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Vermont Business Magazine Saint Michael’s College and the Lake Champlain Chamber have partnered to pilot a two-year co-operative education program designed to enhance career pathways for students and bolster regional talent pipelines.

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Vermont Business Magazine Charge Vermont, a state program established to promote and facilitate electrical vehicle use, today announced it has established DC Fast Charging stations (DCFC) in the towns of Weston and Woodstock. Each location will feature four new charge ports, filling gaps for all EV drivers in parts of the state farther than 10 miles from the nearest DCFC.

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Vermont Business Magazine KeyBank (NYSE: KEY), with branches in Vermont, is being recognized for its support of small and middle market business clients with nine 2026 Best Bank Awards from Crisil Coalition Greenwich in small business and middle market banking.

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Vermont Business Magazine The Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Richard J. Wobby, Jr., Executive Vice President of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont (AGC/VT), has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Chamber’s prestigious St. Patrick’s Day Award, recognizing him as Central Vermont’s Citizen of the Year.

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by Ed Neuert, University of Vermont The 2026 Winter Games that concluded this Sunday saw the most successful outcome ever at an Olympics for athletes affiliated with the University of Vermont.

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Vermont Business Magazine Funding is now available through the Samara Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. Led by a group of queer and trans Vermonters, the fund supports transformational grants and scholarships for individuals and organizations working to strengthen the power, health, joy, and safety of LGBTQ+ and HIV-positive people across Vermont.

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Vermont League of Cities & Towns VLCT is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the VLCT Board of Directors. Please consider applying or nominating a qualified municipal leader to support VLCT in fulfilling its mission to serve and strengthen local government.

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Vermont Business Magazine Ahead of tonight’s State of the Union address, Treasurer Pieciak and State Fiscal Officers have called on President Trump to comply with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling and cease implementing any broad-based tariffs without congressional approval.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations have edged back to about 5 cases statewide. Other indicators through wastewater analysis show COVID-19, Norovirus and especially RSV in Vermont and nationally are active.

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Vermont Business Magazine Norwich University has selected Brigadier General William McCollough ’91, VSM, the University’s 56th Commandant of Cadets and Vice President for Student Affairs, as the 2026 Commencement speaker.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today released the following statement in observance of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. "In the absence of action by this administration, Congress must punish Russia for its crimes and impose consequences for any country that supports or enables Putin’s invasion.

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Vermont Business Magazine Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) today released the following statement following the announcement of a data center moratorium in Denver, Colorado. A few months ago, when I proposed a moratorium on AI data centers, it was perceived as a radical, fringe and Luddite idea. Well, not anymore.