Local CPA firm conducts economic survey re: future of Vermont businesses
Sales levels increasing employment remains stable; capital spending decreases demands for Shumlin to address healthcare and broadband issues
Lunderville releases Oct. revenue figures — slow Vermont economy still a concern
State of Vermont Agency of Administration Neale F. Lunderville, Secretary Office of the Secretary [phone] 802-828-3322 Pavilion Office Building [fax] 802-828-3320 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-0201 www.adm.state.vt.us2 PRESS RELEASE November 16, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Neale F. Lunderville (802) 828-3322 Montpelier, VT – Secretary of Administration Neale F. Lunderville Announces Vermont’s October Revenue [...]
Dunne on video: The state’s economy is “losing ground dramatically”
The total number of businesses launched in the state dropped significantly from 2003 through 2009, from a high of about 2,700 new companies to a low of about 1,800, according to a chart Dunne presented at a press conference in Winooski. The chart was based on data from the Vermont Secretary of State’s office.
State lawmakers ask Douglas to push for clean energy jobs in his meeting with Obama on Wed.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rep. Kesha Ram, 881-4433 February 2, 2010 In light of a meeting at the White House tomorrow regarding energy and climate issues to which Governor Douglas has been invited as part of a select group of governors, a nonpartisan letter was circulated among state legislators today urging him to support comprehensive [...]
Vermont Receives $5.7 Million in Emergency Dairy Payments
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today announced that $5.7 million in emergency support to more than 1,000 Vermont dairy farmers has been released. The assistance, coming at a time when dairy farmers have experienced the lowest prices in 40 years, is part of a $350 million dairy assistance measure sponsored by Sanders.
Got too much milk?
Nation’s largest dairy coop floats supply management plan Vermont coops weigh programs to rein in milk supply Raw milk is a highly perishable product. Once it leaves the cow’s udder, it has to be processed into bottled milk, cheese, butter or yogurt within a few days. That fact makes dairy farmers more vulnerable to the [...]
Antitrust division to probe complaints about Dean Foods’ alleged monopolistic practices
Justice official says “competition isn’t well served when one player controls 70 percent of the market” Senators say dairy industry consolidation hurting farmers A lack of competition may allow dominant dairy processors to “exert power” and depress the price farmers receive for raw milk, according to Christine Varney, the assistant attorney general for the Antitrust [...]
Pillar of rural economy teetering
Communities where dairy is king take a hit economically Dairy farming is the economic engine of small town Vermont, but the industry doesn’t garner the attention paid to monolithic employers, such as IBM and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. No one is proposing a Circ Highway expansion for milk trucks, or economic development incentives to keep [...]
