VEGI /tags/vegi VEGI en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:38:07 GMT A Vt. program rewards businesses for growth. But with unemployment low, lawmakers question its value /local-news/2023-02-09/a-vt-program-rewards-businesses-for-growth-but-with-unemployment-low-lawmakers-question-its-value Since Vermont is facing a critical shortage of workers, should the state be incentivizing companies to create new jobs? That’s the question at the heart of a bill before the Legislature this session. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 23:38:07 GMT /local-news/2023-02-09/a-vt-program-rewards-businesses-for-growth-but-with-unemployment-low-lawmakers-question-its-value Henry Epp Electric aviation startup Beta Technologies signs lease to expand to St. Albans /local-news/2022-09-29/electric-aviation-startup-beta-technologies-signs-lease-to-expand-to-st-albans Beta Technologies will expand its Vermont footprint with a new battery testing facility in a former Energizer plant in St. Albans, the company announced Wednesday. Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:57:13 GMT /local-news/2022-09-29/electric-aviation-startup-beta-technologies-signs-lease-to-expand-to-st-albans Henry Epp MTX, a tech company that said it would bring 250 jobs to Vermont, has quietly canceled its plans /local-news/2022-09-22/mtx-a-tech-company-that-said-it-would-bring-250-jobs-to-vermont-has-quietly-canceled-its-plans A tech company announced last August it would hire 250 people to staff an office in Waterbury. But in recent months, it quietly canceled those plans.The development comes even though the company, MTX Group, was in line to receive the largest-ever award from a controversial state economic incentive program. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:58:17 GMT /local-news/2022-09-22/mtx-a-tech-company-that-said-it-would-bring-250-jobs-to-vermont-has-quietly-canceled-its-plans Henry Epp Days Before Announcing Essex Junction Layoffs, Company Secured $5.3 Million State Incentive /vpr-news/2019-11-15/days-before-announcing-essex-junction-layoffs-company-secured-5-3-million-state-incentive On Nov. 6, California company Marvell announced it was laying off 78 employees at an Essex Junction plant it had recently acquired.But less than a weekâ€� Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:30:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-11-15/days-before-announcing-essex-junction-layoffs-company-secured-5-3-million-state-incentive Henry Epp State Board Responds To Media Attention Toward Business Incentive Program /vpr-news/2018-10-29/state-board-responds-to-media-attention-toward-business-incentive-program The state board that administers the Vermont's main business incentive program is discussing changes to how it evaluates and reports the performance ofâ€� Mon, 29 Oct 2018 09:15:00 GMT /vpr-news/2018-10-29/state-board-responds-to-media-attention-toward-business-incentive-program Henry Epp