From small businesses to larger franchises, there seems to have been a disappearance of willing workers. Employers and customers on both sides of the Connecticut River are wondering, “Where is everybody?”
In the Upper Valley, no Build Back Better
Vermont #1 in vacant homes
Despite an unprecedented shortage of available housing, Vermont has a higher vacant home rate than any other state in the nation. What’s going on here?
Bottled mixed drinks coming to your grocery store?
Ready-to-drink cocktails will be sold in grocery stores next to beer and wine, if a bill approved by the House last week becomes law.
Vermont feeling wartime pain at the pump, at the store, and on the assembly line
Gasoline is just the most obvious commodity shortage affecting Vermont consumers and industry.
32 towns OK retail pot stores, 7 say no
32 Vermont municipalities yesterday approved retail marijuana stores. Seven said no.
Rubber (not Stoli) Vermont’s biggest import from Russia
Rubber and petroleum products are Vermont’s biggest Russian imports.
Worker shortage grim and “the cavalry is not coming”
The chickens have come home to roost, the cavalry’s not coming – pick your metaphor to describe Vermont chronic worker shortage, but understand this – it won’t be improving anytime soon.
Biden plan to audit bank transactions over $600 concerns Scott administration
President Biden wants the IRS to audit every bank transaction of $600 or more.
Closed-lipped CCP frustrates foreign investors, Gordon Chang reports
The Chinese government doesn’t like sharing information – even with foreign investors in Chinese companies. Gordon Chang reports.
Montpelier city councilor named Burlington City Attorney
Montpelier City Councilor Dan Richardson will resign if Burlington hires him as its next city attorney.
