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.
A bump at the pump: Labor Day is on track to have the highest gas prices ever
Here’s what that could mean for travel, tourism and everyday Vermonters.
Nonprofit to acquire Vermont newspaper company
The National Trust for Local News will buy the five weekly publications under the Vermont Community Newspaper Group banner, expanding into a fourth state.
‘We’re not going to have a business’: Vermont companies say Trump’s renewed trade war with Canada has them scrambling, again
“It becomes almost impossible to manage a budget within the context of this environment,” said the co-founder of cheesemaker Jasper Hill Farm.
More Vermonters are getting back their unclaimed property. Here’s how to find out if you have money waiting.
Vermont is holding on to $175 million in unclaimed funds. Most can be accessed by a simple online form.
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Sen. Welch meets with Vermont farmers to discuss rural economic crisis
Vermont farmers met with Sen. Peter Welch to discuss land ownership barriers, USDA delays, and the urgent need for stable food policies.
Ben & Jerry’s legacy hits bumpy patch with latest turn in corporate saga
“This is about the heart and soul of Ben & Jerry’s,” said co-founder Ben Cohen, and “whether it will continue to take stands that not everybody agrees with.”
15 years after Irene, plucky business owners recall the monster storm and its aftermath
Residents remembered the destructive power of the storm as it drove the North Branch of the Deerfield River well over its banks and into homes and businesses.
As heating oil prices remain volatile, Vermonters prepare cautiously for winter
Vermont’s deep reliance on heating oil makes the state vulnerable to price swings. Some residents are trying to find a safer path.
St. Albans dairy plant is temporarily spared from dismantling as a union fight plays out
Dairy Farmers of America agrees not to do anything ‘irreversible’ to the idle dairy processing plant until the company and the union reach an agreement.
Sanders rallies at St. Albans dairy processing plant, calling its closure ‘devastating’
Sen. Bernie Sanders rallied support Wednesday for unionized Dairy Farmers of America workers and called for the co-op’s milk processing plant to remain open.
Alleging illegal retaliation, union wins temporary halt to closure of St. Albans dairy plant
A federal judge granted an order to stop Dairy Farmers of America from closing the plant, which had been set to shut down on Monday. The dispute goes to court Thursday.
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