VERMONT CHAMBER NEWS ALL NEWS Advocacy Business Development Child Care Economic Development Events Housing Workforce Lodging Manufacturing Member Spotlight Restaurants Tourism 2023 Legislative Session PrioritiesDecember 6, 2022 Job Opportunity: Director of Events & Business EducationNovember 30, 2022 Vermont Restaurant Leaders Meet with Congressman Peter WelchNovember 30, 2022 Tapping Québec for FDIs in Partnership with GlobalFoundriesNovember 28, 2022 The State of Manufacturing in NovemberNovember 28, 2022 Healthcare RoundupNovember 17, 2022 Attracting More Workers for a Successful FutureNovember 17, 2022 2022 Outstanding Business of The Year Award AnnouncedNovember 17, 2022 Vermont Chamber President Betsy Bishop Receives Leadership AwardNovember 10, 2022 2022 General Election ResultsNovember 9, 2022 Application Open for Vermont Signature EventsNovember 3, 2022 Vermont Delegation Attends Aerospace Components Manufacturing TradeshowNovember 3, 2022 Load More 2023 Legislative Session PrioritiesDecember 6, 2022 Attracting More Workers for a Successful FutureNovember 17, 2022 Accumulating Costs Add to Economic UncertaintyOctober 20, 2022 Tax Revenues Strong, But Can We Afford More Spending?October 5, 2022 Rising Business Costs Inform Policy AgendaSeptember 21, 2022 “The Wellspring Forum” Featuring Becca Balint and Mike PieciakSeptember 9, 2022 Solutions for Recruiting and Retaining WorkersSeptember 2, 2022 Rise in Organized Retail Theft Driving Policy DiscussionsJuly 21, 2022 Retirements Mark the End of an Era, and the Start of a New ChapterJuly 21, 2022 Thanking All-Star LegislatorsJuly 21, 2022 Our Members Are at the Center of All We DoJuly 21, 2022 Ep. 6: “State to Main” – 2022 Legislative SessionJune 14, 2022 Load More Seven Vermont Chamber Members Awarded Capital Investment Program GrantsAugust 2, 2022 Rise in Organized Retail Theft Driving Policy DiscussionsJuly 21, 2022 New Programs Coming SoonJuly 21, 2022 Senate Passes $8 Billion Budget, Governor Raises the Prospect of a VetoApril 22, 2022 The Adult in the RoomApril 22, 2022 Workforce and Economic Development Bills Progress as Appropriations Questions LoomApril 8, 2022 Priorities for Business Relief in the Final StretchApril 8, 2022 Committees Disagree Over Corporate Tax Restructuring and Military Pension Tax ExemptionApril 1, 2022 Health Insurance Cost Pressures RisingApril 1, 2022 Cloud Tax Is Back on the TableApril 1, 2022 House Commerce’s Workforce Field HearingApril 1, 2022 Liquor Law Modernization Clears HouseMarch 25, 2022 Load More Child Tax Credit Proposal Puts Senate Finance $9 Million Over Spending LimitMarch 25, 2022 Statement from Vermont Chamber and Vermont Futures Project on Governor Scott’s AddressJanuary 5, 2022 Legislature Invests in Economic Future but Provides Little Immediate Support to Recovering BusinessesMay 26, 2021 Legislature Adjourns After Passing Several Vermont Chamber PrioritiesMay 24, 2021 Child Care Investments at the State or Federal Level?April 2, 2021 Forced to Send Workers Home, Vermont Employers Are Embracing the ChangeMarch 1, 2021 Business Not as Usual: Legislative Priorities for 2021December 30, 2020 Vermont Chamber Cohosts Candidate ForumsSeptember 23, 2020 With Bold Steps, Vermont Could Lead Nation in Remote WorkAugust 3, 2020 Leading Vermont Businesses From Relief to RecoveryApril 22, 2020 Declaration of Inclusion Initiative Reaches MilestoneNovember 2, 2022 Accumulating Costs Add to Economic UncertaintyOctober 20, 2022 New Programs Coming SoonJuly 21, 2022 Declaration of Inclusion Initiative UpdateJuly 1, 2022 With Compromise, State Appropriations