Category Archives: Economy/Economics
How Does New Hampshire’s Amazon HQ2 Bid Stack Up Against Others?
The six-week application period in which governments are bidding to host Amazon’s second corporate headquarters reached its deadline on Thursday, with New Hampshire submitting its proposal one day prior. Gov. Chris Sununu presented New Hampshire’s “Breaking Ground, Breaking Barriers and Living … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Amazon, HQ2, Londonderry
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Taking the temperature of the Seacoast business climate
NH Business Review recently met at the Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth’s offices with businesspeople in the area to get their take on the issues facing the area and its economy, |Keep Reading at NHBR
Consumers’ view of U.S. economy at highest level in 13 years
Oct. 13 (UPI) — Consumers’ confidence in the U.S. economy has surged this month to its highest level in 13 years, researchers said Friday. Richard Curtin, chief economist for the University of Michigan’s monthly Survey of Consumers, said the rate, which increased … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged Confidence, Consumer, Economy
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More than 700,000 expected to crisscross NH this holiday weekend
MANCHESTER, N.H. —Columbus Day is the kickoff to the fall tourist season. Numbers are expected to be up at least 5 percent, with close to 10 million visitors expected. This weekend is the third-busiest travel weekend of the year, with … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics
Tagged Columbus Day, Leaf Peeping, Tourism
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NHHFC Reacts to Actuarial Report Showing Medicaid Expansion is Destroying Individual Marketplace
Concord – The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus (NHHFC) today responded to the release of an actuarial report showing that Medicaid expansion is massively driving up the costs of premiums in the individual marketplace. The report, prepared by Gorman Actuarial, … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Health Care
Tagged Medicaid Expansion, NHHFC
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Live Free and Start aims to pump up NH capital
Recognizing access to capital is a challenge for growing startups in New Hampshire, the Live Free and Start Advisory Council is hosting two events in November aimed at both aspiring and seasoned investors, including a matchmaking event for early-stage growth … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Investors, Live Free and Start, NHBR
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New Hampshire, Vermont, Tax Revenue, Tax Capacity, and Values
First, as part of this research professor Woolf reports that as a percentage of total income earned New Hampshire is still one of the lowest taxed states in the Nation. The national average is 10.59 percent, and New Hampshire’s rate is only … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Property Rights, taxes
Tagged NH, Revenues, taxes, Values, VT
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Senate panel investigating surging Medicaid costs in …New Hampshire…
The soaring costs of Medicaid expansion in eight U.S. states – including Michigan, Ohio, New Hampshire and Illinois, is under investigation by a U.S. Senate committee. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Health Care
Tagged Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion
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Testimony: Northern Pass Would Mean $7M in Tax Revenue to Franklin NH
CONCORD – Hard times keep getting harder in Franklin – so tough in fact, that the prospect of hosting a Northern Pass converter terminal provides a much-needed ray of hope, former city manager Elizabeth A. Dragon told the Site Evaluation … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Energy
Tagged Franklin, Northern Pass, taxes
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They Said if We Did Nothing About Global Warming it Would Affect NH Tourism and They Were Right (Again!)
Global Warming Continues to be good for Tourism in New Hampshire. New Hampshire tourism officials are forecasting all-time highs for visitors and spending this fall season, with a good chunk of the travel occurring over Columbus Day Weekend. | More… | GraniteGrok
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics
Tagged Climate Cult, Fall Foliage, Global Warming, Tourism
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The New Media Militia 