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Heartland Conference is excited to announce significant updates to our upcoming conference. Heartland is designed to address the unknowns in the industry and provide attendees with the latest insights, resources, and critical networking and relationship building opportunities needed to thrive in our growing industry.

Nominations for the 2024 HME Woman Of The Year have officially opened and are being accepted through May 1, 2025. In its ninth year, presented by VGM Group, Inc., this award recognizes a woman who has made significant contributions throughout her career to her community, company, and to the home medical equipment industry as a whole.

In the first quarter of 2025, VGM Group’s Community Giving efforts focused on projects and organizations that help promote education and literacy throughout the community. Donations this quarter totaled: $18,950. Learn more about these organizations below.

2024 was a record-breaking year for VGM, and that success is driven by our employee owners. They’re the ones that make it possible—leading to some of the best years for many of VGM’s business units.

VGM Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Wendland to Chief Legal Officer. In this newly created role, Wendland will oversee all legal matters for VGM Group, ensuring compliance and providing strategic legal guidance to support the company's growth and innovation. With this promotion, Wendland also joins VGM’s senior leadership team.

VGM Group, Inc. has been named Employee Owned Company Of The Year by the Iowa/Nebraska Chapter of The ESOP Association (TEA). The award was presented on Feb. 27. VGM Group is now in the running for the National Employee Owned Company Of The Year Award, which will be announced during TEA’s National Conference May 13–16 in Washington, D.C.

VGM Group is excited to once again earn The Best Place for Working Parents® business designation in 2025. This is the fourth year in a row VGM has received this honor, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to offering support for its working parents.

In November 2023, the VGM Child Care Center opened its doors for the first time to employee owners and their young ones. With the constant struggle of securing reliable child care over the last few years, the VGM Child Care Center lifted off much needed weight from the shoulders of dozens of employee owners.