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Vermont Business Magazine As part of his investigation into the outrageously high price of Ozempic and Wegovy in the United States, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today released a stunning new report exposing the potential of weight loss drugs to bankrupt American health care.
Vermont Business Magazine After months of remodeling, the former Price Chopper supermarkets in St. Albans and Essex Junction are opening. The stores are the 42nd and 43rd Market 32-branded locations in the chain and feature a distinctively modern look and feel marked by open spaces, soft earth tone décor, product-focused displays and murals, and improved lighting.
Vermont Business Magazine In a recent letter to President Biden, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined with nine other senators from disaster-impacted states to urge the administration to reevaluate and resubmit its request for supplemental disaster funding.
Vermont Business Magazine The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 13, 2024, Steven Mack, 49, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a one-year term of probation and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and perform community service.
Vermont Business Magazine An autopsy was completed Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington. The victim is identified as Matthew Lomasney, 47, of St. Johnsbury. The medical examiner determined the cause of his death was gunshot wounds to the torso, and the manner of death is a homicide. The Vermont State Police investigation is continuing.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont will hold its 223rd commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19—and for most of the UVM Class of 2024, it will be a long overdue first graduation ceremony. That’s because UVM’s undergraduate Class of 2024 completed high school at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vermont Business Magazine Stowe Country Club (SCC), the scenic golf course in the heart of Stowe, broke ground on an extensive renovation project on May 2, 2024.
Vermont Business Magazine Scenic VT-108 (Smugglers Notch or The Notch Road) is OPEN for the 2024 season as of 12:00 PM on May 14, 2024. Crews are opening the gates on either side of the mountain and message signs have been illuminated indicating the reopening.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and Chief Administrative Officer Katherine Schad held a press conference today to outline the Burlington’s progress in creating a balanced budget. The administration has successfully closed the $13 million budget gap, which was announced on April 24.
Vermont Business Magazine TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, with branches across Vermont, today announced it awarded a total of $7 million to 37 non-profits across the bank's Maine to Florida footprint and in Michigan through the 18th annual Housing for Everyone grant program.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today thanked the Legislature for explicitly codifying the crime of nonconsensual “deepfake” pornography. The change, contained in bill H.878, was added to Vermont’s Revenge Porn Statute and will be making its way to the Governor’s desk.
Vermont Business Magazine Newly published study results from the VA Disrupted Care National Project (DCNP) reveal that the number of surgical procedures fell more during later waves of the COVID-19 pandemic than they had during the early waves, leading researchers to believe that instead of health systems learning to manage surgical needs over the course of the pandemic, they i