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Vermont Business Magazine RunVermont, the nonprofit organization dedicated to producing premier running events across the state, including the M&T Vermont City Marathon, announced today Anthea Dexter-Cooper as the organization’s next Executive Director. Dexter-Cooper will lead the organization’s staff, board, and events and programming.

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Vermont Business Magazine Real estate professionals from myriad sectors will come together once again at the 10th annual Vermont Development Conference from White + Burke Real Estate Advisors.

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Vermont Business Magazine GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) is proud to announce its sponsorship of the 2024-25 FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) program in Vermont, reinforcing GF’s commitment to community engagement, K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, and workforce development.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine For the week ending November 2, 2024, the Vermont Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases increased while hospitalizations fell again. The number of fatalities were up slightly. Vermont cases are now back over 100, but lower than all but one month since mid-July.

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Vermont Business Magazine VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR) has announced that, for a limited time, its Thrift Shop in Manchester will be open on select Saturdays in November and December.

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Vermont State Police The deceased victim in this crash is identified as Sean Hayes, 38, of Burlington, Vermont. The Shelburne police officer is identified as Sgt. Kyle Kapitanski. VSP’s investigation into this incident remains active and ongoing. A fatal crash between a Shelburne Police Department cruiser and a bicyclist occurred at about 2:45 a.m.

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Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) on November 6 released the following statement in response to the outcome of the 2024 presidential election: "It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.

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Vermont Business Magazine The National Life Group Board of Directors has approved an estimated payment of $25 million in dividends to eligible participating policyholders in 2025. This payment represents National Life’s ongoing commitment to its policyholders and continues the proud heritage of having paid a dividend every year since 1855.

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Vermont Business Magazine A freelance photojournalist who documented tensions in eastern Ukraine between 2014 and 2019 will speak at Saint Michael’s College about the war in Ukraine and how the West has failed Kiev. Dmitri Beliakov, an award-winning photographer originally from Russia, currently has more than 50 photos on display at Saint Michael’s College on the 3rd floor

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The Vermont State Police is investigating a fatal crash between a Shelburne Police Department cruiser and a bicyclist that occurred early Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. The crash occurred at about 2:45 a.m. Monday when the cruiser, driven by an on-duty Shelburne police officer, was headed south on U.S. Route 7 (Shelburne Road) in the vicinity of Fayette Drive in South Burlington.

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Vermont Business Magazine The ban on debris burning issued on October 28 by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) has been extended in Bennington, Rutland, Windham, and Windsor Counties.  Persistent dry conditions in the southern portion of the state, high winds, an abundance of fuel, and regional drought have created an elevated risk for wildfires

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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas released the first November Vermont 2024 Candidates and Campaign Finance. This report continues the Secretary of State’s ongoing efforts to improve transparency for campaign finance reporting during the 2024 campaign season.