Motorcycle Tour Of Vermont Takes Investors To Local Entrepreneurs
Hear the stories behind the business pitches that 60 motorcycle-riding investors will field in a five-day, 10-stop tour of Vermont. (Vermont Public Radio)
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Ongoing Investigation of EB-5 Fraud Charges at Jay Peak
$350 million, 700 investors, dozens of state and federal charges, and untold answers still to track down. (Vermont Public Radio, NPR, Boston Globe)
The Semantics and Economics of ‘Natural’ Food
Two stories on the finances, policy and assumptions behind “natural” food. (The Food Chain, BBC News)
Head out on the highway, looking for investments
Don’t think “Shark Tank.” This two-wheeling pitch contest is more like a “dolphin tank.” (Boston Globe)
The Bestwick Boys
50+ years after an undefeated football season, these former Titans rally for their coach. (Only A Game, NPR)
Foreign Investors Hang in Immigration Limbo Following Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Charges
A former Soviet official escaped political persecution. Now he hopes his family’s green cards will last. (VPR)
Red Flags Preceded Fraud Allegations at Jay Peak
Vermont joins SEC fraud charges against a business it did little to oversee. (Boston Globe)
Traffic-Stop Race Data Remain Elusive in Vermont
Vermont police must record the race of every driver they pull over. So, where’s the data? (Seven Days)
Growing a ‘Startup Ecosystem’ on Two Wheels
A roving band of entrepreneurs sets out to do for economic development what the public sector can’t.
Vermont Mulls Pros & Cons of Privatizing Liquor Sales
A river of booze flows through Vermont’s state-owned liquor stores, and I measured it.