By JOSEPH G. COTE
Staff Writer
NASHUA – Portland Pie Co. will open its Nashua doors in a week, just in time for the Super Bowl.
The 14-year-old local restaurant chain, a Maine-based company, will open a newly renovated Railroad Square building on Thursday, Feb. 2, according to a company spokeswoman.
The restaurant will hire 50 people to be able to serve up the signature gourmet pies Continue reading “Portland Pie Co. to open in downtown Nashua Thursday, Feb. 2 – NashuaTelegraph.com” »
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By PATRICK MEIGHAN
Staff Writer
NASHUA – There’s increased amounts of traffic in downtown, but not enough of those cars are stopping to shop.
The ones that zoom through pose a threat to pedestrians.
The once-smooth brick sidewalks have started to heave in places; in other downtown areas, trees are wilting and dying.
“The once beautiful brick sidewalks pose a safety hazard to pedestrians and are in dire need of repair. Competition from other shopping areas and downtowns is adversely affecting Downtown Nashua,” according to a new report summarizing a downtown committee’s first year of work. “The evolution of big box stores and increased on-line shopping, in combination with the economic decline starting in 2008, have had a detrimental impact on Main Street as can be seen by the increased vacancy rate. The bloom is off the rose, so to speak.”
Some of these sentiments may not be new, reflecting concerns long held by downtown merchants and their customers.
However, they are highlighted in a 66-page document, which addresses ways to improve downtown and how to pay for those improvements. Continue reading “New report shares ideas on how to improve downtown – NashuaTelegraph.com” »
IF YOU GO
Meeting to discuss draft report of the Services Advisory Committee on revitalizing the city’s downtown
When: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 12.
Where: Studio 99, 115 Main St. (map)
Cultivating Vitality
A Strategy to Create a Thriving Downtown Nashua
The SAC, made up of both Downtown Nashua property owners and business owners, has been working over the past year on a plan to transition Downtown Nashua from good to great!
New! Download a copy of the draft report by following this link.
If you have any comments on the SAC Draft Report please contact:
Linda LaFleur
Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
Program Coordinator
603-589-3260
Associated Press – August 27, 2010 5:35 AM ET
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) – New Hampshire is holding a session Sept. 9 in Nashua, N.H., to put businesses in contact with state officials to learn about state services.
It will be the fifth regional business outreach session organized by the state. Previous sessions were held in Lebanon, Laconia, Manchester and Berlin.
Gov. John Lynch said the sessions provide business leaders with an opportunity to get questions answered directly by state agency heads.
The idea for the sessions came out of Lynch’s Jobs Cabinet Roundtable series of meeting with business leaders who said they wanted more information about state services and regulations.
The session will be at Nashua Community College beginning at 7:30 a.m.
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(R-L) Frank Siega, CEO of Two C Pack; Terry Large, Director of Business Planning & Customer Support for Public Service of New Hampshire; Dr. Kedar Gupta, CEO of ARC Energy; and Lisa LaFave, Vice President, Global Customer Solutions for UPS
Nashua, NH—On Wednesday, the Rivier College President’s Circle presented “Good for Business, Good for the Environment,” a session showcasing how environmentally friendly business practices can have a positive impact on the planet and a company’s bottom line. Frank Siega, CEO of Two C Pack; Terry Large, Director of Business Planning & Customer Support for Public Service of New Hampshire; Dr. Kedar Gupta, CEO of ARC Energy; and Lisa LaFave, Vice President, Global Customer Solutions for UPS shared their successful green business practices. Comprised of distinguished business and community leaders, the Rivier College President’s Circle opens dialogue and promotes the exchange of ideas and approaches for dealing with issues impacting the businesses, organizations, and citizens of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The College hosts President’s Circle events twice a year in the fall and spring.
Siega told the audience that one of Two C Pack’s first steps was Continue reading “<a href="http://rivier.edu/news/Default.aspx?ID=16132">Rivier College President’s Circle presented “Good for Business, Good for the Environment”</a>” »
By HATTIE BERNSTEIN
Staff Writer
NASHUA – The city has received two federal grants aimed at reducing costs associated with cleaning up contaminated areas that could be redeveloped, creating new industry and jobs.
On Thursday, the city announced it had received $1 million for a “brownfields” revolving loan fund, money available to allow the city to provide loans and grants for cleanup of areas contaminated with hazardous substances. The grant was awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency, which will work with the city to set guidelines for the application process.
Funds are expected to be available by fall.
Rain tax to fall on Granite State?
By GARRY RAYNO
New Hampshire Union Leader Staff
MANCHESTER – What one New Hampshire official calls “a rain tax” could soon fall on Granite State taxpayers.
New federal storm water runoff permits and what they require have some communities around the country instituting new fees and property tax surcharges. New Hampshire could be next.
Compliance costs to nearly 40 southern New Hampshire municipalities would be steep — estimates are more than $4 million in Manchester and $2 million in Portsmouth in the first five years.
In a letter to the EPA, Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau writes the city is in a preliminary stages of determining if a storm water utility is viable to pay for the operation, maintenance and improvements to its drainage collection system, but any decision is at least five years away.
Right now, she notes, the city does not have the money to meet the new permit requirements.
via Rain tax to fall on Granite State? – Monday, Apr. 26, 2010.
Indian ambassador visits Nashua business
By ALBERT McKEON
Staff Writer
NASHUA – Here is the word from India to its many natives who have moved to New Hampshire: Get involved in your new community.
That was the message from India’s ambassador to the U.S., Meera Shankar, who on Friday toured the sort of company she believes can help her country grow, as well as benefit commerce in New Hampshire.
The company, ARC Energy, was founded by Kedar Gupta, one of New Hampshire’s best-known entrepreneurs. Gupta, who moved to the United States from India in 1968, showed Shankar and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., how his business grows crystals for energy-efficient light systems.
Between seeing ARC Energy and hearing about the technologies and social programs of several other New Hampshire companies and organizations, Shankar had a lot to praise.
via Indian ambassador visits Nashua business – NashuaTelegraph.com.
