/tags/did-it-work Did It Work en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:30:07 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-13/did-it-work-redeveloping-brattleboros-fire-damaged-brooks-house After a fire damaged a historic building in Brattleboro, investors had a tough time raising enough money to redevelop the property. Ultimately, theâ€� Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:30:07 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-13/did-it-work-redeveloping-brattleboros-fire-damaged-brooks-house Howard Weiss-Tisman /vpr-news/2019-09-12/did-it-work-improvements-to-boost-business-at-the-nek-international-airport In recent years, the state has put a lot into upgrading infrastructure at the Northeast Kingdom International Airport, in Coventry. But those improvementsâ€� Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:43:37 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-12/did-it-work-improvements-to-boost-business-at-the-nek-international-airport Liam Elder-Connors /vpr-news/2019-09-10/did-it-work-gmps-energy-generating-community-biodigester-in-st-albans-town In fall 2015, Green Mountain Power announced its plan to build a biodigester facility in St. Albans Town. It was supposed to take in manure from threeâ€� Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:26:21 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-10/did-it-work-gmps-energy-generating-community-biodigester-in-st-albans-town Anna Van Dine /vpr-news/2019-09-09/did-it-work-farm-to-plate-programs-goal-to-increase-local-food-consumption A decade ago, Vermont lawmakers found themselves scrambling to respond to dropping milk prices. They wanted a more proactive way to strengthen Vermont'sâ€� Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:09:10 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-09/did-it-work-farm-to-plate-programs-goal-to-increase-local-food-consumption Emily Corwin /vpr-news/2019-09-08/did-it-work-bringing-amtrak-train-service-from-rutland-to-burlington It started with a senator's vision for passenger rail. Now $100 million and 23 years later, what happened to plans to bring Amtrak service from Rutland toâ€� Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:35:30 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-08/did-it-work-bringing-amtrak-train-service-from-rutland-to-burlington Henry Epp /vpr-news/2019-09-08/the-did-it-work-henry-epp-gif-guide While we hear a lot about new initiatives or funding when first announced, it's not always easy to figure out whether they lived up to their promises downâ€� Mon, 09 Sep 2019 00:31:11 GMT /vpr-news/2019-09-08/the-did-it-work-henry-epp-gif-guide Henry Epp, Elodie Reed /programs/2019-07-29/vprs-did-it-work-series-asking-if-public-dollars-made-a-difference “Did It work?â€� It’s a question rarely asked after publicly-funded programs launch. But long after the headlines fade and promises are made, how do we knowâ€� Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:54:40 GMT /programs/2019-07-29/vprs-did-it-work-series-asking-if-public-dollars-made-a-difference Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2019-05-17/did-it-work-vermonts-wood-stove-change-out-program Two years ago, the state offered Vermonters money to buy a new wood or pellet stove if they got rid of an old, polluting stove. The program was soâ€� Fri, 17 May 2019 17:05:03 GMT /vpr-news/2019-05-17/did-it-work-vermonts-wood-stove-change-out-program Amy Kolb Noyes /programs/2019-05-16/exports-electric-cars-and-wood-stoves-vpr-asks-did-it-work This week on All Things Considered, VPR host and reporter Henry Epp has been exploring a singular question about publicly-funded programs in Vermont, bothâ€� Thu, 16 May 2019 21:14:49 GMT /programs/2019-05-16/exports-electric-cars-and-wood-stoves-vpr-asks-did-it-work Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2019-05-16/did-it-work-hiring-more-dcf-social-workers-to-reduce-caseloads In 2015, then-Gov. Peter Shumlin announced a plan to invest millions of dollars in Vermont's child-protection system. One of the main goals was to reduceâ€� Thu, 16 May 2019 17:25:59 GMT /vpr-news/2019-05-16/did-it-work-hiring-more-dcf-social-workers-to-reduce-caseloads Liam Elder-Connors