The report examines Proposal 3, the proposed constitutional amendment on the November general election ballot, in the context of Vermont’s current economic challenges—including declining private-sector employment, high taxes, high living costs and population loss—and compares employment, affordability, tax and migration data across states with different labor policies.
The dates surfaced on a sign taped to a Cabot Hosiery Mills truck in Northfield’s Labor Day parade, before the company posted them online.
The segment also touched on Derby Line, the border village north of Newport, where the CNN correspondent said residents on both sides voiced less anger about the tariffs themselves than uncertainty about what comes next.
Anti-data center group starts campaign. Roadless rule change decried. Veteran data hack.
The organization said 61% of voters surveyed reported that their income is not keeping pace with living costs. The concern crossed partisan lines, including 63% of independents, 62% of Republicans and 60% of Democrats.
The restaurant, founded by Patience “Mandy” Hotchkiss and Phoebe Bright in March 2005, had become a well-known dining destination in the Champlain Islands.
The parent company of Vermont’s largest daily announced a new endeavor collecting reader data, triggering immediate backlash from news staffers.
Vermont has more than 40 cheesemakers, and thirteen of them medaled.
Vermont lets recreational anglers sell what they catch — almost nowhere else does. Most of that fish moves through Ray’s. The closing notice covers one of its two locations.
What the money would build, what BETA has to deliver in return, and what has to happen before any of it moves
As passengers enjoy scenic views, the kitchen staff navigate tight quarters and a bumpy ride to serve up gourmet meals.
Vermont’s cannabis market has prioritized artisan growers, while Massachusetts has allowed large-scale operations.
Organizers forgo exchange rates to draw visitors from across the border.
Vermont’s Bolton Valley ski resort has named a new CEO from outside the founding DesLauriers family in the latest management retooling.
It would write into the Vermont Constitution a permanent ban on any future right-to-work laws for public or private sector employees, meaning future legislatures would be constitutionally barred from passing legislation banning union-membership-as-a-condition-of-employment agreements.
Balint, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s Ending Corporate Greed Task Force, joined with New York Democrat Rep. Nydia Velázquez and several other Democratic lawmakers to introduce what they call the Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026.
Veteran Vermont forester and author William Sargent is warning that the closure of the Finch Wood Yard in Glens Falls could have far-reaching consequences for the Northeast’s forest products industry, calling it one of the most significant events of his more than 50-year career.
“I absolutely think that their infrastructure is underinvested in, and that these are complicated machines,” Prince – a potential buyer of Vail properties – told SummitDaily.com. “When they don’t get invested in, unfortunately, people can die.”
The iconic Stowe Country Club has reopened after a massive redesign, albeit now as a private course for the first time in its more than seven decades.
When a Vermont brewery says it’s the only one making non-alcoholic beer in-state, the interesting story may not be the beer. It’s what the claim quietly admits about the category’s economics.
A downtown Burlington apartment produced a $15.16 monthly quote, a $500 deductible, and an offer to start coverage the next day, while an older home in rural Vermont was rejected.
Three decades have passed. Vermont’s policymakers had every opportunity to read the data and adjust course. They didn’t.
Once a commercial auto stop, the bookstore has been a staple of the Lyndonville community.
Shutdown shock to Franklin County economy
The property remained vacant following what became known as the Kingdom Con Ponzi scheme.
99 dairy products processing jobs and 142 health care positions are being eliminated in two unrelated layoffs announced this week.
“President Donald Trump also embraces giving the public a stake in AI’s growth,” reports the Brattleboro Reformer.
The DOT described the flight as a milestone in the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or eVTOLs.
Combat veteran. Mountain warfare trainer. Saint Albans brewer. UVM professor. Steve Gagner has had four careers in one.
The USGS assessment found that a region covering the entirety of Maine, New Hampshire, and eastern Vermont is “the most prospective area for undiscovered lithium pegmatite deposits.”
The company is not shutting down. “Small Dog isn’t going away,” the spokesperson said. “Just the retail side of the operation is going away.” Sales will continue online, by phone, and by email, with continued computer shipping and consulting services. The spokesperson said the business is shifting toward a business-to-business focus. Repair services, however, will be discontinued entirely. Customers whose devices are currently in for service have until April 28 to pick them up.
$100 million childcare tax the straw that broke the camel’s back.
The result is a decentralized system in which a vendor operating in multiple communities may need to navigate multiple sets of rules.
