The Granite State’s economy depends heavily on well-educated and highly-skilled workers. Historically, a lot of that labor pool has been replenished by out-of-staters. Given recent concerns about the ebbing waves of new Granite Staters, we thought it was time to repost a series of posts we did on the subject of migration, based on IRS […]
A good-sized chunk of New Hampshire’s economy depends on its manufacturing sector–especially the fabrication of high-tech products and components. And a lot of that stuff gets exported. Now, with increasing chatter about a possible European recession, we thought it would be a good time to re-post our explanation of how, exactly, Eurozone troubles could affect […]
Since StateImpact launched late last summer, some of our most popular posts have revolved around taxes. Given that New Hampshire has neither a sales nor an income tax — and notoriously high property taxes — we don’t find this trend surprising. As the site has gained momentum, and clicks, we’ve occasionally found it helpful to […]
One of our most popular on-going series has been “Losing The Lotto,” our continued look at the facts, figures, and people behind the New Hampshire Lottery. Losing The Lotto: What The New Hampshire Lottery Pays For: Our first installment of the series tackles the basics of what you need to know about how the state lotto […]
Late last July, StateImpact New Hampshire quietly launched our new website. Our mission –handed down from NHPR and NPR, its partner in the new StateImpact project–is to examine business and the economy in the Granite State, and how government policy affects both. And while soft launches give websites the chance to find their feet and […]
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