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August 13, 2012

N.H. And Canada Say ‘Together Is Better’

Business owners and policy makers from New Hampshire and Canada met in Concord today to participate in the New Hampshire-Canada Economic Development Forum. House Representative Ray Gagnon of Claremont helped organize the event. He believes the conference represents a new paradigm in international economic relations.

August 6, 2012

North Country Snapshot: The Struggle To Rebuild After The Mills

Tomorrow morning on NHPR, we’ll hear from Rollie Leclerc, a third-generation North Country mill worker who has been laid off and re-hired twice.  Rollie’s story is the seventh and final part of our series “Getting By, Getting Ahead,” examining how people across New Hampshire’s regions are navigating a recovering economy. ___ Over the past few […]

July 31, 2012

Getting By, Getting Ahead: Lakes Region Home Builder Adapts To Anemic High-End Market

      As part of our weekly “Getting By, Getting Ahead” series, StateImpact is traveling across New Hampshire, gathering personal stories from the people behind the economy.  In our sixth installment, we talk with a Lakes Region home builder. _____ Summer is boom time on the banks of Lake Winnipesaukee.  These are the months […]

July 30, 2012

Aug. 1 Brings More Preventive Care For Women

On Wednesday the Affordable Care Act will require insurance companies to cover eight new preventive health services for women, with no copays. These provisions supplement a series of preventive care requirements already instituted when the ACA passed two years ago.  And while some states already require insurance plans to cover some preventive services, these requirements […]

Getting By, Getting Ahead: Good News For Merrimack Valley Teacher

This summer, we’ve been looking at how individual Granite Staters are faring in the recovering economy with our series, “Getting By, Getting Ahead.”  Last week, we delved into some of the issues facing the Manchester school district, and shared the story of an area teacher who was part of the district’s mass lay-offs in the […]

Lakes Region Snapshot: High-End Vacation Homes Impact Year-Round Economy

Tomorrow morning on NHPR, we’ll hear more from Joe Skiffington, a builder of high-end vacation homes in the Lakes Region.  Joe’s story is Part Six of our series “Getting By, Getting Ahead,” examining how people across New Hampshire’s seven regions are navigating a recovering economy. ___ Driving through New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, it’s not uncommon to stumble […]

July 25, 2012
July 24, 2012

Getting By, Getting Ahead: Merrimack Valley Teacher Wrestles With Life After Layoff

As part of our weekly “Getting By, Getting Ahead” series, StateImpact is traveling across New Hampshire, gathering personal stories from the people behind the economy.  In our fifth installment, we talk with a recently laid-off teacher in the Merrimack Valley. _____ Jillian Corey seems to belong at Memorial High School in Manchester. A teacher here […]

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