As the nation continues to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are looking to rural areas with wide open spaces, fresh air, and tight-knit communities to call home. According to a recent Gallup Poll, almost half of Americans would prefer to live in…
As ABC News reports, Covid-19 has definitely increased the number of remote workers in Vermont, bringing pandemic newcomers from the city to Vermont in large numbers. Home sales have skyrocketed. Small towns across the state are reporting increases in the number of students enrolled in K-12…
“Livability,” “quality of life,” “sense of place”—these are all terms used to describe some of the less tangible but very important aspects of a town, city, or state that make it a good place to live. Vermont…
Across Vermont, communities are investing in historic, centrally located buildings in an effort to transform them into spaces where people can come together. In January 2018, a community group in Guilford took ownership of the historic, 123-year-old…
Senator Patrick Leahy, Governor Phil Scott and local officials joined Paul Millman, president of employee-owned Chroma Technology Corp, to celebrate the completion of a $22 million expansion that will add or retain 133 jobs in Bellows Falls….
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Index has once again ranked Vermont among the top 10 states in the nation for overall child well-being. This is the fifth year in a row that Vermont has…
College grads are done celebrating and now the hunt is on for that post-college career. Grads can look to Vermont for a wide variety of high quality jobs. WalletHub’s new survey of 2018’s best and worst states…
WalletHub has released its annual ranking of which states are best for working moms, and this year Vermont is again #1. With high scores in three relevant areas–childcare, professional opportunities, and work-life balance–Vermont continues to rise to…
We can give you all sorts of statistics and share all sorts of success stories about Vermont businesses to illustrate why living and working in Vermont is best. But sometimes it’s better to hear from the real…
In April the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing launched the first Stay to Stay weekends in Brattleboro, Bennington, and Rutland. Since then, the word has spread, and national media has picked up the story. Vermont’s unusual…
