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Category: quality of life

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Rural Living For a Safer Future

news, quality of life, relocateJanuary 29, 2021Chelsea Poginy

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…

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“Remotes” increasingly choose Vermont

jobs, news, quality of lifeNovember 18, 2020Chelsea Poginy

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…

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The many ways to measure Vermont’s livability

awards and rankings, news, quality of lifeApril 30, 2019Elaine

“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…

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Vermonters boost community engagement with historic renovations

community development, news, quality of lifeMarch 27, 2019Elaine

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…

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Chroma Technology celebrates expansion

manufacturing, news, quality of lifeNovember 19, 2018Elaine

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….

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Vermont again ranks high in national child well-being index

awards and rankings, health, news, quality of lifeJuly 18, 2018Elaine

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…

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College grads: Vermont ranks 7th in top 10 states to find a job

education, jobs, news, quality of lifeJuly 6, 2018Elaine

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…

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Vermont continues to rank #1 state for working moms

awards and rankings, news, quality of lifeMay 25, 2018Elaine

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…

Take it from an 8th grader: life in Vermont is awesome!

news, quality of lifeMay 18, 2018Elaine

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…

Vermont stay to stay weekends

Innovative Stay to Stay program catches the eye of the media–and potential Vermonters

event, news, quality of lifeMay 16, 2018Elaine

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…

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