Economy
‘I don’t need help; I need customers’: Immigrant businesses continue to face additional hurdles during flood recovery
“More flood recovery resources and ongoing professional help could make a difference in whether these businesses stay open or end up closing,” said the executive director of Montpelier Alive.
Displaced by floods, Berlin manufactured home park residents seek to prevent a repeat disaster
As the park owner tries to rebuild one year after catastrophic flooding, officials have gone to court to try to stop the work, and former residents are watching closely.
UVM Medical Center nurses will strike if no deal is reached, union says
The work stoppage would begin July 12 and last five days. Hospital officials are putting a contingency plan in place.
A patchwork of local groups support Vermonters still displaced from flooding
Local, volunteer-supported long-term recovery groups keep track of people affected by last summer’s floods in ways the state and federal government have not.
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Loss of federal internet discount program may impact thousands in Vermont
To replace the loss statewide would cost $9.3 million a year, according to Christine Hallquist, executive director of the Vermont Community Broadband Board.
Killington to receive $25M in federal funding for access road, infrastructure improvements
The grant will allow several miles of upgrades around Killington Road as real estate developers are poised to invest.
Merged credit unions NEFCU and VSECU settle on new name: EastRise
The two merged in 2023 following a close vote among Vermont State Employees Credit Union members. Now, the new branding has met pushback among former leadership.
Once a workplace for immigrants, historic Brattleboro factory may house refugees
Developers are culling together government and philanthropic dollars earmarked for new Americans in hopes of converting part of the long-shuttered Estey Organ Co. into apartments.
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