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“Big Wows” and “Little Wows”: Striking a New CX Balance

Submitted on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 07:00 by katie

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VAAFM: New Interactive Invasive Pest Status Map

Submitted on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:42 by tim

M&T Bank renews title sponsorship agreement for Vermont City Marathon & Relay

Submitted on Mon, 04/22/2024 - 03:26 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine RunVermont, the non-profit organization dedicated to producing premier running events across the state, announces that M&T Bank has renewed its title sponsorship agreement for the Vermont City Marathon & Relay.

Engineering a comeback: How Suresh Garimella is remaking the University of Vermont

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 15:19 by tim

by Joyce Marcel, Vermont Business Magazine Whenever an institution happily gets a new president, the glowing reports make it sound like the old one was something of a liability. But in the case of the University of Vermont, each president has brought a unique contribution to the university — something that the university needed at that special, specific time.

Balint to vote 'No' on sending offensive weapons to Israel

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 15:15 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine On Friday, Representative Becca Balint (D-Vermont) released the following statement on the upcoming vote on H.R. 8034: “To give the Netanyahu government more offensive weapons at this stage is to condone the utter destruction of Gaza we’ve seen over the last seven months and risks fueling a deadly regional war.

Welch votes against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 15:11 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) voted Friday evening against reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), citing a lack of pragmatic reforms—including a targeted warrant requirement and a Welch-led amendment that would have brought additional accountability to the FISA court.

Norwich University Commencement Weekend Schedule and Keynote Speakers

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 13:49 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University is delighted to announce the upcoming annual Master’s Hooding, Commencement, and Commissioning Ceremonies. The graduation weekend opens with the celebration of the Master’s Hooding Ceremony on Friday, April 26. The subsequent Commencement and Commissioning Ceremonies are slated to occur on Saturday, April 27.

Schubart: What are the dumbest things we do or don’t do in Vermont?

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 05:40 by tim

by Bill Schubart We like to think of ourselves as progressive, pioneering and aware of our neighbors’ needs. Why then do we have some of the worst socioeconomic benchmarks in America? Unsheltered: As of a January 2023 count, Vermont had the second-highest rate of homelessness in the country.

FFL upgrades equipment with Vermont Arts Council grant

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 03:59 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine The Friends of the Fletcher Free Library was awarded a FY2024 Cultural Facilities Grant to support fixed audio-visual equipment to improve arts experiences at the library.

Medina: 'Same Old Rich Man Strategy' used to oppose workers’ rights – with a new twist

Submitted on Sun, 04/21/2024 - 03:02 by tim

by Elizabeth “Liz” Medina (Executive Director, VT AFL-CIO What keeps the few in power over the many? It’s simple: divide and conquer. The “same old rich man strategy” – in the words of the artist collective the Peace Poets – is as old as the institutions of colonization and slavery.

Middlebury symposium April 22-26 to explore ways of making ‘Architecture for All’

Submitted on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 18:12 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine Middlebury’s Architectural Studies program focuses on a defining principle: that architecture is for everyone—not just for the privileged few. More importantly, it is for all who use and inhabit individual and communal spaces.

Sanders and Booker take on food and beverage industry

Submitted on Sat, 04/20/2024 - 14:44 by tim

Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Sen.