/tags/the-vermont-economy The Vermont Economy en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý 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 Senators advanced a bill Thursday to study the creation of a statewide Office of New Americans, which would coordinate services for immigrants in Vermont. “Immigrants in Vermont are the fastest-growing working-age demographic â€� they're vital to our economy and to our future,â€� said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Martine Larocque Gulick, D-Chittenden County, earlier this week. “But the challenges they face are around licensing and education, language barriers.â€� 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/2025-03-07/sale-of-burke-mountain-resort-almost-final-says-court-appointed-receiver Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in charge of Burke Mountain, said in a press release this week he was “now finalizingâ€� the sale of the resort. The Northeast Kingdom ski resort and hotel has been overseen by Goldberg since 2016, when federal regulators accused the former owners of running a “Ponzi-likeâ€� scheme. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 21:09:05 GMT /local-news/2025-03-07/sale-of-burke-mountain-resort-almost-final-says-court-appointed-receiver Liam Elder-Connors /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 Ordoñez, Eyder Peralta, Jackie Northam /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-05/how-trumps-canada-tariffs-will-affect-vermont-relationship-with-quebec 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. Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:59:06 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-05/how-trumps-canada-tariffs-will-affect-vermont-relationship-with-quebec Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro, Jon Ehrens /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 /npr-news/2025-03-03/canada-and-china-retaliate-after-trumps-tariffs-take-effect 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. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:12:37 GMT /npr-news/2025-03-03/canada-and-china-retaliate-after-trumps-tariffs-take-effect Asma Khalid, Rebecca Rosman /local-news/2025-02-13/brattleboro-group-refugees-prepares-for-new-life-american-colleges 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. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2025-02-13/brattleboro-group-refugees-prepares-for-new-life-american-colleges Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2025-01-29/5-takeaways-from-gov-phil-scotts-state-budget There's a lot laid out in Gov. Phil Scott's 2026 budget he shared Tuesday â€� which totals about $9 billion. Here are just a few of the big proposals that might help break it down. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:29:27 GMT /local-news/2025-01-29/5-takeaways-from-gov-phil-scotts-state-budget Zoe McDonald, Sophie Stephens, April McCullum /local-news/2025-01-22/vermonts-economy-is-going-strong-experts-tell-state-officials 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.â€� Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:02:58 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/vermonts-economy-is-going-strong-experts-tell-state-officials Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2025-01-22/vermont-wants-to-pump-the-brakes-on-racetrack-inspections Vermont is the only state in the U.S. that requires annual inspections of racetracks, but regulators say it may be time to deregulate. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:40:45 GMT /local-news/2025-01-22/vermont-wants-to-pump-the-brakes-on-racetrack-inspections Howard Weiss-Tisman