Economic Development

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks about a bill working its way through the Vermont Legislature that would make changes to the 50-year-old land-use law Act 250 and spur housing development.

Host Mikaela Lefrak talks with a planner, affordable housing advocate and business owner about the housing boom in Morrisville.

Host Connor Cyrus talks with the chair of the Vermont Sports Betting Study Committee about what legalized sports gambling could potentially look like in Vermont.

The northwest Vermont town of Richford is a small, rural community that sits along the Canadian border. And it recently hired — for the first time in its history — a town administrator: 22-year-old Michael Olio.

Over the course of two shows, Vermont Edition will explore the rental housing crisis. This hour, tenants and the challenges they say they're facing.

Vermont has given grants to some 400 working people to relocate to the state in recent years. Lawmakers recently agreed to spend another $3 million on the program, citing an acute worker shortage.

Danville’s historic train station is getting a makeover. The iconic building is the oldest train station on the Lake Champlain to Saint Johnsbury line. Now the town is hoping to turn the station, which sits beside the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, into an outdoor activity wellness hub.

Last Tuesday, Gov. Phil Scott and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development announced the creation of the Economic Mitigation and Recovery Task…

Small business owners are finally starting to see some of the federal bailout money that was included in the $2 trillion CARES Act. And while Vermont did…

It's been almost a year since Utah developer David Hall announced that he would be giving up on his plan to build a 5,000-acre "sustainable community,"…