Nearly 100 people from around the country converged on Portsmouth at the end of April for the Bureau of Industry and Security’s U.S. Export Controls Training Seminars. Business and Economic Affairs Commissioner Taylor Caswell and US Rep. Chris Pappas spoke on the importance of exporting to the New Hampshire economy. 
Industry leaders converged in Hanover last week to the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The state’s second largest industry brings 39 million visitors here from around the world, who generated more than $5.5 billion in spending last year. 
The annual New England Matchmaker in Portland, Maine drew scores of New Hampshire small business representatives, taking the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with prime contractors on the goods and services they need to fulfill government contracts. 
A team from New Hampshire traveled to Toronto for a presentation to Canadian businesses about the state’s vibrant life sciences sector, which is 300+ companies strong.
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