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Keeping your community covered. We're committed to producing high-quality, fact-based news and information that gives you the facts in this community we call home. If our work has helped you stay informed, take action, or feel more connected to Windham County – please give now to help us reach our goal of raising $150,000 by December 31st.
The Windham County economy has been flat for the past decade, with significant job losses, little new investment, an aging workforce, and virtually no population growth.
A few years ago, C & S Wholesale Grocers, one of the major employers and mainstays of the Windham County economy, made the decision to move their corporate headquarters to Keene, N.H.
This year, Vermont Yankee is facing the possible end of a 40-year relationship with the Windham County community. This is based in part upon opposition by some vocal local residents (including Vermont's new governor) to the 20-year license renewal granted to the nuclear plant earlier this year by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
According to a comprehensive economic study submitted to the Vermont Public Service Board over a year ago, Vermont Yankee provides more than 600 well-paying jobs in the region and puts $100 million each year into the regional Vermont economy through payroll, taxes, and the purchase of goods and services from other in-state businesses. Over the 20 years of extended operation, that would amount to $2 billion.
