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December 7, 2011

How A European Recession Could Hurt Key Export States–Including NH

Recently, Wells Fargo Securities released a short report offering a state-by-state look at the places that could be hardest-hit by a potential European recession. Since New Hampshire has carved out a healthy niche for itself in the high-tech components export market, we thought this report might be of interest to our StateImpact readers. For its […]

December 5, 2011

New Hampshire Primary Spending Way Down Among Republican Candidates

If it feels like maybe Republican presidential candidates aren’t spending as much in New Hampshire as they did in the run-up to the 2008 primary, you’re onto something. Bob Sanders of the New Hampshire Business Review dug into campaign expenditures thus far, and found: “The voting results won’t be in until January, but so far […]

November 25, 2011

Buy Local Movement Set For “Plaid Friday”

Today, the “Buy Local” types–those signature Main Street merchants who sometimes struggle to strike a balance between carrying unique, if occasionally under-sold items, and high-demand products that big box stores can push for lower prices–are finally embracing Black Friday. Sort of. More accurately, they’re embracing the date itself as a marketing opportunity for holiday shoppers […]

November 22, 2011

How Much Do Vacation Homes Contribute To NH’s Economy?

If you tuned-in to NHPR’s “The Exchange” yesterday morning, you might have heard economist Russ Thibeault talking about an interesting (and these days, somewhat obscure) report. We’ll get to that in a minute. But first, a bit of background. Yesterday’s program was based on StateImpact’s reporting, which focused on the economic impact of New Hampshire’s […]

November 9, 2011

StateImpact’s Delving Behind The Student Debt Numbers For Dartmouth And UNH

Yesterday, we posted a piece comparing the student debt load of New Hampshire residents to the rest of the country. (You can read it here.) But one set of figures reported by the Project on Student Debt–and reported by the Union-Leader continues to stand out: Average Class of 2010 student debt nationally: $25,250 Average Class […]

November 2, 2011

Foreclosures On The Decline Since 2010

The worst might be over in terms of New Hampshire’s foreclosure rate…but that doesn’t mean things will be truly good in the near future. NHPR’s Jon Greenberg looked into the September numbers released by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, and reports: “About 300 owners lost their homes in September. That’s 8% less than a […]

October 18, 2011

Feds Allege Big Labor Violations At Market Basket

DeMoulas Supermarkets Inc., the company that owns Market Basket grocery stores, faces some hefty federal fines. Jenn Abelson writes for Boston.com that the US Department of Labor is citing Demoulas “for 30 alleged ‘willful, repeat and serious violations.’” More specifically, the Department of Labor wants DeMoulas to pay $589,200 in fines for violations at stores […]

Map: Where Lowe’s Is Closing

Yesterday, Lowe’s announced it’s closing 20 under-performing stores across the country. Based on the company’s press release, we’ve generated this map of cities that will lose a Lowe’s. The Northeast by far took the biggest hit. The swath of country from New Jersey to Maine accounts for 45 percent of closures. And among all the […]

October 17, 2011

Northern Pass Developers Offer Big Money For Little Bits Of Land

First of all, if you haven’t read Annmarie Timmins’ article in the Concord Monitor about Northern Pass developers offering big paydays to North Country landowners, you need to. Seriously. The link’s right here. But if you’re strapped for time and just want the highlights reel, we’ve got the condensed version of Timmins’ reporting.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Starts The Week With 100 Fewer Employees

For most New Hampshire residents, last Friday was the end of a short, post-Columbus Day week. But for 100 employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, last Friday was their last day at work. Like most large hospitals in the state, DHMC says changes the legislature made this summer in how the state compensates providers for Medicaid […]

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