How Vermont’s Business Incentive Programs Rate

When a company considers where to locate or expand, one of the key factors is government incentives – like tax breaks or infrastructure projects. Fred Kenney oversees the state’s incentives program.  Jack Hoffman is with the Public Assets Institute.  Earl Laurie of AirBoss Defense and Mark Bonfigli of Dealer.com come from companies that have benefited from incentives.  They all speak with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about  how Vermont’s business incentive programs compare with other states, and whether we get back in job growth what we put out through incentives.