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Archive for September, 2009

NH Recruitment Efforts Get National Acclaim

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

New Hampshire’s innovative “Open Invitation” campaign (www.nhopeninvitation.com) was recently featured in a story about “out of the box” business recruitment strategies in USA Today.

usa_today_logoCheck out this link to learn more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-25-state-raiding_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip.

7th Annual Governor’s Advanced Manufacturing & High Tech Summit Scheduled

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

 Growth and sustainability is the theme of the 7th Annual Governor’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 13th from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Grappone Conference Center.

Coordinated by the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development, the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NH MEP) and the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire and sponsored by Citizens Bank, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, the Association for Operations Management and New Hampshire Business Review, the summit will provide participants with tips for accelerating reliable growth in their businesses.

beth-goldsteinMorning speaker Beth Goldstein, author of The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Toolkit, will lead participants in an interactive discussion on the art of developing a powerful brand based on customers’ needs, spending patterns, pain points and the value they derive from your company.

Later workshops will center around the following subjects: “Case Studies on Lean Green and Energy” (Jay Fallon, Continuous Improvement Manager, BAE Systems and Art Christianson, Vice President of Manufacturing, High Liner Foods), “Growing Your International Business: Successful Export Growth Strategies” (Michael Stone, Stone & Associates, Dawn Wivell, Director, NH International Trade Resource Center and Justin Oslowski, Director, NH Export Assistance Center, U.S. Department of Commerce), and “Introducing a System for Reliable Growth” (Patricia Giavara, Assistant Director and Growth Coach with the Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center and Jane Ely, NH MEP Project Manager).

Keynote speaker Michael Reopel, Principal of Deloitte Consulting, will present the results of his report “Reexamining Advanced Manufacturing in a Networked World – Prospects for Resurgence in New England.” This report identified five subsectors within the New England manufacturing industry that are poised for growth, discussed the challenges that these industry subsectors face and identified the opportunities they provide for sustainable economic growth even during these difficult economic times.

The registration fee for the summit is $85 per participant; lunch is included. Interested parties can sign up online by visiting www.nhbia.org’s “Calendar” page and clicking on October 13th. For more information, call Zenagui Brahim or Cathy Doty at the NH MEP at (603) 226-3200.

Merrimack County Savings to be Featured on “First Class Business”

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Join New Hampshire Department of Resources & Economic Development Commissioner George Bald and WTPL 107.7 FM “New Hampshire Today” Host Jack Heath tomorrow at 4 p.m. for a new segment of “First Class Business” featuring Merrimack County Savings Bank President and COO Paul Rizzi and Senior VP and Commercial Loan Officer Ed Caron.

merrimack-county-savingsMerrimack County Savings Bank is an independent local bank with sophisticated product offerings. Based in Concord, it has seven full service branches located in Concord, Contoocook, Bow and Nashua and has been doing business under the same name for 142 years.

Merrimack County Savings is a Main Street bank, not a Wall Street bank — and it’s lending.

To hear more of how Merrimack County Savings Bank has developed into a “First Class Business,” listen to WTPL at 107.7 on your radio dial or online at www.wtplfm.com.

“First Class Business” appears on a monthly basis as part of the “New Hampshire Today” program that runs from 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday on “The Pulse.” “New Hampshire Today” host Jack Heath and New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development Commissioner George Bald share good news about innovative new products created by New Hampshire companies, community service projects undertaken by local businesses and firms that are thriving despite a tough economic climate.

NH Moving at Blazzzzzzing Speed

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Here’s some excerpts from a great story from our buddies at the New Hampshire Business Review:

NH 8th in Internet Speed

New Hampshire has been clocked as one of the states with the fastest Internet connection speed, according to a 2009 study by the Communications Workers of America.

speed-meterThe Granite State came in eighth, beating out most of New England.

The CWA measured some 2,426 tests in New Hampshire, with an average download speed of 7.7 megabits per second and upload connectivity of about 1.5 mbps.

This year’s results are significantly better than 2008, when New Hampshire ranked 16th, with download speeds of 4.7 mbps and uploads of 974 kilobits per second.

Delaware had the fastest download speeds in the country, at 9.9 mbps, followed by Rhode Island at 9.8 mbps, and New Jersey at 8.9 mbps. Puerto Rico had nation’s slowest speeds, ranking 53rd, at 1.0 mbps, followed by U.S. Virgin Islands, 1.2 mbps, and Montana, 2.3 mbps.

CWA’s annual test measures average Internet connection speeds and compares them to tests conducted in Germany, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea and Sweden.

According to the CWA, the United States ranked 15th behind other industrialized nations in the percent of the population subscribing to broadband.

The “2009 Speed Matters” report can be downloaded at speedmatters.org.