/tags/economy-working Economy & Working en-US 开云体育 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/2025-03-31/declining-enrollment-not-vermonts-tech-centers-waitlists-mile-long The story of Vermont鈥檚 schools these days is largely defined by a declining number of school-aged kids. But the state鈥檚 17 career and technical education centers are beating the odds 鈥� and seeing an increase in applicants. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-31/declining-enrollment-not-vermonts-tech-centers-waitlists-mile-long Lola Duffort /local-news/2025-03-27/central-vermont-medical-center-berlin-support-staff-push-for-better-wages-staffing-ratios-final-contract-negotiations A Central Vermont Medical Center spokesperson told 开云体育 in an email that the hospital remains 鈥渃ommitted to reaching an agreement that supports our staff as well as the long-term sustainability of CVMC for our patients and community.鈥� Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:50:58 GMT /local-news/2025-03-27/central-vermont-medical-center-berlin-support-staff-push-for-better-wages-staffing-ratios-final-contract-negotiations Elodie Reed /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 /local-news/2025-03-13/vermont-lawmakers-are-looking-to-better-support-immigrants-economic-opportunity-they-offer Senators advanced a bill Thursday to study the creation of a statewide Office of New Americans, which would coordinate services for immigrants in Vermont. 鈥淚mmigrants in Vermont are the fastest-growing working-age demographic 鈥� they're vital to our economy and to our future,鈥� said the bill鈥檚 sponsor, Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, D-Chittenden County, earlier this week. 鈥淏ut the challenges they face are around licensing and education, language barriers.鈥� Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:44:23 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/vermont-lawmakers-are-looking-to-better-support-immigrants-economic-opportunity-they-offer Elodie Reed /local-news/2025-03-06/infant-formula-manufacturer-perrigo-to-shutter-vermont-plant According to company spokesperson Joe Shields, keeping the facility open is not cost-effective due to its age and 鈥渆volving regulatory requirements.鈥� Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:05:39 GMT /local-news/2025-03-06/infant-formula-manufacturer-perrigo-to-shutter-vermont-plant Elodie Reed /npr-news/2025-03-06/trumps-latest-tariff-twist-a-break-for-mexico-and-canada Trump put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Markets tanked. And by Thursday, he had decided to broadly lift them. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:39:21 GMT /npr-news/2025-03-06/trumps-latest-tariff-twist-a-break-for-mexico-and-canada Franco Ordo帽ez, Eyder Peralta, Jackie Northam /local-news/2025-03-05/bluecross-blueshield-vermont-reports-62m-loss-expects-double-digit-premium-increases 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. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 22:06:34 GMT /local-news/2025-03-05/bluecross-blueshield-vermont-reports-62m-loss-expects-double-digit-premium-increases Lexi Krupp /local-news/2025-03-04/tariffs-take-aim-at-key-new-england-trading-partner-canada 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. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 22:07:47 GMT /local-news/2025-03-04/tariffs-take-aim-at-key-new-england-trading-partner-canada Todd Bookman, NHPR /local-news/2025-03-03/some-canadians-are-canceling-trips-to-vermont-because-of-trump 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. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-03-03/some-canadians-are-canceling-trips-to-vermont-because-of-trump Brittany Patterson