Economy & Working

Vermont Public's Mary Williams Engisch spoke with Tracy Dolan, director of the State Refugee Office, about how the office is readjusting its approach and priorities ahead of the incoming Trump administration.

Seven bridges over the Winooski River and its North Branch will be decorated with colorful LED lights throughout the winter.

The National Labor Relations Board, in a Nov. 5 decision, ordered Vermont Information Processing to provide back pay for the four employees that were fired in 2022 after creating a pay transparency spreadsheet. The company says it plans to appeal the board's decision.

It’s open enrollment for people who buy their health insurance through the state’s marketplace, and most qualify for substantial subsidies from the federal government.

Vermont adjusts the state minimum wage and tipped minimum wage each January by law.

Join us Wednesdays at 8 p.m. during October for a special live call-in series from WNYC about health care, housing and the care economy.

Housing is a huge issue this election. In Rutland, officials are trying to fix what they call a housing log jam, that's making it hard for older homeowners to downsize and too costly for first time buyers to become homeowners.

New U.S. Census data shows that median household income in Vermont rose by 9.8% between 2022 and 2023 — more than double the national average, and the largest year-over-year increase here in at least a decade.

Local entrepreneur Harmony Edosomwan is taking part in a 10-week program through New York University intended to lift up Black business owners. Her catering business, Harmony's Kitchen, serves authentic soul food from its Winooski hub.

A new law requires contractors who do jobs worth more than $10,000 to register with the state, but some think that threshold should be lowered to protect homeowners.