Vermont

Heating oil is used in just 3% of U.S. homes, but most of those are in the Northeast. Spiking prices mean residents and heating oil delivery companies are facing a challenging winter ahead.

While homebuilding has slowed down in regions that saw a post-pandemic boom, like the South and West, housing construction in the Northeast is continuing at a steadier pace.

Indiana and Vermont have passed legislation capping what hospitals can charge patients with private insurance, using Medicare rates as a benchmark.

A year after many Canadians boycotted travel to the U.S., border crossings have risen slightly. In northeastern Vermont, businesses are doing what they can to welcome Canadians back.

Power utilities are looking for ways to make sure ratepayers don’t bear the cost of hooking data centers to the grid.

Early retirements during the pandemic limited the number of available workers. And the high cost of living is making it hard to attract new ones.

“We want to add something good to Burlington, Vermont,” says co-owner Hannington Kasagga.

The laws are aimed at closing wage gaps within and between companies. But not all workplaces seem to want transparency.

While property buyouts helped prevent flooding in some parts of Vermont, the process is rarely easy or efficient.

For some in the quarry that provides the headstones, the work is personal.