Topic: Vermont

Influx of new residents as recession started worsened its effects, AP review of IRS data shows Christy Nameche moved with her family to Kendall County, Ill., in 2007, joining thousands of other hope-filled newcomers who made the county No. 1 in population ...
Did America's moms and dads and potential parents see the meltdown coming before the economists?Just before the earliest stages of the recession, there was a steep decline in the population growth of children less than a year old, newly released census figures ...
The U.S. housing market is walking the plank. So as the credit crunch bites off more market capitalization nearly every day (we've already witnessed $28 trillion in wealth disintegrate before our eyes), the following REIT (real estate investment trust) has enjoyed a ...

Worldwide financial crisis bears down on placid Vermont

In gauging the economic downturn's likely impact on Vermont, a fundamental question is whether the state's comparative strengths will out-weigh its vulnerabilities.Economists, public officials and business leaders are offering a variety of answers. But today's 5.2 percent unemployment figure is also well ...

Commercial developers plan for cold conditions

That is the description commercial developers often apply these days to their ventures in Vermont. It could even get to the point where "this winter could force some Vermonters to look at their decision to remain resident here," warns Susan "Sam" Matthews, ...