Category Archives: Jobs/Unemployment
Study: Large companies adding jobs in NH
MANCHESTER — The state’s largest employers are adding jobs at a higher clip than at smaller companies. Census data showed companies with 250 to 499 employees added 10.3 percent more jobs between the second quarter of 2011 and a similar … Continue reading
Labor Commissioner: The Telegraph of Nashua Is Being Investigated
CONCORD — The state Department of Labor has assigned an investigator to look into a complaint against The Telegraph of Nashua alleging the newspaper wrongly docked a worker’s pay, according to Labor Commissioner Ken Merrifield. Merrifield said a complaint was … Continue reading
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Tagged Ken Merrifield, Labor Commissioner, Nashua Telegraph
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Scam Alert: Unemployment Insurance Claims
NHES continues to receive information regarding a number of nationwide online scams targeting individuals seeking to file unemployment insurance claims. These sites request personal information and charge a fee to help customers complete their Unemployment Insurance claims, typically implying that … Continue reading
New Hampshire Businessman Fined $40,000 for Filing False H-1B Visa Applications
Saksena, 42, president and chief executive officer of Saks IT Group LLC, a company based in Manchester, New Hampshire, allegedly filed 45 fraudulent visa applications, claiming that his company was hiring foreign workers to provide professional services to a California-based company. … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Crime, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged H-1B, Manchester, Rohit Saksena, Saks IT Group LLC
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Why Colin Kaepernick Doesn’t Have a Job
New Hampshire Public radio has a lengthy screed about why former Quarterback Colin Kaepernick doesn’t have a job. They quote players, experts, and none of them ever gets to the actual point of the problem. A situation that anyone who has … Continue reading
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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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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North Country Gets $2.2 Million for Border Projects
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Northern Border Regional Commission has awarded more than $2.2 million in federal funds to 13 development projects across New Hampshire. The projects range from a septic wastewater treatment station in Whitefield to parking in Lancaster to … Continue reading
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