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Okay, it’s finally happening. National stories about New Hampshire as a great place to work are being placed, read, liked and forwarded. On November 4, the Wall Street Journal called out four cities that they described as “the new silicon cities.” Manchester was included with Birmingham, Alabama, Eugene, Oregon, and Richmond, Virginia. Pretty good company for an old mill town! Read more. Read more

For the Council, we are always working towards and planning for the next legislative session. Whether it’s regarding issues held over from a past session, working on a new legislative concept, or working towards a collaborative approach with other trade organizations, or briefing new legislators or candidates about the Council’s important work here, we are never far away from the next round of legislative work. However, there is always the mindset to “wait for the election results” during any election cycle before finalizing plans, that was certainly true for this round. Read more. Read more

The recent news that The Community College System of NH (CCSNH) has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the US Department of Labor to enhance Registered Apprenticeship opportunities within the information technology, healthcare and manufacturing sectors is welcome news for workforce development in New Hampshire. Read more. Read more

For too long, our health care system has been preoccupied with treating episodes of illness and paying for it on a fee for service basis. The result has been runaway health care costs that far exceed inflation. At Harvard Pilgrim, we are asking - doesn’t it make more sense to work together with physicians and hospitals to keep residents of New Hampshire healthy? Read more. Read more

Wilcox Industries, a Newington-based manufacturer of tactical products, won over the judges and crowd of more than 150 spectators at the NH High Tech Council’s 11th annual Product of the Year competition held Thursday, November 10 at the Manchester Country Club. The Council’s premier event featured five New Hampshire companies vying for top prize, as each made a live, seven-minute pitch about the innovative product they’ve developed within the last year. Read more. Read more

Manchester, New Hampshire – one of the new Silicon cities. An added 2,000 new tech jobs in the last two years alone, reasonable cost of living, proximity to Boston, and 'location, location, location!' are just a few of the reasons Council Executive Director Matt Cookson touts the Granite State as a great place to Stay Work Play NH in this The Wall Street Journal article that appears both online and in print. Read more. Read more

This fall, we partnered with the Union Leader to demonstrate the importance of the tech sector through a magazine insert in the paper. The tech sector is a major driver of our economy and holds even more promise in the future for job creation and innovation. Read more. Read more

The New Hampshire High Tech Council will host its next TechWomen|TechGirls Power Breakfast on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 7:30 to 9 am at the Manchester Country Club, 180 South River Road in Bedford. Gerardine Ferlins, president and CEO of Cirtronics, an employee and woman-owned contract manufacturer, will headline the event. Read more. Read more

November 14 kicks off the 2nd Annual TechWomen Ambassador Week, where schools across New Hampshire will hold special sessions for ninth grade girls to discuss careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) with women currently employed in those fields. The two-hour sessions, taking place in Lebanon, Nashua, Plaistow, Rochester, Manchester, Derry and Berlin, are the center of the newly-launched TechWomen Ambassador initiative, born out of the New Hampshire High Tech Council’s TechWomen|TechGirls committee. Read more. Read more