Business group starts anti-bias effort in Vermont city
April 25, 2021
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RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — The business community in Rutland is starting an anti-discrimination project in the Vermont city.
Last week, the board of directors of the Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region voted unanimously to “denounce bias and discrimination” and create a panel charged with antidiscrimination efforts in the city, according to Executive Director Lyle Jepson, the Rutland Herald reported.
“Right now, we’re watching a national trend that is horrific and we’re watching some of those things go on locally. It doesn’t help to keep pointing out the same things," Jepson said. “If we want this community to grow, if we want this to be a community people want to move to instead of move away from, we as a community, need to take a stand."