UVM makes agriculture business experts available to Vermonters

VERMONT — If you have a farm, forest or maple business and are experiencing disruptions or challenges due to the COVID-19 situation, University of Vermont Extension can help. Agricultural business experts are available to answer questions, assist with locating resources and offer business coaching, all remotely. They also can consult on critical business decision-making, assessing changes to markets, financial planning, farm labor issues and related concerns. Appointments may be made by voicemail or email t … (read more)

Gov. Phil Scott on Friday made another turn of the proverbial spigot re-opening Vermont’s economy, loosening restrictions on construction, manufacturing and some other outdoor employers who can now deploy crews of up to five people. With coronavirus cases … (read more)

Vermont business leaders are hoping to see an array of changes to the federal business relief bills that have arisen out of the COVID-19 pandemic that closed non-essential businesses in March. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $484 billion packag … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Tens of thousands of Vermonters have been laid off because of the business disruption caused by the coronavirus, and many of those making claims for unemployment insurance from the Vermont Department of Labor have run into a snag. The claim f … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The governor of Vermont on Friday gave the state’s businesses the first indications about how they may reopen after the threat posted by COVID-19 eases. He detailed this in what he characterized as the Restart Vermont planning and decision-ma … (read more)

MONTPELIER — On Thursday Gov. Phil Scott and the Department of Public Service announced a collaboration with several partners that will increase internet access by means of public Wi-Fi hotspots for dozens of rural towns in Vermont. Among the towns target … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Vermont District Office of the federal Small Business Administration late on Thursday said it did not have the money to bring in any more businesses to two COVID-19 relief programs. “The Small Business Administration is unable to accept n … (read more)

VERMONT — While saluting the work of Vermont dairy famers, Congressman Peter Welch said that Washington hasn’t yet pulled together the economic support they need to weather the economic downturn brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. “Farmers need cash n … (read more)

MONTPELIER — In response to the increasing number of initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits and inquiries to its claims center, the Vermont Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday announced it would implement an alphabetized structure for the inta … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — What is the return on investment for businesses that adopt measures to reduce their impact on climate change? Economically that can be hard to measure, said Danforth Pewter CEO Bram Kleppner during a public discussion at his company’s Middleb … (read more)

MONTPELIER — A Vermont Department of Labor report issued Thursday showed that — no surprise — claims for unemployment insurance in the Green Mountain State skyrocketed in the first week of April. Claims in Addison County were more than double what they we … (read more)

The office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday put out information on how Vermonters (and all Americans) can get the $1,200 federal stimulous money promised in a $2 trillion federal aid package signed into law recently. “While these are difficult times, … (read more)

As news reports circulate about business meetings on the videoconferencing platform Zoom being interrupted, the Better Business Bureau is offering advice on how businesses can protect themselves from this so-called “Zoom-bombing.” The FBI reported these t … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development on Wednesday, April 1, established a COVID-19 Recovery Resource Center, a new website that is helping financially strapped businesses owners find, and navigate, the myriad state and feder … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard has asked state officials to designate the currently suspended downtown Middlebury rail bridges project as a “critical infrastructure” job, which would allow construction to resume without further delay. Plans origi … (read more)