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.
Burlington’s Champlain Parkway, a project 60 years in the making, opens to the public
The new roadway, which spent decades marred by legal battles and other delays, links Interstate 189 and Lakeside Avenue in an effort to reduce congestion in nearby neighborhoods.
As Beta Technologies expands employment — and investors — other technical businesses struggle to survive
The electric aviation company is bringing new jobs and greater wealth to the state, but some aviation businesses say they are being squeezed for talent.
Beta Technologies plans to expand campus to 100 acres
The electric aviation company wants to build a Vermont empire.
In post-pandemic Vermont, the high-end destination wedding industry has ‘exploded’
In a sector driven by visitors, luxury weddings have grown more plentiful. Business leaders say the industry is a powerful economic driver for the state.
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‘A ray of hope’: A Franklin County dairy facility to reopen this fall amid a spate of shutdowns
The reopening is a promising sign for the local community and dairy industry after the loss of at least three dairy production plants in recent months.
Court says it might dismiss Vermont Catholic diocese bankruptcy case if progress isn’t made soon
The state’s largest religious denomination, racking up $2 million in legal bills and counting, is selling its South Burlington headquarters as it nears the second anniversary of filing for Chapter 11 protection.
3 years after flooding, Vermont Studio Center receives federal recovery funding, supporting an economic driver in Johnson
The slow movement of the requested Federal Emergency Management Agency money was in part due to shifts within the federal government.
Dairy Farmers of America to ‘idle’ its St. Albans plant, affecting 80 employees
The plant’s last day of operations will be Aug. 17, according to the DFA.
Haskell library opens a new door to Canadians, but have they closed the door on Vermont?
Amid the gesture of local friendship, many Canadians still won’t travel to Vermont. It continues to take a toll on the state.
More than $8 million in grants heading to Vermont, including funding for Newport projects
The money will allow Newport to address priorities such as improving the appearance of its streets, enabling planned housing and boosting commercial growth, Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase said.
Feds approve $31.7 million in disaster aid for flood-hit Vermont farmers
The grant money tied to the 2023 and 2024 floods “should be moving out,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Sen. Peter Welch at a Senate hearing today.
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