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About New Hampshire
New Hampshire (nuːˈhæmpʃər) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America named after the southern English county of Hampshire. The state ranks 44th in land area, 46th in total area of the 50 states, and 41st in population. It became the first post-colonial sovereign nation in the Americas when it broke off from Great Britain in January 1776, and was one of the original thirteen States that founded the United States of America six months later. It was the ninth state to ratify the United States Constitution, bringing that document into effect. New Hampshire was the first U.S. state to have its own state constitution, and is the only state with neither a general sales tax nor a personal income tax.
It is internationally famous for the New Hampshire primary, the first primary in the quadrennial U.S. presidential election cycle.
Its license plates carry the state motto: "Live Free or Die." The state nickname is "The Granite State", in reference both to its geology and to its tradition of self-sufficiency. Several other official nicknames exist but are rarely used.
A number of famous individuals come from New Hampshire, such as Senator Daniel Webster, editor Horace Greeley, founder of the Christian Science religion Mary Baker Eddy, author Dan Brown, singer Mandy Moore and comedians Adam Sandler, Sarah Silverman, and Seth Meyers. New Hampshire has produced one president, Franklin Pierce.
New Hampshire's recreational attractions include skiing and other winter sports, observing the fall foliage, summer cottages along many lakes, motor sports at the New Hampshire International Speedway, and Bike Week, a popular motorcycle rally held in Laconia in June. -
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Northfield power facility looks to expand
Explore masslive.com (Sep 22 2012)
... the federal regulations, said Mark J. Wamser, a water resources engineer with the firm Gomez and Sullivan in New Hampshire who has been hired by FirstLight. Andrew C. Fisk, executive director of the Connecticut Watershe...
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Vermont ranks 20th in household income, fastest in growth
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Sep 20 2012)
...2011 for the nation, states and large metropolitan areas: * Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, New Hampshire (8.8 percent) had the lowest poverty rate, and Mississippi (22.6 percent) had one of the highest... (Read Full Article)
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Professor, consultant among N.H. governor hopefuls
Explore Home - Brattleboro Reformer (Sep 10 2012)
...business lawyers and a business professor are among the choices voters have in Tuesday's primary election for New Hampshire governor. Republican Kevin Smith, a 35-year-old consultant from Litchfield, says his bold ideas ... (Read Full Article)
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Vermont ranks number 10 for job growth, Boston 9th Metro
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Aug 23 2012)
...arolina and Pennsylvania were below it. Eight states lost jobs year-over year: Alaska, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Wyoming. “State job growth is diversified, with every r... (Read Full Article)
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Wind company applies for 3 test towers
Explore Home - Brattleboro Reformer (Aug 9 2012)
...mission are planning a visit next month to Iberdrola's 12-turbine, 24-megawatt Lempster Wind Power Project in New Hampshire. The company had invited local officials and residents to the site. Also, Grafton officials are ... (Read Full Article)
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Sam’s named Vermont retailer of the year
Explore Home - Brattleboro Reformer (Jul 16 2012)
Ten months after sustaining heavy damage in Tropical Storm Irene, a Brattleboro business was named Vermont’s retailer of the year.
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N.H. businesses concerned about health costs, taxes
Explore Home - Brattleboro Reformer (Jul 12 2012)
...CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's statewide chamber of commerce says businesses are still concerned about high health care and energy costs, as well as high business taxes. The concerns were outlined during ... (Read Full Article)
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Vermont leads ‘Best of New England’ collaborative marketing effort at global aerospace show
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Jul 9 2012)
...d’ booth in the show’s U.S.A. Pavilion [1]along with businesses and economic development staff from Maine and New Hampshire. The Vermont Chamber, Vermont Global Trade Partnership and U.S. Commercial Service have come tog... (Read Full Article)
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Vermont has lowest labor costs for car repairs in nation
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (Jun 21 2012)
... including: Indiana,Wisconsin and Iowa. Rounding out the most affordable states for auto repair are Maine and New Hampshire from the Northeastern U.S. * Drivers in Vermont paid the least for labor at $98.90, with those ... (Read Full Article)
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URI professor gets $520K NSF grant
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (Jun 5 2012)
...ystem. Founded at MIT by Hugh Herr, who lost both of his lower legs in a hiking incident on Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, Bedford-based iWalk gives lower-limb amputees access to iWalk’s bionic ankle system (BiOM), a s...
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200 left jobless as NorAm leaves New Hampshire
Explore Business News (Jun 1 2012)
...e NorAm needs more space than New Hampshire can provide. NorAm International Partners of Hudson, N.H., one of New Hampshire's fastest-growing companies, is leaving New England for Kentucky, and is in the process leaving ... (Read Full Article)
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Report: R.I. must match skills to jobs
Explore Homepage (May 31 2012)
..., just less than 50 percent of that demographic had the same qualifications in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. “This puts Rhode Island in a disadvantaged competitive position in the region in terms of labor...
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97 New England startups are MassChallenge finalists
Explore Mass High Tech Business News (May 30 2012)
...ght here in the Bay State. A total of 90 companies were from Massachusetts, three from Rhode Island, one from New Hampshire, one from Vermont and two from Connecticut. “This year’s pool of MassChallenge applicants was th... (Read Full Article)
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Connecticut River named nation's first Blueway
Explore masslive.com (May 24 2012)
...on.” Flowing 410 miles from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound, the Connecticut passes through Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut, all of which were represented in Hartford on Thursday. The water...
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Vermont homes prices lost nearly 5 percent in one year
Explore Vermont Business Magazine (May 8 2012)
... year, according to a national rating service. This put Vermont eighth worst, one spot ahead of seventh worst New Hampshire in prices for single-family homes. CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, an...
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