Latest Links: Ed Funding Fails, Starting Up In The “Silicon Millyard,” and North Country Entrepreneur Buys Plant

New Hampshire’s Business And Economic News In Brief

Dartmouth Gets Grant To Boost Power Plants – “Dartmouth College has received a $294,072 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a research project on strengthening steel alloys with aluminum for the next generation of gas- and coal-fired power plants.” The Union Leader

Constitutional Ed Funding Question Fails – “With the support of just two Democrats and too few Republicans, the Legislature failed to pass a constitutional amendment on education funding yesterday that sought to take control of school spending from the courts and give it to lawmakers.” The Concord Monitor

Dyn Helps Recruit Startups To ‘Silicon Millyard’ – “The Dyn team hopes to woo others to the mill buildings of the old Amoskeag Manufacturing company, which totals nearly 6 million square feet and is the current home to Dyn’s corporate office. “If you think about ecosystems, one company follows a company and another follows that company,” Chynoweth said. Dyn’s goal was always to move into a large mill space, according to Chynoweth, who described the mills as ‘skyscrapers on their sides used to drive technical development.’” Mass High Tech

North Country Entrepreneur Buys Isaacson Steel – “North Country entrepreneur and inventor Dave Presby, owner of Presby Steel in Berlin and Presby Environmental in Whitefield, has signed a purchase and sales agreement to buy the former facilities of Isaacson Structural Steel Inc.” The Union Leader