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by Teresa A Fama, MD MS It’s time for the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) to develop different methods to control health care spending in Vermont. The GMCB uses blunt measures based on price and volume, two main tenets of an old fee-for-service financing system dating back to the 1980s – or even earlier – that ignore the escalating healthcare needs of an agi
AccuWeather Global Weather Center Ski mountains are getting an early-season boost with a bomb cyclone and atmospheric rivers unleashing feet of snow in the Northwest, as well as a storm bringing the first accumulating snowfall of the season to elevated parts of the Northeast.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s lift-service skiing history began in 1934 with the installation of the first ski lift in the country: a rope tow powered by a Ford Model T engine on Gilbert’s Hill in Woodstock. A year later, the second rope tow in Vermont was built by Wesley Pope on Glenn Skiff’s farm in Jeffersonville.
Vermont Business Magazine Smugglers' Notch Resort (Smuggs) is collaborating with Snowball Effect to advance Snow Sports programs and further its unique culture and community.
Vermont Business Magazine The Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center (NE-DBIC) has announced the Dairy Processor Modernization Grant Awards. Dairy processors in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont were selected for awards. Individual award amounts will range from $62,000 to $350,000 with a total of $1,476,649.50 in overall funding.
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Vermont District Office is urging Americans to embrace the spirit of the holiday season by supporting local small businesses on Small Business Saturday, an annual event founded by American Express and celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Friday issued the following statement regarding upcoming committee assignments in the 119th United States Congress: "I am proud of what we have accomplished during my time as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor
Vermont State Police On Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, VSP troopers were notified of an event that had occurred the previous day at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury involving a reported assault of two correctional officers by 48-year-old Joseph Heim of Fayston, who was an inmate in their custody.
Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vermont), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) joined U.S. Representatives Delia Ramirez (D-IL-03) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-07) to introduce the CBP Guidance on Personal Belongings Act, bicameral legislation to require the U.S.
Public Assets Institute Vermont added about 1,600 net new jobs during the 12-month period ending March 2024. Almost 70 percent of those jobs came from new businesses. After a record rise in the wake of the pandemic, the pace of job growth slowed, especially among existing private sector employers, with the biggest decline taking place during the year that ended in March 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermonters affected by July’s severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides have until 10 p.m. on Monday, November 25 to apply for federal disaster assistance, which may include FEMA grants to repair homes and replace property.
Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award an application from Vermont, allowing the state to request access to more than $5 million to implement its Digital Equity Plan.