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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine At his weekly press conference today, Governor Phil Scott provided an update on his visit to Caledonia County on August 27 as part of the Capital for a Day tour.
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today issued the following statement after the CEO of Steward Health Care, Dr.
Vermont Business Magazine The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont today announced its third annual cohort of CCN Faculty Champions, a national initiative to support the people running local news reporting programs at U.S. colleges and universities across the country.
Vermont Business Magazine Johnson community members are encouraged to participate in the second part of the Re-Imagine Johnson process to discuss and vote for actions generated by the community to address the long term flood recovery in Johnson and review the Community Resilience Assessment outcomes.
Vermont Outdoor Business Alliance The Business Emergency Gap Assistance Program (BEGAP) application portal is now open to businesses and nonprofits that suffered physical damage from flooding and severe storms in 2023 and/or 2024.
Northeastern Vermont Development Association Governor Scott's request for FEMA disaster declaration to assist individuals and communities impacted by flooding from July 9-11, has been approved by the Biden Administration. This provides funding for individuals in Addison, Orleans, Washington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille and Essex counties to apply to FEMA for assistance.
Vermont Business Magazine Ten lawyers from the Burlington, Vermont law firm Paul Frank + Collins P.C. were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Kerin E. Stackpole was named “Lawyer of the Year 2025” for her work in Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management.
Vermont Business Magazine Breeze Airways, the premium leisure low-cost carrier offering affordable nonstop service across the U.S., today announced that it will be offering 50% off of all roundtrip base fares in the airline’s nationwide network if the code ‘BIGDEAL’ is used at checkout on the Breeze app or at flybreeze.com. The promotion is available until Thursday a
Vermont Business Magazine Bennington College welcomed a robust and diverse class of 222 new first-year and transfer students this fall. Twenty-seven percent of new students are domestic students of color. They hail from thirty-three states (and Washington DC) and twelve different countries.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Works for Women and Vermont Adult Learning are excited to announce that a new collaborative workforce development program, Trailblazers: Energy Works, is coming to The MINT - Rutland’s Makerspace October 1 – November 23.
Vermont Agency of Transportation On Friday, at approximately 12:21 p.m., DMV Inspectors responded to a crash involving a lawn mower and a tractor trailer on VT 110 in Tunbridge. Investigation determined that the lawn mower, operated by Islene Runningdeer, 75, of Tunbridge, drove onto the roadway and collided with the trailer portion of the tractor trailer.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center (AHMC) and The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) are requiring all employees to resume universal masking and asking patients and visitors to voluntarily do the same, as COVID infection rates rise in communities across both Clinton and F