Haymaker Bun Company of Middlebury is among the first-ever nominees for outstanding bakery, a new category.
5 Vermont chefs, restaurants and drinking establishments among James Beard Awards semifinalists
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Fred Thys covers business and the economy for VTDigger. He is originally from Bethesda, Maryland, and graduated from Williams College with a degree in political science. He is the recipient of the Radio, Television, and Digital News Association's Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting and for Enterprise Reporting. Fred has worked at The Journal of Commerce, ABC News, CBS News, CNN, NBC News, and WBUR, and has written for Le Matin, The Dallas Morning News, and The American Homefront Project.
Vermont is not meeting its goal of recycling and composting half its waste
“We’re getting buried in our own trash,” said state Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury.
Burlington business incubator teaches student entrepreneurs at Middlebury College
“It is an unexpected place of entrepreneurial energy,” said David Bradbury, founder of the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies.
Housing shortage prompts Smugglers’ Notch Resort to ask for help from a nearby college
Northern Vermont University-Johnson had plenty of dormitory rooms available.
Resonant Link plans to launch its first remote smartphone charger to the public this year
The South Burlington company also has chargers in the works for everything from medical devices to electric vehicles and lift trucks.
Advocates and regulators push to reform medical cannabis in order to save it
The number of registered medical cannabis users has dwindled since 2018. Advocates are trying to reform the system to ensure its survival.
Vermont cannabis growers hope for direct-to-consumer sales
Current law prohibits such sales, but growers hope to change that in the coming legislative session.
Champlain College and Hula pair up to develop a new generation of entrepreneurs
Champlain College President Alex Hernandez will co-teach a master class in entrepreneurship this spring semester with Rob Lair, Hula’s chief executive officer.
Cannabis Control Board recommends lifting THC cap on solid cannabis concentrates
With several supporters of the cap having retired, legislation lifting the cap appears to have better chances for success than it did in the past legislative session.
GlobalFoundries layoffs to hit 148 Vermont employees, company tells state
The semiconductor company began laying people off last week, but it did not say at the time how many people would be affected.
