Government Ag. / Mad River Valley Seniors Inc. / Economic & Policy Research Inc. / Facilities & Infrastructure The / Demographic Analysis / Waitsfield Telecom / Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation / Adjustment / Mad River Glen / Central Vermont Community Land Trust / Sugarbush Resort / Economic Development Corporation / Economic Policy & Research Inc. / /
Country
Brazil / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Environmental Issue / M&A / /
Facility
Mad River Industrial Park / Irasville Growth Center / /
IndustryTerm
telecommunications infrastructure / local farm products / telecommunications technologies / transportation / inconsistent management / average annual unemployment compensation insurance / retail / retail businesses / environnewable energy sources / adequate health insurance / social services / family gross retail sales / energy / retail sales / local agricultural products / downtown transportation / wastewater systems / health insurance / telecommunications towers / cellular telephone coverage / light manufacturing/ small business incubator facility / communications infrastructure / manufacturing / state infrastructure bank / appropriate site / /
NaturalFeature
Mad River Valley / summer/ fall / /
Organization
Irasville Growth Center / State Labor Force / Joint Fiscal Office / Sugarbush Chamber of Commerce / Labor Force / Health Center / Valley Events and Marketing Association / Valley Economic Development Association / Planning Commission / Historic Society / United Nations / Mad River Valley Chamber of Commerce / Community Capital of Central Vermont / Economic Development Authority / Waitsfield Historical Society / School Board / Board of Adjustment / /
Person
Warren Figure / Fayston / /
Position
General / advocate / and by serving as / Annual Skier / Zoning Administrator / representative / Town Administrator / skier / /
ProvinceOrState
Conditions Washington County / Forestry District / Vermont / Mad River Valley Planning District / Agriculture-Residential District / Washington County / TIF / Tax Increment Financing District / /
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