Anne Wallace Allen
Business Writer at Seven Days
Business writer at Seven Days. American by choice. Tweets and opinions are my own.
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3 weeks ago |
sevendaysvt.com | Anne Wallace Allen
click to enlarge Border crossings from Canada into the U.S. dropped 17 percent in February 2025 when compared with the same month in 2024, data show. Trips declined as Canadians expressed anger over President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his statements about annexing their country. Canadians face unfavorable exchange rates, as well. The decrease in Vermont appears to be lower, said state Treasurer Mike Pieciak.
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3 weeks ago |
sevendaysvt.com | Anne Wallace Allen
About 975 businesses have signed up for a new state-run program intended to make it easier for Vermont companies to offer retirement plans for their employees. Those companies collectively employ about 10,000 workers, according to state Treasurer Mike Pieciak. He was the driving force behind the 2023 bill that created the program, called Vermont Saves. It’s based on similar programs in other states.
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1 month ago |
sevendaysvt.com | Anne Wallace Allen
click to enlarge Marlene Tromp was confirmed as University of Vermont’s 28th president on Thursday. She will start in the position this summer, university officials said. Tromp, a humanities scholar who has led Boise State University since 2019, will move to Burlington with her 23-year-old son, her sister and a family friend.
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1 month ago |
sevendaysvt.com | Anne Wallace Allen
Canada's provincial liquor agencies, angered by U.S. bluster, have removed American spirits from their liquor store shelves and canceled orders.
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1 month ago |
sevendaysvt.com | Anne Wallace Allen
click to enlarge University of Vermont trustees have named Marlene Tromp, president of Boise State University, as the sole finalist for the same job in Burlington. Tromp will visit campus to meet with students, faculty and staff over two days this week, including a community forum at the Dudley H. Davis Center on Wednesday at 3 p.m. She’s in line to become the 28th president of Vermont's land-grant university.
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Stuart Ledbetter, 62, a Winooski resident for the past 30 years, is running for the Vermont Senate as a Democrat. https://t.co/Zs0JLGvwPI
A few of the wealthy people who are asking Vermont lawmakers today to increases taxes on the rich signed on to a similar letter in 2011. https://t.co/6GDTb6euwZ
A $1.3 billion federal grant to chipmaker Globalfoundries will mean $130 million for the Vermont plant, and 400 new jobs in Vermont. https://t.co/AzDUaNNeEP