VCC cider brands. The agreement between VCC and USB will take effect as of January 27, 2025.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, Vermont’s Child Care Campaign announced its policy priorities for 2025, focused on building on progress from Act 76, Vermont’s new child care law.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Economic Development (DED) announced today that 2024 was a year of record growth, among Vermont’s top ten highest years of growth since captive enabling legislation in 1981.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters made a total of 3,533 scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) in 2024. Leading the list was the “Computer Tech Support” scam, totaling almost 30% of the top scams reported. This scam tricks people with sudden alerts about alleged computer issues, such as expiring antivirus software or malware infections.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Gallium Nitride (V-GaN) Tech Hub—a consortium led by the University of Vermont (UVM) and including GlobalFoundries and the State of Vermont—has been awarded $23.7M in federal funding. The investment from the U.S. Economic Development Administration is the largest research award in UVM history.
Vermont Business Magazine The Occupational Therapy program at the University of Vermont's College of Nursing and Health Sciences has earned national accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE), the independent agency recognized by the U.S.
Vermont Business Magazine LogicSource, procurement services and technology leader, is pleased to announce its partnership with University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network. As partners, LogicSource will help the nonprofit academic health system streamline non-clinical procurement initiatives and optimize technology processes and workflows to reduce costs.
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed required comprehensive site cleanup reviews, known as “five-year reviews,” of six Superfund sites on the National Priority List across Vermont. As required by law, EPA conducts reviews at Superfund sites after cleanup remedies have been implemented every five years.
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Joshua Pierce, 34, of Northfield, Vermont, was arraigned today on seven felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse materials. The charges brought against Mr.
Vermont State Police On Monday, at approximately 6 am, Vermont State Police dispatch was notified of a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Vermont Route 9 in the area of MacArthur Road, in the Town of Marlboro. The operator of vehicle one, Marcus Lapointe, 23, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today joined the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) to celebrate the opening of a new winter warming shelter in the Queen City, located at 58 Pearl Street in Burlington. The new overnight, low barrier shelter will have capacity for 30 people and run from January 15th until the end of April.