VEPC authorizes $8.3 million in job creation incentives for 10 companies
The Vermont Economic Progress Council authorized $8.3 million in incentives under the Vermont Employment Growth Incentive (VEGI) program in 2011, which will encourage the creation of 988 new jobs in Vermont.
Evslin: The inconvenient good news in the employment report
Both Democrats and Republicans were quick to leap on the superficially tepid jobs report Friday to prove their partisan points. Both sides studiously ignored the good news hidden in the details: the private sector added enough jobs in September (137,000) to lower the unemployment rate if all things were equal.
Vermont Sierra Club calls for green Vermont jobs
Looking forward, we strongly assert that in-state green construction projects, including but not limited to wind farms, hydro power, solar power, and biomass projects must be produced with Vermont labor and provide all workers with livable wages, health care and all other necessary benefits. These criteria should be part of what the Public Service Board utilizes before approving any such project. Let it be known that we unequivocally support the Vermont Building and Construction Trades Council and organized labor in general on this important issue.
GMP hosted local jobs fair in Lowell
Green Mountain Power (GMP) hosted the first of two Jobs Fairs in the Kingdom last evening at the Lowell Fire Department in conjunction with the Kingdom Community Wind (KCW) project. About 60 people from the area came to learn about job openings. GMP’s General Contractor, Reed & Reed, along with three newly hired, Vermont-based contractors were on site to speak with attendees.
Champlain College summit to explore work in the future
The urgency to create a new way of thinking about work and how we educate people for their professional life is reflected in Vermont’s projected demographics, organizers say. According to the Vermont Workforce Development Council’s Annual Report 2010, “The available workforce in Vermont has shown little growth in recent years and will begin to shrink in 2012.”
Gross: An educated populace is key to a flourishing democracy
Stated in conventional business terms, the return on investment on a college degree is high — higher than for stocks and real estate, both of which have no shortage of investors despite recent appreciable market downturns.
VSJF announces launch of new Flexible Capital Fund
For Immediate Release June 29, 2011 Contact: Janice St. Onge, President, VSJF Flexible Capital Fund, L3C Deputy Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund 802.828.0398 Janice@vsjf.org Montpelier, Vt. — The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) today announced the launch of the VSJF Flexible Capital Fund, L3C. The fund is the first business-lending program in Vermont focused on [...]
House approves jobs bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2011 CONTACT: Tom Cheney (802) 828-2245 Montpelier – The House today passed a jobs bill that will strengthen the foundation for job creation in the state. H.287, is a comprehensive package that aids both employees and employers. “As we recover from the economic downturn, employees and employers must have the [...]
McClaughry: Vermont can’t compare … with Indiana
The Shumlin philosophy here seems to be that jobs are created by a collection of shrewd, focused, well-coordinated government actions.
On video + story: Shumlin promotes jobs bill that marries ag, tech and economic development
This year, there is no federal money to spur direct investments, and so Vermont’s new governor has proposed a package of 32 initiatives — some novel, some old standbys — on a shoestring.
