SVHC Among Vermont's Best Places to Work for Eighth Year Straight

01:33PM / Wednesday, February 23, 2022Print Story | Email Story

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC) has been named one of the 2022's Best Places to Work for the eighth year in a row.

SVHC received the honor for the first time in 2015. It remains the only hospital in the state of Vermont to be recognized by the awards program.

"Our employees are truly what make SVHC a great place to work," said Thomas A. Dee, FACHE, president and chief executive officer of SVHC. "They look at challenges as opportunities, and their comradery and teamwork during the pandemic have been exemplary. I am deeply grateful for each and every one of them."

Earning a spot on the list requires that a percentage of employees provide largely positive responses to an in-depth confidential survey conducted by an independent third-party agency. The survey covers all aspects of the workplace environment, including leadership, supervisors, co-workers, tools and resources, satisfaction, benefits, and more. Employees are chosen to receive the survey at random, and more than 400 survey responses are needed in order to make SVHC eligible for the award.

"We appreciate this award as a measure of how we are doing to ensure a positive and rewarding workplace," said SVHC's Chief Human Resources Officer Kevin Dailey. "We hope that prospective employees will have added confidence that SVHC's current employees truly enjoy working here."

This statewide program is presented by Vermont Business Magazine in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management, Vermont State Council, (SHRM); the Vermont Department of Commerce and Community Development; and Best Companies Group. The program surveys and identifies the best places of employment to recognize organizations that benefit the state's economy, its workforce, and businesses.

The final rankings for each category of the Best Places to Work in Vermont awards will be announced at a later date. For more information on the Best Places to Work in Vermont program, visit www.bestplacestoworkinvt.com.

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Fall Trout Stocking in Select Lakes and Streams In Vermont

Staff Reports02:37PM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department continues its new fall trout stocking program this year.

This will mark the third consecutive year that trophy-sized brook trout and rainbow trout averaging 13-14 inches will be stocked into four ponds and one stream in southern Vermont in the fall.

"We're stocking more than 2,000 one-and-a-half-year-old trout between Knapp Ponds #1 and #2 in Cavendish, Lakes Paran and Shaftsbury in Bennington, and East Creek in Rutland," said Lael Will, a fisheries biologist with the department. "This is a great opportunity for anglers to spend time fishing for some really nice stocked trout surrounded by Vermont's amazing fall foliage. And, they can continue right through the winter, catching trout in waters where late season trout fishing was not an option before."

Fish from Bennington, Roxbury and Salisbury fish culture stations will be stocked starting in mid-October to allow for some harvest before the season switches to catch and release only in November.

"Last year anglers shared with us that they loved the fall and winter opportunity created by this late season stocking," said Will. "We're excited to continue these stockings and hopefully hear from more people taking advantage of these new trout fishing opportunities."

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