Economy
Vermont Farmers Look North Of The Border For Solution To Dairy Crisis
While Vermont dairy farmers are experiencing some of the hardest times in recent memory, their counterparts in Quebec are thriving. The reason is a complex system that regulates the supply of milk and sets the price farmers receive.
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Portland Faces Shortage Of Industrial Space As Marijuana Businesses Claim Vacancies
Industrial space has become almost impossible to lease or buy in the greater Portland area, after cash-rich marijuana growers snapped up existing warehouses. That’s helped to force vacancy rates way down and prices way up, just as conventional businesses are ready to expand.
Read MoreCan You Prove That Vermont’s Main Business Incentive Creates Jobs? It’s Debatable
Among the proposals Gov. Phil Scott has made this year to expand Vermont’s workforce is adding more “enhancements” to the state’s signature business incentive program. But one top state official has long questioned a core principle of that program.
Read MoreOrganic Dairy Farmers Squeezed By Low Prices And Production Quotas
Organic dairy farmers are getting paid less because of an oversupply of their milk, a market glut that’s led one major organic buyer to delay signing on new farmers.
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Councilor Says N.H. Liquor Commission Aiding Cross-Border ‘Money Laundering’ Scheme
The liquor commission, which reported record-breaking $698.2 million in sales last year, acknowledges no such wrongdoing — and, in turn, accuses Volinsky of conducting a “sting operation” in an attempt to turn the agency into a “political football.”
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Thousands Of Puerto Ricans Coming To New England May Have Trouble Finding Housing
Among the thousands of people who left Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit last year, many have come to New England. And for a variety of reasons, they won’t return to the island.
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For Undocumented Workers On Vermont Farms, 2017 Was A Year Filled With Anxiety
An escalation in immigration enforcement over the past year has brought a new level of anxiety for the several thousand migrant farm workers living in Vermont.
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How Sofrito Got Its Flavor: From Medieval Europe To Puerto Rico And New England
A basic cooking technique that’s described in one of Europe’s oldest cookbooks has become the “secret sauce” to Latin American and Puerto Rican cuisine
Read MoreNew England’s Minimum Wage Gap Narrows Among Most States In 2018
Finding A Place To Live Is Main Concern For Many Puerto Rican Evacuees
Marlene Hernandez shuffled through winter coats with her cousin Kaliel Diaz at a hurricane relief center in Hartford. Diaz arrived from Puerto Rico with three other family members just days before. As the New England winter starts to set in, many families displaced by Maria have come to the center to get warmer clothing and other supplies. Hernandez said an even bigger concern is where the family will live, especially if more relatives arrive.
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