If you’re looking for some of the happiest small business owners in the state, the Monadnock Region would be a good place to start. Recently, we looked at how the Granite State stacks-up to the rest of the country in terms of its small business environment. A survey of about 6,000 business owners released by [...]
We’ve been thinking a bit more about demographics lately, in light of the New England Economic Partnership’s recent Economic Forecast conference. The region faces a number of population problems. At the risk of oversimplification, here are the main issues: New England has a high proportion of people who are Baby Boomers and older. Some are [...]
Governor John Lynch announced today that two more counties have been added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration, making them eligible for Irene-related FEMA aid. Communities in Strafford and Sullivan Counties can now apply for help repairing public facilities and infrastructure. As StateImpact has reported, public assistance, for things like roads, is different from individual assistance [...]
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