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Vermont Business Magazine Perhaps the greatest recognition for a nurse to receive is the DAISY Award and especially during National Nurses Week. Rutland Regional celebrated four extraordinary nurses and one nurse team this week at a ceremony in the hospital gardens with nurse leaders, nursing staff and patients and their families.
Vermont Business Magazine On May 12, the Vermont Department of Labor’s Workforce Development Division participated in a graduation ceremony held by Vermont Technical College, honoring the 164 individuals graduating from the Registered Apprenticeship Program.
Vermont Business Magazine Due to new federal regulations, Vermont public water systems need to inventory the drinking water service lines that connect homes and buildings to the water main by October 16, 2024. The inventory of this vital infrastructure will help systems find and remove harmful lead service lines that deliver water to Vermonters.
Vermont State Police The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has completed its autopsy findings regarding the March 23, 2023, death of Darrel Jones while in custody at the Bennington Police Department. The office determined that the cause of Jones’s death was acute mixed drug intoxication including fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, and the manner of death was an accident.
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Corrections (DOC) today announced Southern State Correctional Facility Superintendent Mike Lyon will immediately return to his position at the Springfield facility after an independent investigation determined a recent allegation of misconduct to be unfounded.
Vermont Business Magazine The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that John Van Vught, 72, of Northfield, Vermont, was arrested on Friday, May 12, 2023 in Brunswick, Georgia. Van Vught is expected to have his initial appearance later today before a United States Magistrate Judge in Brunswick, Georgia.
Vermont Business Magazine Today, US Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) held a press conference in Burlington calling for a stronger code of ethics of US Supreme Court Justices.
Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont (UVM) today launched its Institute for Agroecology dedicated to advancing just, sustainable food systems, and supported by a $1 million grant from the Schmidt Family Foundation’s 11th Hour Project.
Vermont Business Magazine Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP,) nonprofit affordable housing developer, was recently awarded a $175,000 Housing for Everyone grant from the TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank.
Vermont Business Magazine It's not uncommon for a corporate employee at Ben & Jerry's to have began their career as a scooper and then move onto a corporate position, many staying for decades. But going from a tour guide to CEO? That's something else. Ben & Jerry's named Dave Stever as its new CEO on May 8, 2023. The 34 year veteran has seen it all in his career.
Vermont Business Magazine The eleventh annual Vermont’s Greenest Building Awards, hosted by the Vermont Green Building Network (VGBN), recognized eleven projects and design/build teams.
Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott announced action on the following bills, passed by the General Assembly. This includes a charter of the Village of Alburgh, already approved by voters, to make the town clerk and treasurer appointed positions; allowing DOC personnel to be notaries public; and updating the liability for those selling alcoholic beverages.