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Owners of a Vermont trolley tour company are committed to the city that "accepted us"

by Sarah Leeson
Mar 12, 2024
"We want to add something good to Burlington, Vermont," says co-owner Hannington Kasagga.
"When we went to the manufacturer's warehouse and we saw our trolley, I think that was the happiest moment in my entire life," says Burlington Trolley Tours co-owner Hannington Kasagga.
Courtesy Hannington Kasagga.
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As pay transparency laws proliferate, some employers remain resistant

by Henry Epp
Oct 11, 2023
The laws are aimed at closing wage gaps within and between companies. But not all workplaces seem to want transparency.
For transparency laws to work, job seekers should only apply to companies that are transparent about wages, says Aaron Terrazas at Glassdoor.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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Buyouts prevented some damage in Vermont's July flood, but more will be needed

by Henry Epp
Aug 14, 2023
While property buyouts helped prevent flooding in some parts of Vermont, the process is rarely easy or efficient.
A kayaker paddles through floodwaters in Montpelier, Vermont, on July 11. After recent flooding, dozens of property buyouts may be needed.
Kylie Cooper/Getty Images
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The Vermont quarry that provides most of Arlington National Cemetery's headstones

by Susan Kaplan
Nov 27, 2018
For some in the quarry that provides the headstones, the work is personal.
Arlington National Cemetery
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GMO labels are about to hit Vermont shelves

by Jed Kim
Jun 30, 2016
The state has led the way in forcing labels for food derived from genetically modified organisms.
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Big smiles in Vermont over dental therapy

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 20, 2016
The state's governor recently authorized the practice.
Vermont joins Minnesota as the second state to develop a dental therapy program.
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If you're happy and you know it, write a tweet

by Ben Johnson and Aparna Alluri
Feb 10, 2015
The "hedonometer" is a data-based meter that measures happiness in real time.
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Cider makers think Vermont could be their Napa Valley

by Jon Kalish
Feb 2, 2015
Cider is expected to rise to 5 percent of the beer market in the next five years.
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The local economics of fighter jets

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 23, 2013
Earlier this month, the Air Force announced that it’s going to base 18 of its brand-new Joint Strike Fighter jets in Burlington, Vermont. For some Vermonters, the news was cause for celebration. For others, it was a wrenching defeat.
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Vermont's craft breweries: 'We have more than we deserve'

by Jon Kalish
Oct 25, 2013
The number of Vermont microbreweries has doubled in the last five years. There are now 32 craft breweries, and several more are being planned.
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