Category Archives: Economy/Economics
200 New Hampshire businesses to split $7 million in 2017 R and D tax credits
Not too many more businesses applied for New Hampshire’s research and development tax credit this year than last, and they didn’t ask for that much more, but they sure are getting more – about three times as much. Thanks to … Continue reading
Removing govt. interference in trade seems alien to this state rep
An apparent participant in the NH-Canadian Trade Council keeps his promise to return my way and answer questions after the council meeting. ‘ |RidleyReport
Most New Hampshire Residents Upbeat About Economy
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A University of New Hampshire survey has found that a majority of residents are optimistic about the economy in the state, though Republicans are much more upbeat than Democrats. Fifty-eight percent of those polled in the latest Business … Continue reading
NHFPI Hides the Good Fiscal News Behind What May Not Even be Bad News
In a recent report the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) hems and haws its way through potential fiscal decline couched in “mights and maybes” and then (Surprise!) we get “substantially more” in paragraph four. While the preliminary accrual revenues for SFY … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, GraniteGrok, Local NH Politics, taxes
Tagged Budget, New Hampshire, NHFPI, Revenue, taxes
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Report: Outdoor recreation an $8.7 billion industry in New Hampshire
Outdoor recreation in New Hampshire annually generates $8.7 billion in consumer spending and $528 million in state and local tax revenue, says a report from the Boulder, Colo.-based Outdoor Industry Association. According to the report, 69 percent of New Hampshire residents … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged NHBR, Tourism
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DartBlog: Donations to (Dartmouth) College are dropping precipitously
As ye sow, so shall ye reap, Phil Hanlon. Four years of ineptitude are being reflected in fundraising numbers so dismal that people all over higher education are talking. Rather than accelerating in the run-up to the formal announcement of … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Education
Tagged DartBlog, Dartmouth, Donations, Phil Hanlon
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The Economics of New Hampshire’s Craft Beer Industry
Microbrews, nanobrews, tasting rooms, and seasonal pours…independent craft beer is on the rise in New Hampshire, but what is its economic impact? For beer fans and non-drinkers alike, the increase in small breweries is affecting New Hampshire tourism and small-town … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics
Tagged Beer, Craft Brew, Microbrews, nanobrews, tasting rooms
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Bill Walker: Tax marijuana, not entrepreneurs
NEW HAMPSHIRE IS NOT A HIGH-TAX STATE. But we look like a high- tax state to businesses thinking about moving here. We have two complex business taxes. Most CFOs looking for locations take one look at the “devil they don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, taxes
Tagged Bill Walker, Business Taxes
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President Trump: Immigrants Will Not Be Able To Qualify For Welfare For Five Years
Prohibiting immigrants from collecting welfare for the first few years here is not a new idea, but it is an excellent idea, and not just because Democrats will hate it. And make no mistake. Democrats loathe it. | More… | GraniteGrok … Continue reading
$15 Minimum Wage Hurts People, as Democrats Intend
Democrat politicians ooze concern for the poor and promise wonderful sounding policies to win the votes of gullible, ignorant, and willingly deceived people. But, in practice, Democrat policies hurt the people they are promised to help. The Democrat demanded $15 … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Economy/Economics, GraniteGrok, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Don Ewing, Fight for 15, Minimum Wage
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The New Media Militia 