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Passport requirements kick in on June 1st

By VPR | May 8, 2009

With summer just around the corner state officials are reminding travelers that starting June 1st people will need to have a passport or enhanced license to travel to Canada.

Quebec company to set up shop in St. Albans

By Ross Sneyd | April 23, 2009

A Quebec company that makes electrical transformers will open a factory in St. Albans and hire at least 45 people within three years. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, Franklin County has fared pretty well in the current recession.

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Ethan Allen lays off 110 in Orleans and Beecher Falls plants

By VPR | February 24, 2009

State officials say the Ethan Allen furniture plants in Orleans and Beecher Falls have laid off 110 people.

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Fire-damaged block to get state aid

By VPR | December 30, 2008

The state of Vermont is going to help stabilize the fire-damaged Ellis Block in Springfield.

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State officials urge newly laid off workers to not despair

By VPR | December 22, 2008

Vermont state officials and a private consultant are urging people recently laid off not to despair, despite the announcement that Vermont’s unemployment rate in November rose to 5.7 percent.