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Diversity, Innovation Distinguish Burlington's Economy

Take a guess on Greater Burlington’s biggest economic sector. And it’s not ice cream – at least, not by itself. It’s manufacturing. An industrial boom in the 1990s centered on electronics industries: IBM Burlington, in nearby Essex, employs 6,000 people on 725 acres; its clean room builds microchips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Software, instrumentation, electronics, computer parts, cables and medical devices all are big business in the Burlington area. The companies themselves may not be big... Read More »
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Burlington, VT's Airport and Public Transportation Make Travel Easy

Burlington offers its residents a range of ways to get around. Its impressive public transportation is included in the Chittenden County Transportation Authority, which operates a system of buses throughout different communities in Vermont. Among its services offered are fixed route, demand response, and commuter shuttle. For downtown workers, the CCTA offers a program called Downtown PARC which shuttles workers from a satellite parking lot to downtown Burlington businesses, subsequently saving... Read More »