Vermont may lack the energy, regulatory, and workforce advantages of many states, but if given an edge like the proposed R&D tax credit, the Green Mountain State could become an innovation hub.
In January 2026, Vermont border crossings were 10.8% fewer than in January 2025 the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development reports.
As NASA prepares for the Artemis II mission—the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972—Vermont is showcasing its direct historical connection to the Apollo program through a special public display of rare lunar samples. At the same time, a Vermont-based engineering firm is contributing cutting-edge technology to support the broader Artemis program’s goal of sustainable lunar exploration.
The Senate voted overnight to fund TSA. But nearly 500 officers quit nationally, BTV ran a food pantry to keep its checkpoint open, and the workforce won’t recover quickly.
The FAA–BETA “Other Terms Agreements,” setting safety rules, limits, and reporting for Vermont airspace remain unsigned—and are key to everything that follows.
The deal that positions the Vermont company to move from test flights to commercial airline operations.
The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD), Vermont’s largest solid waste management entity, has fallen victim to a highly sophisticated phishing scam, losing $3 million—nearly 20% of its $15.6 million fiscal year 2026 budget.
From planning to policy
Although framed as a transportation-related revenue concept, the proposal enters a wider national conversation about how governments handle the economics of app-based delivery services and low-margin convenience markets.
The proposed legislation would create a nearly 40% wage differential between employees at covered national chains and those working at restaurants that don’t meet the 60-location threshold.
More than 9 in 10 restaurant operators cite labor, insurance, energy, and payment processing fees as significant challenges to profitability.
Smugglers’ Notch has been owned and operated for the past 29 years by William “Bill” Stritzler. Under the new ownership structure, the Stritzler family will retain an ownership stake, and Stritzler’s daughter, Lisa Howe, will serve as an advisor on the future of the mountain.
There are 702 entries in the DOJ Epstein files when ‘Dean Kamen’ is searched.
The centerpiece of the expansion is a professional baking school, only the second company-owned hybrid location of its kind.
How digital platforms and trade tensions are reshaping the State’s commercial landscape
JP Morgan’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, called a nationwide interest rate cap an “economic disaster” that would result in “a drastic reduction of the credit card business” for 80 percent of Americans.
As Beta Technology’s wealth converts to cash over the coming year, money will flow back to the state through multiple distinct channels—including three Vermont-based investment funds with substantial local ownership and hundreds of millions in potential capital gains taxes.
A defiant burst of last-minute Christmas shopping marked a turning point in Vermont retail history on this date, December 22, in 1979, when several major stores openly violated the state’s long-standing Sunday “blue laws.”
Vermont’s iconic ice cream maker faces governance crisis as corporate restructuring triggers legal battle over brand’s activist independence
Vermont is among the 35 states to reach agreements with the Kia and Hyundai automakers to retrofit existing models with anti-theft technology, the Journal-Opinion reports today.
Vermont ice cream company’s governance restructuring eliminates activist leaders, raises questions about brand independence
You will believe that a car can fly.
Restaurant owners in Burlington and Barre worry about downtown economic conditions.
Joshua Turka of 5th Quarter Butcher and Provisions offers guidance as beef prices hit record highs
For Lois and her late husband, J. Warren “Mac” McClure, this gift is the capstone of more than fifty years of philanthropy.
Vermont passed a bipartisan bill in May calling for the creation of the New Americans Study Committee in order to make recommendations on a forthcoming Office of New Americans. The committee is required to develop a summary of economic data regarding immigrants in Vermont and provide recommendations for how to improve immigrant services.
The findings come at a time when entry-level opportunities are increasingly scarce. A 2025 Randstad report found that entry-level postings nationwide have dropped 29 percent since January 2024.
An in-depth look at Patrick Leahy International Airport’s $45 million terminal project, airline changes, and federal partnerships shaping Vermont’s aviation hub
38 newly rebranded Stewart’s Shops, customers will have to decide between forgoing ice cream or giving the New York newcomer a try.
Beneath the story of Fairlee’s $170K “miracle” units lies sweat equity, family loans, and a navigation of state and federal bureaucracy that, by the developer’s own account, were nearly ruinous.
The company waited 320 days—nearly 11 months—to warn victims.
The recent emergency landing of a BETA Technologies chopper in Colchester was just the latest in a string of hiccups plaguing the company.
