Eric Davis: Will GOP let the economy run hot?

Last week, President Biden announced the outline of what he called the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion package of measures to speed up the response to COVID-19 and accelerate the pace of economic recovery. The package includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most adults, an extension of supplemental federal unemployment benefits (now $300 per week) at $400 per week from their current expiration in March through September, a fully refundable tax credit of $3,000 per child ($3,600 for children under six), $3 … (read more)

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Conservation Commission in the coming weeks will present two outstanding public presentations on economic sustainability. Delivering the presentations via Zoom will be Tom Wessels and Gus Speth. At a time when many of our Vermont … (read more)

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Conservation Commission in the coming weeks will present two outstanding public presentations on economic sustainability. Delivering the presentations via Zoom will be Tom Wessels and Gus Speth. At a time when many of our Vermont … (read more)

The Agency of Commerce and Community Development this week launched the Restart Vermont Regional Marketing and Stimulus Grant Program. The program will provide $500,000 in grants to organizations for efforts and activities related to economic recovery, co … (read more)

Of the many business sectors that reported COVID-19 losses to the state this summer as part of grant applications, lodging stands out. Average monthly losses during the height of the pandemic, which were used to calculate the emergency economic recovery g … (read more)

Art Woolf is a columnist for VTDigger. He recently retired as an associate professor of economics at the University of Vermont. Vermont’s unemployment rate fell to 9.4% in June, down from its 16.5% peak at the height of the economic shutdown in April and … (read more)

There’s a million things that can’t be predicted about the coronavirus, as it continues to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy and dominates political campaigning this summer. But Harry Holzer, a labor economist at Georgetown University, knows one thing for s … (read more)

It’s time Vermont’s Democrats urge Gov. Phil Scott to open Vermont’s economic spigot a bit faster, even significantly faster. The onus falls on the Democratic leadership because Scott appears afraid of the political risks if he makes the call on his own.  … (read more)

BRISTOL — U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., this past Wednesday announced that Bristol will get a half-million dollars in federal funds to advance a plan to build a business park in town.  It was one of two Vermont economic development projects to be awarde … (read more)

From mid-September to mid-October, Vermont’s Green Mountains transform into a vibrant landscape of gold, red, yellow and orange. It’s the ultimate fall foliage destination, with over one million visitors traveling to Vermont in the month of October alone. … (read more)