Latest Links: PACs target N.H. Gubernatorial Candidates; Energy Summit; Changes For Maple Syrup Makers

New Hampshire’s Economic and Business News In Brief

Letter To The Editor: Outsiders Influencing Gubernatorial Race – “…Today, I got a slick postcard attacking Maggie’s past record on taxes and claiming that New Hampshire can’t afford her. The ad was funded by Americans for Prosperity, the super PAC funded by the Koch brothers…” Nashua Telegraph

Astronaut Items Being Offered At N.H. Auction – A lunar dust-coated checklist from one astronaut’s trip to the moon and handwritten notes by Neil Armstrong are among more than 600 items of space and aviation memorabilia being offered by a New Hampshire auction house. Portsmouth Press Herald

Differences On Energy Conservation Come To Light At Energy Summit – Energy efficiency is “one of the things we all agree on,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, to a filled-to-capacity banquet room at the 2012 New Hampshire Energy Summit Monday morning at the Holiday Inn in Concord. But how much agreement is there? NHBR

Proposed Standards Will Mean A Change For N.H. Syrup Makers – Grade B maple syrup may be getting a rebranding in New Hampshire and beyond as maple syrup producers work to standardize syrup grades across the industry. NHBR