Neagley & Chase
SOUTH BURLINGTON — Neagley & Chase Construction, commercial construction firms, announced Rob Higgins, of Northfield, has been named president after 25 years with the company.
He has long served as a project executive and leader in the company’s operational and financial systems. He started as a field engineer in 2001.
Union Mutual
MONTPELIER — Union Mutual announced Ben Lozier, its manager of innovation and analytics, has been recognized by Vermont Business Magazine as one of its 2025 Rising Stars. The award honors young professionals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership, professional excellence, and commitment to their communities and Vermont’s economic growth.
Lozier joined Union Mutual as a college intern in 2016, and upon graduation, began his full-time career with the company as a financial analyst in 2017. His community efforts include volunteer work following the recent Vermont floods, and coaching within the Union 32 school district.
Dinse P.C.
BURLINGTON — Dinse P.C. announced Clara Alley and Allison Yum have joined the firm as associate attorneys.
Alley, originally from Morrisville, joined the firm’s estate planning department in September. Yum joined the firm’s immigration department in September, previously serving as associate counsel with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the Chief Counsel.
DRM
BURLINGTON — Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC announced Attorneys Lindsey Bryant and Elizabeth Frye have joined the firm’s litigation team as associates.
Bryant most recently was a senior associate with Frost Brown Todd LLP in Cincinnati. Frye comes to DRM following a clerkship with the Vermont Supreme Court. Both attorneys will work out of DRM’s Burlington office.
Interior designer
NORWICH — Interior designer Ann Shriver Sargent has been named a 2025 inductee into the New England Design Hall of Fame. She will be formally inducted at the annual gala Nov. 6 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station.
Sargent’s portfolio includes country estates, farmhouses and lakeside retreats, most evident in her work at Twin Farms, the five-star resort in Barnard.
Ampersand Creative Co.
BURLINGTON — Ampersand Creative Co. brings The Good Trade Makers Market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec.6-7, at Hula, 50 Lakeside Ave., Burlington.
The event gathers nearly 100 independent makers and small manufacturers of home decor, art, gourmet food items, apothecary products, apparel, accessories, jewelry and more, from Vermont and nine other states for weekend-long community holiday shopping.
Advance tickets for The Good Trade are available online now for $8 in advance and $10 (if not sold out in advance) at the door at goodtrademakersmarket.com.
The Good Trade is presented with additional support from Hula, Gather Glass, Swamp Yankee Art, Brio Coffeeworks, Mad River Distillers, and Shiki Wrap.
Tractor Supply
Tractor Supply is celebrating National Hometown Heroes Day on Nov. 1 by activating all 2,300+ stores nationwide to donate $500 to a local police, fire or veteran organization, totaling more than $1 million in a single day. In Vermont, Tractor Supply is donating to 14 organizations totaling $5,000. Local organizations receiving donations will be in-store to collect their giant checks and take photos.
On Nov. 1, stores will host community events like Touch-a-Truck, thank-you note stations, to express appreciation for and celebration of local service members, veterans and first responders.
UVM
BURLINGTON — Prospero Gogo, professor of medicine and cardiologist at the University of Vermont, will travel to Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to fund the lifesaving HEARTS Act legislation designed to ensure every school is prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency. In Vermont, a law passed that will require cardiac emergency response plans in all Vermont schools and athletic venues.
— Peter A. Calabresi, professor and chair of the department of neurological sciences, Robert Larner, College of Medicine, University of Vermont and University of Vermont Health was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Membership in NAM recognizes individuals who have demonstrated professional achievement and commitment to service.
— This summer, the UVM Medical Center structural heart team launched its transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement program. The TTVR procedure is treatment for tricuspid valve regurgitation. The team uses thin, flexible tubes known as catheters to steer an artificial tricuspid valve into position in a patient’s heart, replacing the faulty original.