MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College made a splash last month when it announced it had enacted base-wage increases affecting 6% of the institution’s Vermont workforce. With a little less fanfare, another of the county’s other largest employers — Porter Medical Center — announced that it, too, had raised its hourly minimum wage, from $11 to $13. The raise took effect on Dec. 30. “We have heard loud and clear from many employees that they support this move; and this is just the right thing to do,” PMC interim Pres … (read more)
