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Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) was awarded a $300,000 Wood Innovation Grant from the United States Forest Service (USFS) to facilitate the installation of advanced wood heating systems in Vermont schools.
Vermont Business Magazine Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $6,390,000 in grant awards from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Vermont while advancing environmental justice.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today announced his appointment of Andy Julow, of North Hero, to fill the vacant Grand Isle district Senate seat. Julow replaces Richard T. Mazza, who resigned last month after serving 39 years in the Vermont Senate.
Vermont Business Magazine On May 20, 2024 Governor Scott signed legislation into law improving several sections of the Vermont captive insurance statute. Yearly the Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) works with the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) to propose updates to captive insurance statutes based on industry feedback. Bill H.
Vermont Business Magazine Retiring Howard Center CEO Bob Bick has been recognized by the Vermont Legislature with a concurrent resolution honoring his three decades of leadership at Howard Center and noting that over the past three decades, the scope and quality of mental health and substance use services in Vermont, “has moved forward due, in large measure, to the visionary wo
Vermont Business Magazine The Attorney General’s Office announced that Jason Heath, 53, of Milton, Vermont, was arraigned today on one misdemeanor count of Voyeurism.
Vermont Business Magazine Blood typing, making splints, airway management, and even a medication vs. candy challenge, were among the activities students participated in during Southern Vermont AHEC’s MedQuest Health Careers Expo held on May 8, in Rutland, Vermont.
Vermont Business Magazine Gifford seeks to grow and diversify its nursing workforce by recruiting candidates from abroad with the help of workforce development partner inSpring. This month, Ana Gonzalez, Gifford’s first inSpring recruit, a registered nurse originally from Colombia and trained in the United States, joined the Operating Room (OR) team.
Vermont Business Magazine Fidium Fiber (Consolidated Communications) is expanding service of its all-fiber internet network to more than 4,800 homes and businesses in Eden, Johnson and Stowe, Vermont. Construction is underway in some locations, with additional construction to be completed in the coming weeks.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine As of April 30, 2024, hospitals are no longer required to report COVID-19 Hospital data. CDC strongly encourages hospitals to continue reporting these data, but following the May 1st COVID-19 Surveillance Report, the Vermont Department of Health will no longer be providing updated Hospitalization Levels with their weekly report.
Vermont Business Magazine Reflecting the high-quality care that UVM Medical Center staff provide to patients welcoming a new baby to their family, Newsweek has included the UVM Health Network’s anchor academic medical center and Level 1 Trauma Center that serves the region on its ranking of America’s Best Maternity Hospitals.
Vermont Business Magazine Health care clinicians from across Vermont applaud the Governor for signing H.766, a bill that will reduce health care administrative delays and streamline insurance requirements. They look forward to working with the Administration on implementing the bill and studying the impacts.