Trump Media makes up a minuscule 0.02% of the Russell 3000 total index—If its stock value went to zero tomorrow, the pension fund would lose less than two-hundredths of one percent.
Inside the national purge hitting BETA and UVM
The walkout was targeted at a facility already weakened by legal and environmental troubles, and it employs a sophisticated legal strategy that could have consequences for workers across the country.
The Union of Quebec Municipalities and Vermont Mayors Coalition held a joint press conference at Granby City Hall on September 5, where elected officials testified to the negative impact tariff measures are having on local economies, businesses and residents.
One result of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by Republicans in July is that it ends a federal tax incentive for the purchase or lease of electric vehicles as of Sept. 30, 2025. So if you’ve been thinking about an EV, now’s the time to act.
‘Workers will most likely patronize Milton Diner, Dunkin’ Donuts, Adam’s Table, Hannaford’s and all the other wonderful places in Milton,” Steady said.
At 15, he launched Figgers Computers.
At 19, he sold one invention for $2.2 million.
Unlike four other New England states, Vermont has failed to recover all of the jobs it lost from the 2020 pandemic-induced recession, according to a July 31 report prepared for the Vermont Emergency Board.
“They were lying on top of the hay bales staring up at the sky, watching for shooting stars.”
A weak Canadian dollar has always meant a quieter season of Canadian visitation. But the latest figures reveal a downturn so bad that only the COVID-19 pandemic was worse.
“Vermont’s top export category is semiconductor manufacturing, and this deal secures new sources of funding and investment for plants like the one in Essex Junction,” Dame said.
For a state already grappling with a shallow labor pool and an aging population, the new rules are poised to create more barriers than bridges to employment.
Recent break-ins and burglaries have underscored the value of security and proactive safety measures for businesses across the Green Mountain State.
Montreal expects over 21,000 Haitians to seek asylum from U.S. – officials anticipate some heading to Vermont
A food-start up bill exempts home based food producers from requiring state food safety permits if they keep their sales under $30,000.
Vermont received an “F” for access to capital, as well as for technology and innovation. It received a D for workforce, whose size is hurt by “green” real estate restrictions that limit housing supplies and benefit existing property owners, and a D+ for infrastructure.
Defined as curly, coily, and wavy hair in their curricula, the requirements are part of a broader set of professional regulation changes.
Vermonters turn climate uncertainty into new opportunity.
The company plans to expand its existing New York and Vermont operations, including additional investment in silicon photonics, gallium nitride (GaN) for power applications, and 22FDX® technology—key enablers of AI and edge computing performance.
Tech elites are now replacing another class of American workers; instead of offshoring factories, they are onshoring low-wage Indian immigrants.
Vermont Employment Growth Incentive program quietly extended without a vote
A supporter says the timber industry feels encouraged by order; a critic says it’s just red meat for Trump’s base.
Over the last two years, “persistently rainy conditions made many forested areas too wet to harvest,” a logging industry rep told legislators.
The average age of a Vermont tradesman and woman is 56 years old. Our workforce shortage isn’t a distant threat; it’s a present-day reality.
Businesses suffer as millions spent on Homeless Hotels instead of housing
‘A lot of the stuff we import has its origin in North America,” Tierney said. “Not affected.”
Included are the NOAA building in Barre, HUD building in Burlington, and Natural Resources Conservation Service building in St. J.
“Vermonters cannot afford another $3800 a year to subsidize the President’s games,” Rodgers said.
Some neighbors and not-neighbors oppose the project for environmental, quality of life, anti-corporate, and anti-growth reasons.
According to a court filing from Tuesday, Unilever, headquartered in London, is said to have fired Stever in a bid to “mute the social mission” of Ben & Jerry’s — a mission that has also recently encompassed vocal opposition to Israel’s actions in the Gaza war.
“It’s lonely to be an entrepreneur and lonely to be a boss, so it’s nice to have someone to talk to who has some knowledge about business,” said Furst.
The bill does not require businesses to maintain a 40-hour pay structure for a 32-hour schedule, leaving the door open for less hours rather than increased pay.
Over the decades, Act 250 has grown into a broad regulatory framework that has hindered development while providing questionable benefits.
The mandate controls what cars are available, but not which cars consumers actually will buy. By 2035 the only cars available in VT would be EVs.
Governor Phil Scott’s housing plan includes expanding Act 250 exemptions into more towns and creating a small town housing financing program he calls ‘SPARC.’
