Economy & Working

According to company spokesperson Joe Shields, keeping the facility open is not cost-effective due to its age and “evolving regulatory requirements.”

Trump put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Markets tanked. And by Thursday, he had decided to broadly lift them.

The insurer has raised premiums on state marketplace plans by double digits for the past three years. Still, BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont said their premiums are not covering member claims.

Newly imposed import tariffs by the Trump administration threaten a major economic link, with consumers bracing for higher prices. In Vermont, Canadian imports were valued at around $2.4 billion last year.

Businesses in the Northeast Kingdom and in northern Vermont are reporting that Canadians are cancelling planned trips to Vermont or saying they won't visit during the Trump administration.

The election took place on Friday, with 123 ballots cast in favor of unionizing and 57 against.

Economists say the Vermont and national economies are performing far better than economists predicted six months ago, and that “aggregate measures of economic activity have rarely been better.”

General stores are the heart of many small-town communities in Vermont.

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.