Archive for November, 2018
Friday, November 30th, 2018
 Stay connected with New Hampshire tourism on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube, and be sure to follow the #LiveFreeNH tag to see what other people are saying about winter in NH. The New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development anticipates more than 2.5 million overnight travelers will visit the Granite State this winter, spending more than $1.1 billion. DTTD’s winter travel projections mark approximately 3 percent increases in both visitation and spending compared to last winter. DTTD unveiled its winter marketing plan, along with the forecast, during a winter kickoff hosted by Ski New Hampshire at McIntyre Ski Area in Manchester.
“The division’s advertising and promotional efforts shine a spotlight on what makes New Hampshire the region’s premier travel destination,” said Victoria Cimino, director of the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development. “In winter, the Granite State’s array of outdoor recreation opportunities—highlighted by the state’s tremendous skiing—as well as an emerging dining scene and tax-free shopping, sets the state apart from the competition.”
Ski New Hampshire, the organization that promotes New Hampshire as the top ski destination in the region, hosted its first Ski 603 Winter Kickoff event to showcase the variety of options for skiing and snowboarding. More than 20 New Hampshire resorts participated in the event, which featured 14 New Hampshire breweries, distilleries and wineries.
For the 2019 winter season, DTTD will continue to focus on markets in northeast Canada, New York and the New England region. DTTD’s creative features skiing, family fun and snowmobiling as core winter activities, as well as après ski activities and off-slope adventures such as snowshoeing, dining and shopping.
Explore www.visitnh.gov for New Hampshire winter inspiration, including:
Tags: New Hampshire, outdoor recreation, SKI NH, skiing, tourism
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Thursday, November 29th, 2018
 Lake Francis, Pittsburg The annual meeting of the National Assembly of Sportsmen Caucuses, whose membership includes over 2,000 state legislators, runs through Friday at the Omni Mount Washington Hotel.
“New Hampshire’s North Country is the perfect backdrop to welcome sportsmen and outdoor advocates from around the country,” said Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs. “This is a great opportunity to showcase our $8.7 billion outdoor recreation economy and how it is thriving through our public/private partnerships.
“We want to do everything we can as a state to recognize that outdoor recreation supports health, contributes to our high quality of life, and attracts and retains employers and families,” said Caswell. “I hope this conference gives a national audience of outdoor enthusiasts a taste of how great we have it here in New Hampshire and maybe even convinces a few of them to come back and stay awhile.”
The annual summit, which is held at venues around the country, brings together state policy makers, sportsmen and outdoor industry partners to discuss strategies and interests.
Tags: National Assembly of Sportsmen Caucuses, outdoor recreation, recreation, sportsmen
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Monday, November 19th, 2018
 Service area for the Alternative Site Framework for FTZ #81 The state’s application for federal approval to expand Foreign Trade Zone #81 has been approved by the Foreign Trade Zones Board, according to Geno Marconi, director of the Pease Development Authority, Division of Ports and Harbors.
The state’s four Foreign Trade Zones, located at the Pease International Tradeport; the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport; the Market Street Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, and the Portsmouth Industrial Park are reorganized under the Alternative Site Framework, which includes all or parts of nine of the state’s 10 counties. FTZs authorized by the federal government are typically located adjacent to U.S. Customs Ports of Entry and enable companies to defer, reduce or eliminate duties on imported merchandise. Potential users of the FTZ can now utilize its benefits within approximately 30 days from the time an application is accepted for filing; previously, applications took up to a year.
“This is another step toward our aggressive goal of enabling businesses in New Hampshire to find profit and success in the international marketplace,” said Commissioner Taylor Caswell of the Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
The Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 1934 provided financial incentive to companies, which would have operated offshore, to locate within the United States, to create jobs and stimulate the economy.
Foreign-Trade Zones are areas designated by the FTZ Board and are under the supervision of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. For the purpose of assessment and collection of import duties, foreign imported merchandise entered into a zone is considered not to have entered the commerce of the United States, so duties are not paid while the merchandise remains at the site. Depending on the final disposition of merchandise, duty deferral, duty reduction and/or duty elimination are potential zone benefits.
For information on New Hampshire’s Foreign Trade Zones, contact Marconi at the Division of Ports and Harbors, 555 Market St., Portsmouth, 603-436-8500 or g.marconi@peasedev.org
Tags: Alternative Site Framework, Foreign Trade Zone, international trade, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, Market Street Marine Terminal, Pease International Trade Port, Portsmouth Industrial Park
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Thursday, November 1st, 2018
 Gov. Sununu; the Executive Council and members of the Technology Sector Partnership proclaim November as New Hampshire Technology Month. The bridge between New Hampshire Manufacturing Month, which took place throughout October, and New Hampshire Technology Month, which begins today, is the 16th annual Governor’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit (that happens tomorrow – 11/2).
It makes sense that we devote some time to highlighting these two important sectors to our economy. Both complement one another and really, you can’t have manufacturing without technology. Over the past few weeks, there has been exciting news from Granite State companies, like the space technology partnership between NASA and Nanocomp Technologies in Merrimack and the Global Aerospace Bearings Market Growth report, which listed two of our companies, New Hampshire Ball Bearings and the Timken Company as the “top-rated important players of the aerospace bearings market.”
 BEA Commissioner Taylor Caswell at the Lakes Region Manufacturing Breakfast Symposium New Hampshire is no stranger to being on the cutting edge of technology, whatever the century. As Business and Economic Affairs Commissioner Taylor Caswell noted at the recent Manufacturing Breakfast Symposium at the Belknap Mill (the only remaining example of brick/beam, exposed joists construction), mills like this one and the Amoskeag Mills in Manchester ushered in the Industrial Revolution and now high technology.
They are not knitting cotton by the mile, but “they are 3D printing kidneys and limbs,” he said, referring to the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, which is located in the Manchester Millyard.
 Technology at Nanocomp Technologies, Merrimack With the turn of the calendar page to November, we have New Hampshire Technology Month, as proclaimed by Gov. Chris Sununu, to highlight this sector, which is expected to grow by 10 percent over the next decade. There are about 26,000 people working the tech sector and the challenge is to find more of them to fill positions created by that growth.
What’s on tap for New Hampshire Technology Month? Head over to the NH Sector Partnership Initiative’s technology calendar, which is filled with tech activities.
Tags: high tech, manufacturing, Nanocomp Technologies, NASA, NH Sector Partner Initiative, NH Technology Month, Taylor Caswell
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