Vermont economy coverage at VTDigger
VTDigger provides independent, nonpartisan reporting on Vermont’s economy, including business activity, labor trends, state finances and the effects of tax and budget policy on Vermonters.
This page collects VTDigger’s coverage of Vermont’s business and economic landscape, including reporting on employers, workers, public finances and policy decisions that shape the state’s economy.
State denies permit for road to Essex site that Amazon has eyed
The Act 250 application did not include development on the part of the site where Amazon sought to build. But lack of an access road would be a second setback for the company’s plans.
State board recommends $10M in flood grants to Montpelier and Plainfield; Barre applications rejected
Country Club Road’s infrastructure and Plainfield’s 20-unit housing project could each get a major funding boost.
Federal anti-poverty grant delay draws rebuke from Vermont’s congressional delegation
The unusual, monthslong wait for this year’s federal Community Service Block Grant funds comes amid a push from the Trump administration to eliminate the program from the federal budget.
High gas prices hit Vermonters at the pump, store and heating bill
“There are things that people do to try to avoid the costs,” said Greg Rowangould, director of the Transportation Research Center at UVM. “But, of course, you can’t avoid all of it.”
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International migration to Chittenden County plummeted last year, new data shows
The state’s largest county lost residents between 2024 and 2025, according to the Census Bureau. The drop in international migration was partially to blame.
Whiskey mogul plans to donate Poultney college campus to a Christian group to ‘revive Western Civilization’
Poultney residents have shifted focus to investments in outdoor recreation, tourism and other revitalization efforts after the Green Mountain College campus redevelopment stalled.
Vermont House budget writers approve a state spending plan for 2027
This year’s bill calls for almost the same level of expenditures as Gov. Phil Scott proposed to legislators at the beginning of the year.
Royalton residents chafe at costs of ongoing Foxstand Bridge closure
Come April, the Foxstand Bridge will have been closed for two years, and it isn’t slated to reopen until fall of 2028.
With child care centers struggling to recruit, Vermont eyes possible path to stronger workforce
“The problem is, it’s hard to find people who are qualified and educated in the right ways,” one provider said.
New Burlington airport terminal to open in coming weeks, officials say
The project is replacing four existing gates in the facility’s north terminal with four more-spacious ones that branch off of a glassy, timber-framed concourse.
Vermont ski lift workers left out in the cold with no action from Legislature, regulators
A bathroom break can mean slowing down the lift, leaving skiers on a long, cold ride.
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