Reflect Shared GoalsJune 8, 2022 Child Tax Credit and Military Income Exemption Outcome UncertainMay 13, 2022 Manufacturing Tax Exemption PassesMay 13, 2022 $8.3 Billion Budget ApprovedMay 13, 2022 Omnibus Housing Bill PassesMay 13, 2022 Economic and Workforce Development Bill Passes Despite Veto ConcernsMay 13, 2022 As Session Winds Down, Vetoes IncreaseMay 13, 2022 Vermont Chamber Investment in Advocacy Pays off for BusinessesMay 13, 2022 Load More 2022 Outstanding Business of The Year Award AnnouncedNovember 17, 2022 Application Open for Vermont Signature EventsNovember 3, 2022 Vermont Chamber Hosts 9th Annual Manufacturing SummitSeptember 22, 2022 “The Wellspring Forum” Featuring Becca Balint and Mike PieciakSeptember 9, 2022 2021 Deane C. Davis AwardJanuary 20, 2022 Announcing our 2022 Economic ConferenceDecember 15, 2021 Highlights From Manufacturing SummitOctober 19, 2021 Applications for Top 10 2022 Events OpenOctober 18, 2021 Vermont Chamber Addresses Racial Equity During Latest Virtual Policy DiscussionMarch 25, 2021 Vermont Chamber Cohosts Candidate ForumsSeptember 23, 2020 Senate Passes $8 Billion Budget, Governor Raises the Prospect of a VetoApril 22, 2022 Housing Proposals Taken up in the HouseApril 1, 2022 Housing Legislation on the MoveMarch 11, 2022 Vermont Chamber Launches New Podcast Series (Ep.1: “State to Main” – Workforce Housing)March 9, 2022 Getting Creative to Move the Needle on HousingDecember 29, 2021 Investing in Vermont’s Future: Community ConversationsOctober 21, 2021 Vice President of Tourism Amy Spear on S.79 VetoJuly 2, 2021 Legislature Sends Lodging Bill to GovernorJune 25, 2021 Legislature Invests in Economic Future but Provides Little Immediate Support to Recovering BusinessesMay 26, 2021 No Act 250 Reform This YearMay 24, 2021 Legislature Adjourns After Passing Several Vermont Chamber PrioritiesMay 24, 2021 How Vermont Businesses Are Helping Our CommunitiesDecember 11, 2020 Load More Solutions for Recruiting and Retaining WorkersSeptember 2, 2022 29 Vermont Chamber Members Honored for Worksite Wellness EffortsMay 18, 2022 Workforce Development Bill May Still Need Additional CutsMarch 11, 2022 Military Pension Tax Exemption for Workforce Recruitment and RetentionMarch 11, 2022 VT Department of Labor Employer ResourcesFebruary 1, 2022 H-2B Returning Worker Exemption ActJanuary 18, 2022 Most Restaurants Understaffed in DecemberJanuary 18, 2022 Tip Credit/Dual Jobs RegulationJanuary 18, 2022 An Update on OSHA’s Vaccination and Testing ETSJanuary 6, 2022 Statement from Vermont Chamber and Vermont Futures Project on Governor Scott’s AddressJanuary 5, 2022 Is There a Fix for the Workforce Shortage?December 29, 2021 Vermont Chamber Focusing on Workforce Talent and GrowthDecember 29, 2021 Load More H-2B Returning Worker Exemption ActJanuary 18, 2022 Will There Be Equity in the Lodging Industry?December 28, 2021 Feel Fall in VermontSeptember 17, 2021 Vice President of Tourism Amy Spear on S.79 VetoJuly 2, 2021 Legislature Sends Lodging Bill to GovernorJune 25, 2021 Legislature Adjourns After Passing Several Vermont Chamber PrioritiesMay 24, 2021 Walk-in Vaccine Clinics Across Vermont for Hospitality WorkersMay 13, 2021 Spotlighting Waybury InnJanuary 1, 2021 Business Not as Usual: Legislative Priorities for 2021December 30, 2020 Get Cozy, Light a Fire, and Shop Vermont This Holiday SeasonDecember 13, 2020 Vermont Chamber Launches Building Bridges Fund to Support Small BusinessesDecember 8, 2020 Joint Fiscal Committee Approves $75 Million for Additional Business ReliefNovember 14, 2020 Load More Tapping Québec for FDIs