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New Hampshire’s Business and Economic News In Brief
Maine Fireworks Law Helps N.H. Store’s Sales – “The conventional wisdom is that Maine’s new law legalizing consumer fireworks would hurt New Hampshire fireworks stores because Mainers would no longer have to travel out of state to buy their missiles, Roman candles and exploding aerial displays. But at Hilltop Fireworks, located a couple of miles from the Maine border, the owners say they’ve had more Maine customers in the days leading up to the Fourth of the July than in previous years. “ SeacoastOnline.com
Beware Myths About Affordable Care Act – “Republicans have responded to the Supreme Court decision upholding nearly the entirety of the Affordable Care Act by taking turns at the crank of the myth machine. Their goal in spreading falsehoods about health care reform is to demonize the law, defeat President Obama’s reelection bid and build public support for a repeal. Most of what they are saying about the law and its effect, particularly on small business, is wrong.” Concord Monitor
Charles Arlinghaus: End New Hampshire’s Archaic Governmental Structure – “New Hampshire’s state government contains a design flaw intended to make the governing bureaucracy somewhat independent of the elected chief executive and ensure that the state’s CEO has only limited authority over his department heads. As we prepare to transition to a new chief executive next year, there are steps the government can and should take to make the new governor more accountable and effective.” Union Leader
National Grid Gas And Electric Service Is Now Liberty Utilities In New Hampshire — NashuaTelegraph.com – “Names will change on some natural gas and electric bills, but otherwise Nashua area customers shouldn’t notice anything now that Liberty Utilities has completed its purchase of National Grid’s operations in New Hampshire. The $285 million deal was completed Tuesday. Liberty Utilities, which owns water, wastewater and electric systems in the West and Midwest, is a subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. of Canada.” Nashua Telegraph
State Falls $26.6 Million Short AOf Budget Goals, But Expected To Make Up Difference – “State government concluded the first half of its two-year budget with revenues $26.6 million short of the target, officials for Gov. John Lynch confirmed Tuesday.” Nashua Telegraph
Vt., NH and Maine telecom offers copper reward – “FairPoint Communications is offering rewards to help find the people responsible for a series of copper thefts across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.The company says that in Vermont alone copper thefts have cost the company $20,000.” Associated Press