Category Archives: Economy/Economics
Bangladesh labor activist implores Dartmouth students to keep buying goods made by the exploited
Asked by an audience member at her Dartmouth speech on Thursday whether Americans should stop buying garments from Bangladesh, Akter quickly responded, “Oh, please don’t. That will just hurt the women workers. You need to become a responsible buyer, support … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, International News, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Bangladesh, Dartmouth, Exploitation, Labor
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Celebrating Bitcoin Pizza Day + Makerspace, Golf Course, Jiu Jitsu Businesses Now Accepting Bitcoin in Keene!
On May 22nd of 2010, a computer programmer made the first recorded real-life bitcoin purchase – two pizzas for 10,000 bitcoin. At the Now, seven years later, 10,000 bitcoin is now worth about 25 million US dollars! To celebrate “Bitcoin … Continue reading
Two Hundred Jobs Were Promised But Where Are They?
One of the promises made by the developers of the proposed biomass plant in Berlin was the creation of 200 jobs in the trucking and logging business, mostly in the North Country. But finding them is hard. More… *| Berlin Daily … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Energy, Environment, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Berlin, Biomass, Jobs
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NH Start-ups receive $100,000 investment cash
MANCHESTER — Three startups in the Accelerate NH 17 incubator program were awarded $100,000 each in investment capital Tuesday after presenting their business plans at Demo Day, an event featured at Alpha Loft’s Startup Shindig at Oracle + Dyn in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Accelerate NH 17, Manchester, Millworks II
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NH Senate measure would tie municipal hands on Airbnb rules
It would be a lot harder for municipalities to inspect vacation and short-term rentals, like Airbnb, under a last-minute amendment attached to House Bill 654, which was approved May 18 by the NH Senate. Under the measure – which also … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Legislation, Property Rights
Tagged Air bnb, HB654, NH Senate, Rentals, Vacation homes
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Statewide expansion of Coos tax break goes to governor’s desk
The tax break available to developers in Coos County will be spread throughout the state if House Bill 316 is signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu. The Senate on May 18 narrowly approved the bill, which would give towns and … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Legislation
Tagged Chris Sununu, Coos, NH Senate, Tax credit
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Grant Bosse: Creative destruction at Dartmouth
Creative destruction churns the economy. We feel the pain as incumbent businesses that are lost, but it’s harder to measure the incremental gains that accrue over the years. If we froze our economy in carbonite, we’d have stability but sacrifice … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Creative Destruction, EBAs, Economics, Grant Bosse
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Atlantic Prefab moves HQ to Wilton NH
WILTON — Atlantic Prefab Inc. is moving its headquarters out of the Gate City and into a new, larger space in Wilton. Atlantic Prefab, one of the largest manufacturers of prefabricated steel trusses and prefabricated, prefinished wall panels in New … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Atlantic Prefab, Nashua, Penacook, Wilton
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Westinghouse: locking out union members at New Hampshire plant
May 21 Westinghouse Electric Co, a unit of Japan’s Toshiba Corp, said on Sunday it issued a lockout notice to 172 union members at its nuclear components manufacturing plant in Newington, New Hampshire, declaring that the sides had reached a … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Unions
Tagged Lockout, Newington, Westinghouse
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The New Media Militia 