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Vermont Business Magazine Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (Blue Cross VT) today announced an operating gain of $53 million and an operating margin of 2.7% for the year ending December 31, 2025. In 2025, Blue Cross VT total revenue was $2.0 billion, and the company paid out $1.8 billion in member healthcare expenses.
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Works for Women (VWW) is celebrating National Women in Construction Week by preparing for the 2026 slate of their Trailblazers program.
by Scott Dolan, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets State and local jurisdictions throughout the country are celebrating National Weights and Measures Week, which occurs during the first seven days of March each year. National Weights and Measures Week commemorates the signing of the first United States weights and measures law by Pr
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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott and members of his cabinet will be in Essex County on Wednesday, March 4 for its Capital for a Day 14-county tour.
Vermont Business Magazine A new statewide disability voting rights coalition, REV UP Vermont, will launch on Town Meeting Day to address barriers that limit disabled Vermonters’ ability to fully participate in local democracy and to advance solutions that ensure equal access to voting, town meetings, and civic decision-making.
by Scott Waterman, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets March is the month that typically kicks off maple season in Vermont. Blue skies and birds emphasize the quiet maple woods where maple sap is harvested. Sugar houses hum with activity as the weather slowly warms; sap boiling punctuates the air above the sugarhouse with steam. Buckets and horses hav
by Indi Rose Sugar maples are called “Goldilocks” trees for good reason. Preferring temperatures to be just right, the trees produce more sap over freezing nights and on days that are just warm enough. But warmer winters and midseason thaws are disrupting that balance. Producers are being forced to adapt to protect both their trees and their livelihoods.
Vermont Business Magazine Special Olympics Vermont and the Hermitage Club are looking forward to an exciting 2026 Winter Games, coming up on March 9th & 10th.
Vermont Business Magazine The American Red Cross urges donors to help the national blood supply recover from a severe blood shortage and empower their health by making an appointment to give blood or platelets in March.
Vermont Business Magazine The River Valley Workforce Investment Board is hosting the 2026 River Valley Employment Fair on Thursday, April 23rd, at the Riverside Middle School in Springfield, VT from 3–6 pm. This event is a great opportunity for employers to find potential employees and network with other organizations.
Vermont Business Magazine The Red Bench Speaker Series continues on Thursday, March 12, with a special presentation, Snurfing to Snowboarding with Paul Graves. While snurfing may have originated in Michigan, Vermont played a pivotal role in its transformation from a backyard experiment into the global sport of snowboarding.