ELECT NEXT LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, TYLER BORONSKI, NBC5 NEWS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC, QUEBEC ENTREPRENEURS WERE ABLE TO ATTEND VERMONT'S ANNUAL TRADE EVENT FACE-TO- FACE IN BURLINGTON TODAY -- THE MEETING BRINGS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES TOGETHER -- FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER, TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL BUSINESS EXPANSION. THE DAY INCLUDED TALKS ON BEST INDUSTRY PRACTICES, EXPANDING BILATERAL TRADE, AND HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE BEST OF WHAT QUEBEC, AND VERMONT, HAVE TO OFFER. ESPECIALLY IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, REAL ESTATE, AND VERMONT'S AGENCY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND MARKETS. <ANSON TEBBETTS, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD, AND MARKETS; "WHAT WE LEARN IN HERE TODAY, WE'LL GO BACK, WE'LL ASSESS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS OVER TIME, MAYBE SOMETHING WILL COME WITH IT OVER TIME. SOME OF THESE THINGS TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO FLOURISH AND GROW, BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BEGIN AGAIN, AFTER THE PANDEMIC, AND START THOSE RELATIONSHIPS AGAIN. > SECRETARY TEBBETTS SAYS -- SOME OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTORS THAT THE STATE IS FOCUSED ON TODAY ARE DAIRY, MAPLE, AND "VALUE- ADDED" AGRICULTUR
Vermont welcomes Quebec businesses and entrepreneurs for first trade mission since 2019
Officials said they hope the meeting expands bi-lateral trade on both sides of the border.
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Updated: 6:25 PM EDT Oct 4, 2022
On Tuesday, Vermont's Agency of Commerce and Community Development hosted multiple businesses and entrepreneurs from Quebec for their annual trade event in Burlington.This is the first time the delegation has met in person since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2019.The meeting brought together representatives from multiple industries, on both sides of the border to discuss potential trade expansions.The day included talks on best industry practices, expanding bilateral trade, and highlighting some of the best of what Quebec and Vermont have to offer — especially in regards to the education sector, Vermont Department of Labor, real estate, and Vermont's Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets."What we learn in here today, we'll go back, we'll assess, and we'll continue those relationships over time," said Anson Tebbetts, Vermont's secretary of agriculture, food, and markets.Tebbetts said he was excited to finally meet back in person again to talk all things trade."Some of these things take a little bit of time to flourish and grow, but this is an opportunity for us to begin again, after the pandemic, and start those relationships," he continued.According to Tebbets, some of the agriculture sectors that the state is focused on are dairy, maple, and "value-added" agriculture.All of which, Tebbetts added, could benefit from more collaboration with Canada.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — On Tuesday, Vermont's Agency of Commerce and Community Development hosted multiple businesses and entrepreneurs from Quebec for their annual trade event in Burlington.
This is the first time the delegation has met in person since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2019.
The meeting brought together representatives from multiple industries, on both sides of the border to discuss potential trade expansions.
The day included talks on best industry practices, expanding bilateral trade, and highlighting some of the best of what Quebec and Vermont have to offer — especially in regards to the education sector, Vermont Department of Labor, real estate, and Vermont's Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets.
"What we learn in here today, we'll go back, we'll assess, and we'll continue those relationships over time," said Anson Tebbetts, Vermont's secretary of agriculture, food, and markets.
Tebbetts said he was excited to finally meet back in person again to talk all things trade.
"Some of these things take a little bit of time to flourish and grow, but this is an opportunity for us to begin again, after the pandemic, and start those relationships," he continued.
According to Tebbets, some of the agriculture sectors that the state is focused on are dairy, maple, and "value-added" agriculture.
All of which, Tebbetts added, could benefit from more collaboration with Canada.
