/tags/business Business en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:38:30 GMT /local-news/2025-03-31/farmer-led-project-gets-grant-to-recycle-agricultural-plastics Guy Crosby collects plastic waste from farms and brings them to a landfill in New Hampshire, where they are compacted into a bale. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:38:30 GMT /local-news/2025-03-31/farmer-led-project-gets-grant-to-recycle-agricultural-plastics Natalie Bankmann, Community News Service /local-news/2025-03-21/amazon-distribution-facility-proposed-essex-draws-heated-opposition It would be the first Amazon facility in Vermont. Residents have vowed to oppose the project at every step of the approval process. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:03:09 GMT /local-news/2025-03-21/amazon-distribution-facility-proposed-essex-draws-heated-opposition Lexi Krupp /npr-news/2025-02-01/trump-imposes-new-tariffs-on-imports-from-mexico-canada-and-china-in-new-phase-of-trade-war Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tariff. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:54:59 GMT /npr-news/2025-02-01/trump-imposes-new-tariffs-on-imports-from-mexico-canada-and-china-in-new-phase-of-trade-war Scott Horsley, Joe Hernandez /local-news/2024-12-20/meet-the-south-burlington-based-indigenous-maker-of-these-colorful-beaded-rings This week, 33-year-old Isaac Shoulderblade was among the small business owners across Vermont racing to send out those final packages to arrive on time for the holidays. Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:37:16 GMT /local-news/2024-12-20/meet-the-south-burlington-based-indigenous-maker-of-these-colorful-beaded-rings Elodie Reed /show/vermont-edition/2024-12-04/how-the-next-trump-administration-might-affect-vermonts-chip-industry Semiconductor manufacturing in our region relies on federal investment for stability and growth. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:24:13 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-12-04/how-the-next-trump-administration-might-affect-vermonts-chip-industry Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro /local-news/2024-11-15/ben-jerrys-lawsuit-accuses-parent-company-of-censorship-over-gaza In the lawsuit, Ben & Jerry's says it has been muzzled by Unilever in attempts to speak out publicly against the war in Gaza with calls "for peace and a permanent and immediate ceasefire," support for U.S. college students protesting the war and for the end of U.S. military aid to Israel. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:35:06 GMT /local-news/2024-11-15/ben-jerrys-lawsuit-accuses-parent-company-of-censorship-over-gaza Lisa Rathke, Associated Press /show/made-here/2024-10-01/vermont-businesses-babes-bar-is-a-modern-day-cheers-in-bethel Co-owners Jesse Plotsky and Owen Daniel-McCarter have built Babes into a cultural hub where people of all backgrounds can come together over drinks, dance, and delicious Chicago-style hotdogs. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 13:55:25 GMT /show/made-here/2024-10-01/vermont-businesses-babes-bar-is-a-modern-day-cheers-in-bethel Eric Ford /local-news/2024-09-30/another-potential-sale-of-goddard-college-falls-through The Greatwood Project, a group founded by former Goddard alumni and faculty, was unable to raise the $3.4 million needed to purchase the campus, the college’s board of trustees announced on Monday. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:37:40 GMT /local-news/2024-09-30/another-potential-sale-of-goddard-college-falls-through Liam Elder-Connors /local-news/2024-09-23/harmonys-kitchen-owner-is-on-a-mission-to-bring-soul-to-vermont 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. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:06:47 GMT /local-news/2024-09-23/harmonys-kitchen-owner-is-on-a-mission-to-bring-soul-to-vermont Adiah Gholston, Mary Williams Engisch /show/made-here/2024-09-03/vermont-businesses-firearms-safety-parros-gun-shop-waterbury-video Filmmaker Rocket's video series Small Vermont Businesses in Small Vermont Towns takes him to Waterbury to visit with Henry Parro of Parro's Gun Shop. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 13:57:00 GMT /show/made-here/2024-09-03/vermont-businesses-firearms-safety-parros-gun-shop-waterbury-video Eric Ford