Latest Links: Lamontagne And Hassan Spar Over Taxes, Mandatory Defense Cuts Could Hit Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

New Hampshire’s Business And Economic News In Brief

Manchester: Sharp contrasts detailed – “Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican Ovide Lamontagne agree that state liquor stores shouldn’t sell beer. But yesterday, at their first debate of the fall gubernatorial campaign, the candidates disagreed on just about every other issue put before them.” Concord Monitor

Sequestration threatens Portsmouth Naval Shipyard jobs, workload – “A “serious threat” including potential layoffs is awaiting the country’s shipyards, including the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, if so-called sequestration goes into effect in January. That’s the assessment of retired Vice Adm. Pete Daly, chief executive officer of the U.S. Naval Institute, an assessment shared to a large extent by Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., a U.S. Senate expert on sequestration.” SeacoastOnline.com

Monadnock Paper blazes a fiber-based ‘plastic’ trail – “Monadnock Paper Mills, one of the last remaining paper mills in New Hampshire, has been quietly building up a stable of high-profile national customers for its newly launched portfolio of sustainable, fiber-based plastic alternatives.” New Hampshire Business Review

After Abortion Concerns Alleviated, Lawmakers Select Insurance Model – “The Affordable Care Act says that every state has to select a health plan that will basically serve as a model for other plans…This requirement only applies to the individual and small group markets, where about 200,000 New Hampshire residents shop for insurance. It’s up to the Joint Health Care Reform Oversight Committee to pick the model plan. “ NHPR