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‘Limitless’ Summer 2017: Visitors to New Hampshire? Up! Spending? Up!

Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

Stay connected with New Hampshire tourism on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube, and follow the #livefreeNH tag to see what other people are saying about summer in New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development expects more visitors to spend more money this summer, compared to last. State tourism officials project New Hampshire will see 17 million visitors, who will spend $2.25 billion throughout the summer, a 4 percent increase in both visitation and spending.

Marking the beginning of New Hampshire’s busiest travel season, the Fourth of July week is expected to draw nearly one million out-of-state travelers and generate more than $150 million in spending from June 30 to July 4.

DTTD unveiled its summer marketing campaign earlier this spring, showcasing the ‘limitless’ activities, destinations and events offered throughout New Hampshire this summer.

“New Hampshire welcomes millions of visitors each year, generating billions of dollars in annual spending,” said Jeffery Rose, commissioner of the Department of Resources and Economic Development. “The summer travel season represents more than 40 percent of annual visitation and spending.”

DTTD anticipated increased overnight visits, extended weekend and day trips over last summer. DTTD research partners cited a number of economic indicators suggesting a successful summer tourism season, including a 10-year low in the unemployment rate and growth in U.S. travel volume.

Similarly, DTTD is expecting increases in occupancy rates at resorts, hotels, motels, bed and breakfast establishments and campgrounds over the Fourth of July period compared to recent years. During the Fourth of July period, visitors will travel here from New England and Middle Atlantic states.

 

Cybersecurity Conference Set for Companies in the Defense Supply Chain

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

Suppliers and service providers that are part of the defense supply chain will be required to protect certain unclassified information by the end of year, as part of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation System.


To assist New Hampshire businesses meet that requirement, the New Hampshire Government Contracting Assistance Center and the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership will host the DFARS Cybersecurity Conference from 8:30 am to noon, June 29 at Nashua Community College.


“These requirements have been on the books for several years, but the implementation deadline is Dec. 31,” said Dave Pease, program manager of NH GovCon. “There are clauses in your contracts and subcontracts that will require you, your subcontractors and suppliers to protect controlled unclassified information.”

Companies at any tier in the defense and homeland security supply chain should plan to attend. The seminar will cover information on the rule and the NIST standard; challenges discovered and solutions developed by large prime contractors; insights on the flowdown requirement and commercially available services and solutions.

For more information and to register, visit http://nhptap.ecenterdirect.com/ or call 271-7581.

It’s the Aero/Defense Event of the Year and You Need to Register Now!

Thursday, June 8th, 2017

Brian Ward

Brian Ward, director of business development at Jewell Instruments in Manchester, is the vice chairman of the New Hampshire Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium.

Now in its fourth year, NHADEC is unique – it’s one of the only export consortia in the country. Members, from the large primes to the smallest specialized shops, work together, offering advice and leveraging experience that raises New Hampshire’s aerospace and defense profile around the world.

Its 3rd annual networking event is happening June 15 and Ward talks about NHADEC and the importance of bringing this industry together.

What is the New Hampshire Aerospace and Defense Export Consortium?

NHADEC is a consortium of businesses and organizations working in the aerospace and defense sector. It is the first industry-specific export consortium in the US and it supports of one of the fastest growing sectors not only in New Hampshire, but in the world. NHADEC provides a forum for the industry to strengthen the local supply-chain and to increase global market access.  It is focused on fostering the most opportune foreign markets through collaborative efforts and global brand messaging.

It was created in 2013 in partnership with the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development and quickly signed 35 members. Today, there are nearly 100 members from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Ohio and Utah and corporate sponsorship from BAE Systems, GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney. Since its creation, NHADEC has provided programs and resources for its membership, such as trade shows, marketing forums, media coverage, market intelligence, networking opportunities, training, compliance assistance, mentoring, research and development and new market development assistance.

In 2015, the consortium received non-profit organization status and held the first New Hampshire Aerospace and Defense conference to bring together the local supply-chain. Last year, NHADEC was recognized as a ‘state initiative that really took off’ by NH Business Review and held its first NHADEC Showcase at BAE Systems in Nashua.

NHAD 2016

Why Is NHAD now a member networking event and not a

After the first two NHAD conferences in 2015 and 2016, members said they wanted to have more face time with each other, so this year’s occasion is touted as the NHAD 2017 Networking Event, which is being sponsored by The Provident

It is going to include trade representatives from Canada, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Poland, India and we expect a few more. Resource organizations on hand will include IHS Markit/Jane’s and the New Hampshire World Affairs

Roger Zakheim, a visiting fellow of the American Enterprise Institute and partner of Covington & Burling LLP, will be the keynote speaker, assessing President Trump’s military rebuild and its impact on the defense industrial complex. Zakheim is a former deputy staff director/general counsel, Armed Services Committee, U.S. House of Representatives and a former deputy assistant secretary, U.S. Department of Defense.

Can I come to NHAD ‘17?

If you have an interest in the aerospace and defense industry, then yes, you are very welcome to join us. Most of the companies registered are aerospace and defense enterprises that develop products and technologies for the industry. We also expect various service providers supporting these companies, such as insurance providers, legal services and marketing developers.

Why is the aerospace/defense industry relevant to New Hampshire?

This sector is among the fastest growing industries in both the U.S. and New Hampshire.  Here in New Hampshire, there are close to 350 aerospace and defense companies, like BAE Systems, L-3, Elbit and smaller tier businesses, which employ about 60,000 people, whose average salary is about $90,000. This industry also contributes 9.5 percent to New Hampshire’s manufacturing GDP and 2.6 percent of its total GDP.

Since the aerospace and defense sector is so vital to the state’s economy, events such as NHAD 2017 help forge new partnerships, growth and opportunities.

What are the details I need to know to

This free event will be held from 5:30 – 8 pm, June 15, at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford. You can register here or contact Dawn Wivell.

 

Celebrating Londonderry’s Woodmont Commons

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017

Groundbreaking on Woodmont Commons~ 6/6/2017

New Hampshire may not be bigger than the average, but it’s never been afraid of big projects. And so it is with Woodmont Commons in Londonderry, which broke ground yesterday (6/6/17).

This project is the first-of-its-kind in New Hampshire. Located on 600 acres, when completed, the planned unit development will have nearly 1 million square feet of retail; 700,000 square feet of office space; 550 hotel rooms; nearly 1,500 residential units, and much more.

Think of it as a community within a community.

Gov. Chris Sununu, civic leaders from Londonderry and across southern New Hampshire, and partners in this project attended the ground-breaking. Sununu noted the benefits this project will have, for not just in Londonderry or the immediate area, but for the entire state. He also cited this as a tool for the state to use to sell outside interests to New Hampshire.

Ari Pollack from Gallagher, Callahan, and Gartrell, emceed the groundbreaking. He discussed the multitude of uses to be derived from Woodmont Commons and said this will be “a true stay, work, play, environment.” This is a concept the state actively markets to promote itself and projects like this only affirm this belief.

The first phase was approved in late-2016; it is expected for this portion of the project to be completed sometime after 2020.

Congratulations to Londonderry on its new development.

Mark Laliberte
Business Resource Specialist