Latest Links: Update On The Northern Pass; Candidates Face Off On Taxes; Construction Contracts Up In N.H.

New Hampshire’s Business And Economic News In Brief

Society For The Protection Of New Hampshire Forests Raises Funds To Keep Out Northern Pass – The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests is pursuing a campaign to block the completion of the Northern Pass route through the White Mountains. The society has until Oct. 31 to raise $2.5 million to protect tracts it says will preclude Northern Pass from connecting land it has acquired in Stewartstown and Columbia. The Union Leader

N.H. Gubernatorial Candidates Face Off On Property Taxes – VIDEO: New Hampshire’s gubernatorial candidates met Thursday to debate the issues at New England College in Hanover, N.H. Democratic candidate Maggie Hassan and Republican candidate Ovide Lamontagne had a fierce debate on taxes. NECN

Come Clean, Maggie: Reveal Your Tax Hikes – EDITORIAL: Democratic candidate for governor Maggie Hassan uses the word “restore” a lot. She says the last state budget was “extreme” and “radical” because instead of raising taxes, legislators cut spending to match available revenue. The Union Leader

New Life For Gambling Legislation – Come January, for the first time in a decade, New Hampshire will have a governor who supports some form of expanded gambling. The Concord Monitor

Future Construction Shoots Up In August – In August, future construction contracts in New Hampshire totaled about $70 million more they did in the same month the previous year. NHBR