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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Trump put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Markets tanked. And by Thursday, he had decided to broadly lift them. -
Sen. Welch discusses Trump's tax on Canadian goods. Vermont Commerce Secretary and a Montreal reporter discuss how the tariffs will play out on either side of the border. -
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. -
Canada and China hit back swiftly after Trump's sweeping tariffs took effect Tuesday, raising fears of a global trade war. International markets, meanwhile, continued to slide. -
A group of 85 refugees from Jordan and Syria are in Brattleboro taking part in a first-of-its-kind college preparatory program as they get ready to attend American universities and colleges in the fall. -
There's a lot laid out in Gov. Phil Scott's 2026 budget he shared Tuesday — which totals about $9 billion. Here are just a few of the big proposals that might help break it down. -
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.” -
Vermont is the only state in the U.S. that requires annual inspections of racetracks, but regulators say it may be time to deregulate. -
Lake Morey Resort, which has been maintaining the lake's skating loop, lost their insurance coverage. But at the eleventh hour, the town of Fairlee stepped in, agreeing to maintain the ice and provide insurance coverage for the activities there. -
Vermonters bet just over $140 million in 2024, the first year of legal sports gambling in the state. During that time, the state has worked to grow its resources for people with gambling problems.
