Thriving economy offsets bad weather for farmers

From: Vermont Business Magazine | Date: August 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

At the turn of the millennium, Addison County is a region in transition, a place where "agricultural" and "rural" are becoming less and less synonymous.

The wide open space of "the Great Plains of Vermont" are beckoning to homebuilders and manufacturers seeking sites, as well as to farmers. Especially in the northern part of the county, around Vergennes and Ferrisburgh, spillover effects from the economic boom in Chittenden County are having perceptible effects on the both landscapes and streetscapes.

Telecommunications have shrunk physical distances and shifted the boundary lines between one ...

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