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Vermont Business Magazine At a time when rising demand for healthcare and a retiring nursing workforce are contributing to a critical need for nurses nationwide, the University of Vermont’s new Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing program offers a fast track for career-changers looking to enter the nursing profession.
by Brooke Burns, Community News Service Documents in Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark’s lawsuit against Meta reveal that even with around 80% of Vermont teens using Instagram in 2020 — one of the highest rates in the country — the company was still working on ways to get those teens to spend more time per day on the app.
by Christine Werneke, MS, and Stephen Leffler, MD Every day, too many Vermonters are suffering because they cannot get access to the right level of care they need after a hospitalization, after they’ve gotten too sick to be safely cared for at home, or because they’re waiting for a hospital bed that is not yet available.
Leonine Public Affairs The Vermont legislature wrapped up the first half of the 2024 legislative session this week. Next week lawmakers will be on break - heading home to attend town meetings, meet with constituents and catch their breath. When legislators return on March 12 policy committees will finalize their bills and pass them by March 15.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Agency of Transportation has announced that on I-91 northbound from Exit 14 (Thetford) to Exit 16 (Bradford) will have rolling roadblocks beginning Sunday, March 3, 2024. The rolling roadblocks will continue through Thursday, March 7, 2024, unless work is completed early.
by C.B. Hall, Vermont Business Magazine Established in 1951 with a few dozen employees in a plant in Center Rutland, employee-owned Carris Reels has grown into one of North America's largest producers of industrial reels, with 19 plants in Mexico and Canada and across the United States and a total of some 820 employees, expressed as full-time equivalents.
by Jonah Frangiosa, Community News Service The Winooski City Council has adopted new regulations for short-term rentals, including a steeper annual licensing fee for owners who don’t live on the property.
VermontJobs.com Spring Job Fair will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the University Mall in South Burlington from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The job fair is a great opportunity for job seekers of all ages to seek out a new job or even a new career.
Vermont Business Magazine Frog Hollow Craft Gallery in Burlington has announced an upcoming exhibition showcasing the exquisite works of Burlington's very own AO Glass. Co-founders and married couple Rich Arentzen and Tove Ohlander operate a nationally recognized glass-blowing company in a 10,000-square-foot space on Pine Street, at the creative heart of Burlington.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) CEO Dr Thomas Caulfield was joined today at the GF plant in Essex Junction by Vermont Governor Phill Scott, Senator Peter Welch, former Senator Patrick Leahy, US Representative Becca Balint (by video), and other GF and community leaders to celebrate the nearly $130 million in planned direct funding as
Vermont Business Magazine Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today issued the following statement calling on the United States to immediately begin a massive humanitarian airdrop of lifesaving supplies to the people of Gaza, who are on the verge of starvation and dehydration, and demanded that Israel open the borders to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza: "The United States, whic