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Each November, VGM's employee owners set aside time to be thankful on Thanksgiving and to honor our country’s veterans and active military on Veterans Day. For Q4 of 2023, VGM is showing thanks by focusing its community giving efforts on organizations that support veterans and active military.

VGM Group, Inc. recently announced that the entire team in its human resources department has achieved Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) certification. MHFA is a program of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Similar to physical First Aid and CPR, MHFA helps people assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis until profes

VGM Group, Inc. and the Van G. Miller Family Charitable Foundation are excited to announce the city of Waterloo is renaming a portion of San Marnan Drive in honor of Van G. Miller. Effective Sept. 1, 2023, W. San Marnan Dr. between Ansborough Ave. and W. 4th St. will become Van Miller Way.Miller, who passed away in 2015, founded VGM in 1986 with the

We all face hardship at some point in our lives, no matter how well we prepare or how much caution we take. But VGM employee owners always look to Make a Difference—in the community and for each other.

VGM Group is excited to announce its exclusive sponsorship of the Lincoln Park Stage during My Waterloo Days, June 8-11, 2023, with a donation of $15,000. Christa Miehe, president of corporate communications, and Sara Laures, chief people officer, at VGM Group, presented the check to Tavis Hall, executive director of Experience Waterloo, on Monday,

VGM's Community Giving Committee awarded $45,000 to four area projects as part of its 2023 Be the Change campaign. The announcement was made during a special check presentation held at VGM's headquarters in Waterloo, Iowa. "The places we call home, the communities we all live in, while they vary greatly across Iowa and the