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Vermont's Enterprise Fund: Just How Enterprising?

Matthias Rietschel
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AP
Global Foundries is one of the companies that has received money from Vermont's Enterprise Investment Fund.

Two years ago, the Legislature created an Enterprise Fund, designed to provide assistance for businesses trying to create new jobs in the state. It's supposed to be available when other funds or incentives can't meet the need.

Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer reviews the awards and says there’s little scrutiny applied to doling out Enterprise Fund money.

We hear from Auditor Hoffer, Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development Patricia Moulton, and Paul Cillo, president and executive director of the Public Assets Institute, about the work of the Enterprise Fund and the effectiveness of the awards it's made.

Post your questions or comments about the Vermont Enterprise Fund here or email them to vermontedition@vpr.net.

Also on the program, many people are concerned about the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne virus in the same family as Yellow Fever and West Nile. State Entomologist Alan Graham and State Epidemiologist Patsy Kelso provide an update.

Broadcast live on Wed., Feb. 3, 2016, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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