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January 11, 2012

For Your Entertainment: Tourism And One Of Primary Night’s Most Amusing Tweets

One of our most popular New Hampshire primary posts looked at how much the months-long political circus affects Granite State tourism. (You can read that post here.) Political tourism is definitely a niche hobby. Given that context, we were rather entertained by this tweet from Union-Leader Editorial Page Editor Drew Cline:

January 10, 2012

How Much Does The Primary Actually Help NH Tourism?

In an earlier post, we spent a fair amount of time breaking down the economic impact of New Hampshire primary spending. (You can read that post here.) But there was one aspect we didn’t really touch on, and that’s the money generated by tourists who come here to watch the First In The Nation primary […]

Why Candidates Are Spending Less On The NH Primary This Cycle–And What It Could Mean For The Future

There’s been a collective notion swirling among New Hampshire politicos and pundits that this year’s Republican primary just doesn’t stack up to past events. Candidates aren’t as anxious to go to town hall meetings and shake hands at nondescript diners. By and large, they’re not throwing astronomical sums of cash into unending TV ads. Yes, […]

January 6, 2012

Why It Doesn’t Really Matter That Powerball Prices Are Doubling

Between bouts of checking out Republican primary-related economic news, we’ve stumbled on an interesting bit of information about the New Hampshire Lottery courtesy of reporter Denis Paiste at the Union-Leader: “Two dollar Powerball tickets will mean more prizes and more million-dollar winners, New Hampshire Lottery Executive Director Charles R. McIntyre said Wednesday. The last drawing […]

January 5, 2012

Days Before The Primary, Restaurant Bans Politicians

It’s pretty much a given that when presidential candidates want to chat up the citizenry, they include a hearty portion of local restaurant stops in their schedules. That’s especially true in an important early primary state like New Hampshire. Footage of politicians smiling, shaking hands, and chowing down wings served by smiling waiters at Any […]

December 28, 2011

Revenues For New Hampshire’s Ski Industry On A Downward Slope

New Hampshire ski area operators are trying to keep up a hopeful message about this year’s season, but there is a lot less snow this year than last. Ski areas are able to make snow, but as the Union Leader reports, Cannon Mountain had 70 trails open this time last year. This year, the mountain […]

December 27, 2011

Best Of StateImpact: Why The Vacation Home Market Matters

Working on a site that deals with business and the economy, we look at a lot of reports. Economic reports, financial reports, government analyses…it goes on and on. So when we heard about the importance of second homes to New Hampshire’s economy, our first instinct was to reach for a report. We came up empty-handed. […]

December 23, 2011

Best Of StateImpact: How NH Poaches Massachusetts Businesses

When New Hampshire politicians and business-types talk about “economic development,” they often mean touting the so-called “New Hampshire Advantage.” Among other things, that’s overall low–or in many cases, no–taxes, an educated workforce, and that amorphous “quality of life” distinction. But “economic development” in the Granite State also means using the much-vaunted New Hampshire Advantage as […]

December 22, 2011

Best Of StateImpact: NH Green Jobs Growth Picture Unclear

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 […]

December 12, 2011

How Defense Cuts Hurt New England Lobstermen–And Maybe Even Lowered Lobster Prices

Late last week, we posted a cool infographic, courtesy of the journalists at Stateline, taking a look at the percentage of each state’s GDP that’s made up by federal spending. The group then subdivided federal spending into defense-related spending and everything else. All told, about 5 percent of the Granite State’s GDP comes from the […]

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