in Partnership with GlobalFoundriesNovember 28, 2022 The State of Manufacturing in NovemberNovember 28, 2022 Vermont Delegation Attends Aerospace Components Manufacturing TradeshowNovember 3, 2022 The State of Manufacturing in OctoberOctober 17, 2022 Vermont Chamber Hosts 9th Annual Manufacturing SummitSeptember 22, 2022 Vermont Delegation Champions International Collaboration, Manufacturing, at Aerospace Innovation ForumSeptember 20, 2022 Ep. 3: “State to Main” – Military RetirementApril 15, 2022 Self-Managed Utility Benefits VermontJanuary 12, 2022 Removing the Tax on Military PensionsJanuary 12, 2022 Expanding the Manufacturing Tax ExemptionJanuary 12, 2022 State of ManufacturingJanuary 12, 2022 Aviation Tech Center Is an Investment in Vermont’s Future WorkforceNovember 8, 2021 Load More Spotlight on Open ApproachOctober 3, 2022 Spotlight on MVP Health CareOctober 3, 2022 Seven Vermont Chamber Members Awarded Capital Investment Program GrantsAugust 2, 2022 Our Members Are at the Center of All We DoJuly 21, 2022 29 Vermont Chamber Members Honored for Worksite Wellness EffortsMay 18, 2022 Sue Bette Named Top Influential Restaurant ExecutiveFebruary 25, 2022 Spotlighting Freeman French Freeman, ArchitectsNovember 8, 2021 Spotlighting Fothergill Segale & Valley, CPAsOctober 5, 2021 Spotlighting MVP Health CareSeptember 4, 2021 Spotlighting The Vermont Country StoreAugust 15, 2021 Spotlighting HEB ManufacturingJuly 6, 2021 Spotlighting Spirit of Ethan AllenMay 4, 2021 Load More Vermont Restaurant Leaders Meet with Congressman Peter WelchNovember 30, 2022 Liquor Law Modernization Clears HouseMarch 25, 2022 Ep. 2: “State to Main” – Restaurant RecoveryMarch 23, 2022 Chemical Regulation Without Insurance Puts Manufacturers at RiskMarch 18, 2022 Expanding Manufacturing Tax Exemption Would Modernize Tax LawMarch 18, 2022 A Housing Vacancy Problem vs. A Housing Availability CrisisMarch 18, 2022 Workforce Development Bill Draws Out CrossoverMarch 18, 2022 Business Grants Get Thrown a Curveball with New BillMarch 18, 2022 New Economic Development Bill Introduces a Host of New ProblemsMarch 18, 2022 Liquor Law Modernization AdvancesMarch 11, 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Package Leaves Out RRF ReplenishmentMarch 11, 2022 Sue Bette Named Top Influential Restaurant ExecutiveFebruary 25, 2022 Load More Application Open for Vermont Signature EventsNovember 3, 2022 H-2B Returning Worker Exemption ActJanuary 18, 2022 Applications for Top 10 2022 Events OpenOctober 18, 2021 National Food Safety MonthSeptember 30, 2021 Feel Fall in VermontSeptember 17, 2021 37th Annual Vermont Tourism SummitSeptember 3, 2021 Vice President of Tourism Amy Spear on S.79 VetoJuly 2, 2021 Legislature Adjourns After Passing Several Vermont Chamber PrioritiesMay 24, 2021 Walk-in Vaccine Clinics Across Vermont for Hospitality WorkersMay 13, 2021 Spotlighting Spirit of Ethan AllenMay 4, 2021 Senate Passes Bill Limiting Agritourism LiabilityApril 30, 2021 Spotlighting Blood’s Catering & Party RentalsMarch 1, 2021 Load More
Statement from Vermont Chamber and Vermont Futures Project on Governor Scott’s AddressJanuary 5, 2022
Legislature Invests in Economic Future but Provides Little Immediate Support to Recovering BusinessesMay 26, 2021
Legislature Invests in Economic Future but Provides Little Immediate Support to Recovering BusinessesMay 26, 2021
Statement from Vermont Chamber and Vermont Futures Project on Governor Scott’s AddressJanuary 5, 2022
Vermont Delegation Champions International Collaboration, Manufacturing, at Aerospace Innovation ForumSeptember 20, 2022
