The home for Vermont Public's coverage of economic issues affecting the state of Vermont as well as business and industry developments across the region.
Vermont Public reporter Bob Kinzel covers economic issues from the Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.
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The flooding this summer almost wiped out the turkey crop at Maple Wind Farm in Richmond, but the farm owner and staff worked to make turkeys available to its community. -
In Weston, the select board is being asked to support a FEMA buyout of a commercial property. The board has to weigh losing the village store with accepting the effects of climate change on the downtown.
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A new coalition that wants to increase taxes on Vermont’s highest earners is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation next year that it says will generate close to $100 million in state revenue annually.
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State officials framed the plan as a form of triage to temporarily house those who will be forced to leave the state’s pandemic-era motel program in April.
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“It allows for the voucher program to be more competitive in a very strong rental market,” said Kathleen Berk, executive director of the Vermont State Housing Authority.
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The new formula takes into account the higher costs of food, clothing, household expenses, cell phones, computers and personal care products.
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Vermont Public president and CEO Scott Finn, the head of the largest media organization in the state, will resign at the end of this year, the station announced Friday morning. Senior vice-president of development Brendan Kinney will serve as interim CEO.
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"The post office, the general store, the Grange, these are nodes of human connection. So you know, the big question, like, 'What are we going to lose when we lose these villages?' We're going to lose the physical infrastructure for certain kinds of unplanned connections with people."
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Vermont businesses increasingly see employee housing as an investment in their future, but with bosses doubling as landlords, complications can arise.
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Beta Technologies recently built a new facility for its electric aircraft manufacturing. Beta's CEO and other leaders in tech manufacturing industries visited Vermont Edition to talk about the challenges and opportunities of growing in Vermont.
