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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott has made a formal request to President Joe Biden for a Major Disaster Declaration to help communities in Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Windham, and Windsor counties recover costs for repair of public infrastructure damage caused by rainfall and severe flooding on December 18 & 19, 2023.
by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that COVID-19 cases again fell to their lowest level since early November and hospitalizations also were down for nearly the same timeframe, as the early winter spike has subsided. However, there were again 6 fatalities, which has been about the average since mid-December.
Vermont Business Magazine The Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) Auxiliary is now accepting applications for the 2024 Scholastic Achievement Awards until 4 pm on March 14, 2024. Every year the NVRH Auxiliary recognizes five deserving college students in the hospital’s service area who are pursuing a career in healthcare.
Vermont Business Magazine The Age Strong VT Final Plan, which has been revised following public comment last fall, is now published and available for review on the SVCOA website homepage. This plan is a comprehensive, multi-sector roadmap designed for the next decade to transform Vermont into an age-friendly state.
Vermont Business Magazine Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) has launched a comprehensive health assessment of the communities it serves, seeking feedback through a short, anonymous survey, open to all.
Vermont Business Magazine National Life Group has been recognized for exceptional culture with two industry awards that celebrate workplace wellness, with a focus on mental health: Mental Health America’s 2024 Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health, Platinum level, and the Gold level of the 2023 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation.
Vermont Business Magazine Rutland Regional Medical Center announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor.
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Join VBSR, Tabitha Moore from Intentional Evolution Consulting, and Rachel Siegel from Toward Liberation, LLC, for a four-part training series addressing some of the core competencies of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI).
Vermont Business Magazine Average gasoline prices in Vermont are $3.24 per gallon, up 4.2 cents per gallon from last week's $3.19/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.93/g while the highest was $3.39/g, a difference of 46.0 cents per gallon. The national average price of gasoline has risen 8.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.26/g today.
by Robert F. Smith, The Commons What was the bustling industrial center of Bellows Falls a hundred years ago has slowly been converted over the past two decades into an exceptional public park.
Vermont Business Magazine The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced $1.5 billion in planned direct funding for GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act.