Chroma, a global manufacturer of optical filters based in Bellows Falls, has presented its 2025 Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research to Leeat Keren, assistant professor of molecular cell biology at the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Michelle N. Farkas, shareholder at Gravel & Shea law firm in Burlington, has been recognized as a Best-in-State Lawyer for Vermont by Forbes magazine. She was honored for her dedication, leadership and peer-recognized excellence in commercial real estate law.

Joshua Conn, former controller at Piller Blowers and Compressors in Schenectady, New York, has rejoined the Bank of Bennington as assistant vice president and controller. Conn began his banking career at the Bank of Bennington in 2014 in a customer-service role while pursuing his master's degree in accounting at The College of Saint Rose.

The Brattleboro Development Credit Corp. has become a liaison partner in the newly funded Science and Technology Research Initiative for the Southern Vermont Economy, a transformative program that brings together educational institutions, businesses, advocacy groups, economic developers and local governments to create a more inclusive and transformative STEM ecosystem.