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September 26, 2011

StateImpact Wants To Know: Is Junk Mail Propping Up The Ailing Postal Service?

My Mom is a one-woman focus group.  I call her “America.” She’s your average Baby Boomer with a mid-level office job in the middle of the country.  She loves the sitcom “Two And A Half Men” (at least, when Charlie Sheen was on), she’s a faithful “American Idol” viewer, and she always knows who will […]

September 23, 2011

New Hampshire’s Housing Market Not So Rosy

The New Hampshire Association of Realtors came out with numbers today comparing housing sales from this past August to August of 2010 and found an increase of 14 percent.  The group also reported that housing prices dropped two percent during the same time. But these numbers don’t necessarily give the full picture of New Hampshire’s […]

September 20, 2011
September 19, 2011

Invasive Insect Targeting New England Raspberry Crops

Here’s an eye-catching quote from Boston.com, “‘These guys will go for even underripe [fruit], and they look a little bit different – they have devilish red eyes,’ Johnson said. ‘And the males have a black spot on their wings.’’”

Are Small Businesses Really An Innovative Economic Engine?

Small businesses have often been touted as the engine driving the American economy.  They’re tiny firms, sure, but they’re headed by strident entrepreneurs whose purpose in life is to innovate and grow their companies into world-changing enterprises. Think Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Bill Gates and Microsoft. Think all the way back to Henry Ford and […]

September 16, 2011

What You Need To Know About The Vacation Home Market: A Realtor’s Perspective

StateImpact has been on the road this week, as part of our month-long series on the state’s vacation home economy. We headed to the mother of all New Hampshire tourism communities: the town of Moultonborough, along Lake Winnipesaukee.  You may remember from our previous coverage that 61 percent of the homes in the area are […]

Route 302 Set To Reopen Tomorrow

Nearly three weeks after taking heavy damage from Tropical Storm Irene, Route 302 at Hart’s Location is set to reopen to traffic tomorrow.  A press release from Governor John Lynch’s office notes the reopening is nearly a week ahead of schedule.

September 14, 2011

Salem Factory Opening–And Recent Closure–Reflect State Trends In Manufacturing

Synchronized Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. closed its doors late last week.  In the New Hampshire Business Review, Bob Sanders characterizes the company as “a Salem metal and electronic facility.”  It was sold to Pennsylvania-based Da-Tech Corp.  Sanders interviewed Da-Tech President and CEO Paul Litwack for the piece, noting, “According to Manta, the company had estimated annual […]

September 12, 2011

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We know Twitter’s a crowded place, and it’s easy to lose updates from the stuff you really like among the stuff you just kind of like on Facebook.  So if you want the latest from StateImpact–as we post–subscribe to our RSS feed!  Just click the little RSS button between “About StateImpact New Hampshire” and “Featured […]

September 9, 2011

Kancamagus Set To Open Early

One of the key east-west routes through the White Mountains is set to reopen this weekend.  The Kancamagus Highway has been closed since Tropical Storm Irene ripped through New England late last month.  Although the deadline for opening the road was Thursday, September 15, it will actually open a few days earlier, on Sunday.  Governor John […]

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