Category Archives: Jobs/Unemployment
New Hampshire adds manufacturing jobs, but trend may be short-lived
Manufacturing jobs are rebounding in New Hampshire, at least in the short term, but the Granite State remains well short of the more than 77,000 such jobs it produced prior to the onset of the 2008 recession. Even so, economists … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Manufacturing
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Overtourism: a contemporary option to poor prior planning
“Overtourism” is a term that first became part of our lexicon in 2012. However, the debate about whether the pros of increased visitation—spending, jobs, new revenue sources—are enough to offset the cons, has been ongoing for decades. | Keep Reading … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged InDepthNH, Overtourism, Planning
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Nashua Telegraph Cited with $9,000 in Wage Violations
The Telegraph in Nashua has been cited for wage violations by the state’s Labor Department. The newspaper was cited for failing to pay employees the full wages for the hours they worked, based on a rounding system in the company’s … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News, Reguations
Tagged fine, Labor Department, Nashua Telegraph, NHPR
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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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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 lawmakers grill proponents of tax credit proposal
The Small Business Jobs Fund Act, a $60 million tax credit to encourage investment in New Hampshire, would more than pay for itself, according to the two companies that back the program and stand to make millions of dollars of … Continue reading
Feminist group admits ‘pay gap’ is caused by women’s choices
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) has finally admitted that the “gender pay gap” is caused by women’s choices. In a recent article on the gender pay gap, AAUW Senior Researcher Kevin Miller concedes that the pay disparity between women and men isn’t … Continue reading
Business group wants NH to seek Amazon HQ2
PORTSMOUTH — A group of business people in the region is trying to persuade state officials to apply to Amazon to get the Seattle-based retailer to locate its second headquarters in New Hampshire. Several cities – Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Amazon, HQ2
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New Hampshire Has the Highest Median Income in the US
For a state with no minimum wage the people who live here are doing rather well. The mean average hourly wage for the entire state rose from $22.62/hour in 2014 to $24.03/hour in the 2016 report (+6.2%). The mean entry level wage … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, GraniteGrok, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Income, Poverty, Wages
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Concord Firm Gets $500,000.00 Grant To Grow “Wood Products”
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce says it is giving a Concord, New Hampshire, firm more than $500,000 to try to build the economy of the northern forest region of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Concord, Grant, Northern Forest Center Inc
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The New Media Militia 