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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine For the week ending September 28, 2024, the Vermont Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases in Vermont fell and are now under 300 cases. Hospitalizations also saw a drop in cases last week. Hospitalizations and general "syndromic" cases decreased to about 20 cases.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years.
Vermont Business Magazine RSF Social Finance added three new loans to its portfolio in summer 2024, investing a total of $13.5 million in social enterprises that are integrating social and environmental innovation to maximize their impact and demonstrate the potential for systemic change.
Vermont Business Magazine In a move to grow the cybersecurity workforce, Champlain College and NuHarbor Security have launched Vermont Cyber Start, a statewide dual-enrollment program, giving Vermont high school students a head start in the industry. According to the White House, roughly 500,000 cybersecurity jobs are unfilled, prompting a federal hiring sprint.
Vermont Business Magazine The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM) has secured $10.1 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue its involvement in the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.
Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), a member of Dartmouth Health, recently honored a nurse manager for his outstanding leadership at SVMC’s ExpressCare clinic. Bentley Munsell, BSN, RN, CEN, the Clinical Nurse Manager of SVMC’s ExpressCare, was awarded the first DAISY Nurse Leader Award at SVMC.
Vermont Business Magazine A team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s The BRAIN Initiative®, including Davi Bock, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences at UVM’s Robert Larner, M.D.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Independent Media/The Commons celebrated its 20th Anniversary on Sunday, October 6 at the Retreat Farm North Barn.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, more Vermont families are set to become eligible to access reduced child care costs through Act 76, the state’s new child care law. Through Act 76, income eligibility for the state’s child care tuition assistance program (the Child Care Financial Assistant Program) will increase to include thousands more Vermont children and their families.
Vermont Business Magazine Earlier today, the Goddard College Board of Trustees announced the signing of a purchase and sales agreement with Execusuite LLC, a local property redevelopment firm, for the sale of the Goddard College campus.
Vermont Business Magazine The Postal Service announced today the opening of our new retail Post Office location at 89 Main St. in Montpelier, VT. In addition to local Post Office Box service, this office will provide mail and package shipping, sales of postage and a variety of packing & shipping supplies.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Works for Women (VWW) has been awarded $398,019 from the U.S.