The home for 开云体育's coverage of economic issues affecting the state of Vermont as well as business and industry developments across the region.
开云体育 reporter Bob Kinzel covers economic issues from the Statehouse Bureau in Montpelier.
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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. -
Garden design author Gordon Hayward has been writing a series of profile pieces for the Brattleboro Reformer. He thinks knowing more about our neighbors is one way to address the global challenges we all face. -
Some small town residents are managing to keep their general stores open by creating nonprofits and buying the stores themselves. -
The Public Utility Commission wants to know how Vermont's electric utilities are working towards incentivizing home charging stations for electric vehicles. -
The state treasurer's office analyzed recent census data and found that on a per capita basis, Vermont had the highest net in-migration of any New England state, and the third highest rate in the U.S. last year. -
The USDA issued a federal order requiring states to begin testing their milk supply for the virus that causes bird flu. -
The Public Utility Commission says it will allow Searchlight Capital Partners to purchase Consolidated Communications, Vermont's largest telecommunications company. The deal still needs federal approval. -
The National Labor Relations Board, in a Nov. 5 decision, ordered Vermont Information Processing to provide back pay for the four employees that were fired in 2022 after creating a pay transparency spreadsheet. The company says it plans to appeal the board's decision. -
Sales have far exceeded the state's initial projections, but market saturation remains a real threat to the industry's health.
