The resort had to wait for a part for the bike lift. But the bigger challenge is finding enough workers.
Bolton Valley reopens its bike park after waiting for a key part amid staffing shortage
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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.
A new program aims to help BIPOC homebuyers with down payments
The Champlain Housing Trust plans to spend $3 million over the next three years getting more BIPOC buyers into homes.
You need to make $116K a year to afford a median-priced home in northwest Vermont, Harvard study finds
The study found that a median-priced home in northwest Vermont is $420,917. The estimated mortgage payment alone would be $2,176 a month.
New Bank of Burlington announces it has reached its capital goal
The bank’s chief executive officer and chair says it will fill a need in Chittenden County.
Vermont ski areas report rebound from early pandemic slowdown
The Vermont Ski Areas Association reported a small increase in downhill ski visits over the previous season. Canadian skiers were still largely absent.
Beta Technologies founder Kyle Clark faces questions about airplane acrobatics at hearing over home landing strip
Clark has been issued a permit for a landing strip. One of his neighbors is appealing the permit.
Scott administration begins awarding capital investment grants to nonprofits and businesses
The state auditor expressed concern about the awards, contending there are no requirements to demonstrate that taxpayer money is being spent to best effect.
Vermont outdoor businesses watch to see if high gas prices deter tourists
Higher gas prices have raised the cost of equipment. At the same time, the outdoor boom is settling into slower growth and supply-chain problems are easing.
7 more applicants approved for recreational cannabis sales
All of the new license-holders are social equity or economic empowerment applicants.
Vermont is spending unprecedented amounts on housing. Where is the money going?
“The need is really immense,” said one housing advocate.
Consolidated Communications internet outage affected Brattleboro area
The outage was caused by a hardware failure at the company’s Brattleboro central office.
UnitedHealthcare and UVM Health Network reach agreement on new contract
A dispute between the two organizations affected insurance coverage for 5,000 Vermonters.
State finds Vail Resorts’ failure to replace equipment contributed to Stowe zipline employee’s death
“Mr. Lewis would not have been killed if the primary attachment lanyard had been replaced due to aging and (wear) of the lanyard,” a report by the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration concludes.
A tax proposal could have saved Vermont business owners millions. Legislators let it die.
The proposed workaround would have let tens of thousands of Vermont business owners deduct their full state and local income taxes from their federal income taxes, likely resulting in increased tax revenue for the state.
