The semiconductor company began laying people off last week, but it did not say at the time how many people would be affected.
GlobalFoundries layoffs to hit 148 Vermont employees, company tells state
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Layoffs have begun at GlobalFoundries plant in Essex Junction
The company has not revealed how many people in Vermont are losing their jobs.
5 municipalities in Chittenden County form new communications union district
Voters in Essex, Essex Junction, Shelburne, South Burlington and Williston overwhelmingly supported the plan to connect every address to fiber.
GlobalFoundries cuts costs in anticipation of declining demand for semiconductors
The company, which owns a large plant in Essex Junction, says it is paying close attention to uncertain economic conditions.
Public Utility Commission allows GlobalFoundries to set up its own electric utility
The announcement comes two months after GlobalFoundries reached a deal with the Conservation Law Foundation, clearing the way for the chip maker’s plan.
GlobalFoundries secures $30 million in federal funding to develop advanced chips at Essex Junction plant
The chips will be made for internet-connected devices, electric vehicles and more.
US Labor Department finds child labor violations at Dunkin’ and McDonald’s locations in Vermont
The fast-food locations were found to have allowed minors to use deep-fat fryers and ovens, resulting in burns.
Vermonters head to the polls in a historic primary election
Voters will determine nominees for the state’s next member of Congress, alongside several competitive statewide and legislative races. “If you don’t vote, don’t complain,” said one Essex Junction resident.
Closure of a child care center in Essex Junction sends families scrambling for options
“I would categorize finding staff for our preschools at a crisis level,” said Michael Feitelberg, one of the owners of Kids & Fitness Preschools at the Edge, a local gym and fitness club that will absorb some of Kinderworks’ employees and families.
GlobalFoundries plant in Essex Junction likely to benefit from bill passed by Congress
Some $52 billion would fund research and commercialization of advanced chip technology, some of which is being conducted at the Vermont facility.
Essex Junction celebrates becoming an independent city
Hundreds of people gathered in the city’s Five Corners intersection Friday — the day its charter took effect — for free food and tunes, including Starship’s “We Built this City.”
PHOTOS: Essex Memorial Day parade draws a crowd
Dark skies and the threat of rain did little to diminish enthusiasm among the children for candy, nor among people cheering on fire fighters, marching bands, Shriners on motorbikes, jugglers and antique tractors.
Sen. Chris Pearson is not running for reelection
The Burlington Progressive was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Vermont House in 2006, and has been on the ballot every two years since. Only one incumbent in the district running for re-election.
Vermont gets another city, but the town-hopping 251 Club keeps its name
When Essex Junction formally splits from Essex Town this summer, Vermont will be home to 252 official communities. But the organization that celebrates people who visit all those places won’t change its name.
