A busload of Vermont lawmakers heads north this coming week for a tour of economic development projects in the Newport and Jay areas.
Members of the House Commerce and Economic Development and Transportation committees are scheduled to depart Montpelier at 8 a.m. Tuesday to view projects being launched by Jay Peak resort owner Bill Stenger and his partners.
Expansions at Jay Peak and the Burke Mountain ski area, a new hotel and two new manufacturers in Newport are among a group of projects that are expected to bring up to 10,000 jobs to northern Vermont.