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LandAir trucking in Williston closed unexpectedly earlier this week without notifying the state of any layoffs.

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — As the window and door manufacturer JELD-WEN announced it will close its North Springfield plant and lay off over 80 workers, people in town couldn’t help recalling the long decline of manufacturing in the Connecticut River mill...

In 2021, Vermont had about 2,000 active apprentices, who could expect their wages to increase by twice the state average once they were employed.

Advocates say Vermont has a child care crisis that is keeping working age parents out of the workforce, threatening the state's economic future.

View Comments The U.S. Department of Labor has directed Vermont to review the eligibility of thousands of Vermonters who received unemployment benefits over the last 13 months after the state deactivated some eligibility criteria to speed payments during the pandemic.  Jim Garner, acting administrator for the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Unemployment Insurance, said in an April 1 letter that Vermont's practice of paying people before establishing a person's eligibility creates "a substantial compliance issue" under federal law and the potential for significant overpayments. VTDigger fir...