Whether it’s rising student debt levels, the Occupy movement, or fitting into a changing job market, news outlets (including StateImpact) are increasingly interested in how Gen Y is adapting to the slow recovery. Their overarching conclusion: Coping with a struggling economy has clearly been tough on the early-30’s-and-younger set. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports […]
After years of speculation on a “jobless recovery,” finally, things could be looking up–at least for the moment. This week, the Bureau of Labor statistics reported some serious gains on the national jobs front for January, with the creation of 243,000 jobs. While job counts and unemployment numbers are the most common ways to measure […]
Today marked Governor John Lynch’s last State of the State address. And, as one might expect during a slow trudge toward recovery, the bulk of Lynch focused either directly or indirectly on the economy. Some of the key themes included issues that we’ve covered or put on the Watch List of our Ultimate Legislative Guide. […]
It was a varied news week for the business and economy beat–as our traffic patterns proved. Our most popular pieces covered issues ranging from the State of the Union address to green jobs to Northern Pass and credit card debt. So if you missed any of the five key posts our readers are talking about, […]
One of our most popular posts this week has been our in-depth look at the economic impact the Green Launching Pad, of an earth-friendly start-up incubator. The program was created with the help of federal stimulus money. StateImpact’s Amanda Loder discusses the economic impacts of GLP–and the program’s future–with NHPR’s All Things Considered host Brady […]
A recent piece in the New York Times lays out what many Americans already believe: For much of the country, economic recovery is a ways off. Reporter Michael Cooper writes: “Less than a tenth of the nation’s metropolitan areas have regained the jobs they lost in the economic downturn, according to a report… Only 26 […]
One of the main questions that lingers over Northern Pass is: Will it create jobs, especially in the struggling North Country? And, befitting the layers of controversy surrounding the project, the simplest answer won out. It depends on whom you ask. Today, the New England Power Generators Association released a report it commissioned from PolEcon Research. The […]
After launching 11 eco-friendly companies across the state, the University of New Hampshire’s Green Launching Pad (GLP) is racing to spend the last of its stimulus funding. For the past two years, GLP has used federal stimulus money to offer grants and support to up-and-coming green companies. The idea is, as the companies expand, more […]
According to an announcement from Governor John Lynch’s office, New Hampshire’s unemployment rate dipped ever-so-slightly to 5.1 percent in December. That’s compared to 5.2 percent unemployment in November, and a national rate of 8.5 percent. A news release from the Governor’s Office quoted Lynch as saying: “This further decrease in New Hampshire’s unemployment rate is […]
Gary Hirshberg has spent half his life at the helm of Londonderry-based Stonyfield, growing the brand from a small dairy farm to the world’s top organic yogurt manufacturer, employing 470 people.* Now, after 28 years, Hirshberg’s stepping down from his position as CEO (or “CE-Yo,” as the position’s been dubbed at Stonyfield). StateImpact took the […]
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