Toral Cowieson, NHHTC Board Chair

Newness and change, part of a vibrant ecosystem, are certainly evident in New Hampshire. 2016 closed with two very significant announcements - Oracle's acquisition of Dyn and the nearly $300 million commitment in federal, industry, university and nonprofit funding to launch and support an Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester. What great boosts to the visibility of NH as a tech hub and the growing biomedical sector in our state! Read more.

 

The 2017 Refrain: Recruit, Retain, Retrain

Matt Cookson, NHHTC Executive Director

In late 2016, I was at an event with the NH Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) Commissioner Jeff Rose and we were talking about ways to address the workforce shortages. We agreed that there is no single solution, but many ways to attack the challenge through the three R's - recruit, retain, retrain. This has now become our shared refrain. Read more.

Michelline Dufort,  NHHTC Director 

of Business Relations

The 2017 legislative session kicked off in a flurry with a new Republican Governor, Chris Sununu (first Republican governor elected since 2002), many new faces in the House and Senate with Republican majorities across the board. The New Hampshire High Tech Council will be very active this year in our focal areas, one of which is tech talent development. There are two key pieces of legislation we worked on that address tech talent recruitment, both of which have been sponsored by Senator Dan Innis (R-24). Read more.