Category Archives: Economy/Economics
Analysis: New Hampshire college sports grossed $94 million in 2016
With total athletics revenue of $31.6 million, University of New Hampshire was the highest-grossing college sports programs in New Hampshire in 2016, followed by Dartmouth College ($29.1 million) and Southern New Hampshire University ($9.2 million), according to a Watchdog.org analysis of U.S. … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Events, New Hampshire News
Tagged New Hampshire, NH Watchdog, Revenue, Sports
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The Hunter family has been producing maple syrup in Tuftonboro since 1850s
When maple sugaring season starts at Bald Peak Farm, there is no such thing as a spectator; it’s all hands on deck. | More at Tuftonboro.net
Posted in Economy/Economics, Events, New Hampshire News
Tagged Hunter, Maple Syrup, Max Ledoux, Tuftonboro
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New Hampshire economy surges after business income tax reduction
New Hampshire’s economy is humming along, and fiscal conditions are better than they have been for years. In large part, that’s thanks to business profits tax cuts and a cautious, one-off distribution of surpluses on the part of Gov. Chris … Continue reading
Data Point – NH unemployment rate
The state’s unemployment rate in January stood at 2.6 percent, unchanged from December. That was lower than a year earlier, when the rate was 2.8 percent. There were 727,310 employed residents last month, an increase of 60 from December and 1,770 more than … Continue reading
Free Market At Work: Store in Derry, NH Won’t Serve Republicans…
I love it when liberals embrace the power and risk of private business ownership. The Used Apple Store posted to its Facebook page on Monday that the company will refuse services to those affiliated with the Republican party. How can they tell … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economy/Economics, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Derry, New Hampshire, Republicans, The USed Apple Store
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NH lawmakers spike bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2021
A bill that would have hiked the minimum wage in New Hampshire to as much as $15 per hour by 2021 has been defeated in the state Senate. The legislation, Senate Bill 554, would have gradually raised the minimum wage … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged Minimum Wage, NH Senate, SB 544
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Some see lower-cost energy as essential to New Hampshire’s economic future
Some New Hampshire businesses and lawmakers see expansion of natural gas pipelines as key to firing up economic growth, but others familiar with the state’s energy history warn that the idea is no panacea for the business climate. | Keep … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Energy, New Hampshire News
Tagged Economy, Electric Rates, Energy, NH Watchdog
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Hundred Nights Now Accepting Cryptocurrency Including Bitcoin & Ether!
The same year Bitcoin was released by its anonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Keene’s privately-run cold weather shelter and drop-in center, Hundred Nights, was also launched. I reported at the time on founder Don Primrose‘s courageous civil disobedience of opening without the permission slips from the local … Continue reading
NH Republicans plan to copy Kentucky Medicaid work requirement plan
CONCORD, N.H. —Top Republican lawmakers at the New Hampshire State House said they will be modeling their new work requirement for Medicaid on a similar plan that just won approval in Kentucky. | More at WMUR
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