#28 New Hampshire
#26 in Taxation and Regulation
#17 in Workforce Quality
#18 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✗
Regional Profile – Northeast
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Key Companies
BankNorth
Bottomline Technologies
C&S Wholesale Grocers
PC Connection
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Timberland
White Mountains Insurance Group
Advantages
The state government recognizes that there is a severe skills gap, particularly around manufacturing, and is proactively building a plan to close the gap.
Challenges
A tight labor market—and sluggish in-migration—hampers growth. After decades of luring Massachusetts residents annually by the tens of thousands, that pace has slowed to a crawl. Also, the minimum wage debate is heating up, which could be problematic.
Key Contacts
Business Resource Center
Carmen Lorentz, Director
603-271-2341
172 Pembroke Road,
Concord, NH 03302-1856
Carmen.Lorentz@dred.nh.gov
http://www.nheconomy.com
CEO Comments
“New Hampshire has terrible transportation options (no train, and the availability of flights at MHT is in serious decline).”
“The business profit tax is high.”
Current Developments
Regional Report: Northeast 2016
March 18, 2016