Governor Shumlin appoints Michael Keane to Vermont Economic Progress Council
The Governor appointed Michael Keane to the Vermont Economic Progress Council to fill the remainder of a term vacated by Mark Young, who stepped down from the board for personal reasons.
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.
Colchester TIF District Plan approved
For Immediate Release September 30, 2010 Contact: David Mace (802) 828-5229 Colchester TIF District Plan Approved Tax Plan Will Help Finance Infrastructure for Growth Center MONTPELIER, Vt. – The state has given the Town of Colchester a green light for a Tax Increment Financing District within the Severance Corners Growth Center, a move that will [...]
Colchester TIF District Plan approved
For Immediate Release September 30, 2010 Contact: David Mace (802) 828-5229 Colchester TIF District Plan Approved Tax Plan Will Help Finance Infrastructure for Growth Center MONTPELIER, Vt. – The state has given the Town of Colchester a green light for a Tax Increment Financing District within the Severance Corners Growth Center, a move that will [...]
Salmon: Business tax incentive review process could be improved
For Immediate Release Contact: Tom Salmon CPA, 828-2281 Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Vermont State Auditor auditor@state.vt.us State Auditor Tom Salmon: Tax Department’s processing of job creation incentive claims is adequate, but could be improved MONTPELIER – The Office of Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon, CPA, today released its second required biennial audit of the Vermont [...]
Two companies to receive $230,000 in VEGI incentives
For Immediate Release June 1, 2010 Contact: David Mace (802) 828-5229 Two Start-Up Companies Approved For $230,000 In Job Creation Incentives New companies could create 41 jobs MONTPELIER, VT. – Two start-up companies, one a sales firm and the other a wood products manufacturer with plans to reopen the shuttered Stanley Tool Plant in Pittsfield, [...]
Start-up manufacturer in Williston authorized for $67,953 in job creation incentives
For Immediate Release April 5, 2010 Contact: David Mace (802) 828-5229 Start Up Manufacturer In Williston Authorized For $67,953 In Job Creation Incentives Chimney Component Maker Could Create 17 Jobs MONTPELIER, Vt. – A new company that would make stainless steel chimney liners has been authorized to earn nearly $68,000 worth of state job creation [...]
Commonwealth Dairy opens yogurt facility in Brattleboro
Contact: Dieter Dobousek Vice President, Commonwealth Dairy LLC (802) 275 5230 Dieter.Dobousek@commonwealth-dairy.com March 17, 2010 Governor Douglas To Welcome Commonwealth Dairy To Vermont Other Officials Will Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony For Brattleboro Yogurt Factory BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas as well as federal, state and local officials joined Commonwealth Dairy officials at a groundbreaking [...]
Hoffer: Douglas determined to serve vested interests
We need leaders willing and able to analyze real problems instead of trying to fit everything into prefabricated boxes.
Three Firms Get Preliminary OK For $12.5 Million In Job Creation Incentives
The companies, if they grow in or locate in Vermont, could create 815 new jobs over the next five years, according to officials with the Vermont Economic Progress Council.
