AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHealthcare Workforce & Access: CCN-Rutland Mental Health Services is expanding its Open Access model, adding child and family mental health services and increasing walk-in same-day assessments to five days a week. Home Care Training: Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice is launching its first paid Licensed Nursing Assistant training program in August 2026, with certification support and a path to full-time jobs. Local Economy in Transition: Rutland’s business landscape is shifting as Walmart prepares to relocate to the former Diamond Run Mall site in 2028, while Killington’s Village buildout adds housing and expands the ski season. Housing & Community Ideas: A new push for homesharing is pitched as a potential fix for Vermont’s housing crunch by turning spare bedrooms into affordable options. Agriculture & Food: Vermont dairy producers are weighing impacts from plant closures, while a new UVM/Penn State Extension project recruits Northeast farms using nurse-cow calf systems to improve animal welfare data. Business & Consumer Finance: WalletHub ranks Vermont #1 for credit diligence, and Vermont’s consumer privacy law and sales-based financing rules continue to shape the state’s business climate. Labor & Industry (Out of State, Still Business-Relevant): Rogers Sugar extended its Taber refinery collective agreement to March 2032.
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