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From left to right, Connor Fegley and Alister King Eleven teams of University of Vermont students recently participated in the 2021 Annual UVM Business Pitch Competition and put their business ideas on display. The competition moved to a virtual format this year allowing students from near and far to compete for over $3,000 in prizes. Teams from four schools across campus were represented including Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Scien...

THE concept of taking a selfie on the throne will take on a new and perhaps, more acceptable meaning this summer, when a local couple tie the proverbial knot. Strabane man, Ryan McDevitt and Lifford lady, Megan Giblin are due to get married on July 29 and front and centre for the occasion, will be the former’s imitation of the royal seat of Westeros from acclaimed TV series, Game of Thrones. The Iron Throne, that royal berth upon which the King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men sa...

Is Dialysis a Test Case of Medicare for All? (Ep. 457) April 7, 2021 @ 11:00pm Listen now: Kidney failure is such a catastrophic (and expensive) disease that Medicare covers treatment for anyone, regardless of age. Since Medicare reimbursement rates are fairly low, the dialysis industry had to find a way to tweak the system if they wanted to make big profits. They succeeded. Listen and subscribe to our podcast at  *      *      * On last week’s episode, we asked whether the U.S....

Orbit Fab Tenzing tanker powered by Benchmark Halcyon thruster approaches spacecraft in need of refueling. (Photo: Benchmark Space Systems) Orbit Fab, the San Francisco-based start-up that is building gas stations for spacecraft in orbit, has entered into a technology partnership with non-toxic small satellite propulsion supplier Benchmark Space Systems (BSS). The two companies will combine their refueling technologies and servicing infrastructure to extend satellite missions in space. BSS wil...

This article was published on Thursday, December 10, 2020 in  SACRAMENTO — The nations dialysis industry has poured $233 million into California campaigns over the past four years, establishing its leading companies as a formidable political force eager to protect their bottom line and influence state policy. Most of the money the industry spent from Jan. 1, 2017, through Nov. 30, 2020, funded the defeat of two union-backed ballot measures that would have regulated dialysis clinics — and ...

The dialysis industry has poured $233 million into California campaigns, establishing its leading companies as a formidable political force eager to protect their bottom line and influence state policy.