Strategic Economic Plan for
New Hampshire
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Background
• members requested plan for seven years
running
• board agreed with need, but declined to
lead effort
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Background (cont.)
• Gov. Lynch stepped down
• no other group stepped up
• BIA board approved development of
Strategic Economic Plan for New
Hampshire (Oct. 2012)
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Process
• BIA board oversight committee formed
(Oct. 2012)
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Board Oversight Committee
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Don Baldini, Liberty Mutual
Joe Carelli, Citizens Bank
Nancy Clark, Glen Group
Brad Cook, Sheehan Phinney, et al.
Mike Donahue, Aries Engineering
Linda Fanaras, Millennium Integrated Mktg
Bryan Granger, C & S Wholesale Grocers
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Board Ovrsght Comm. (cont.)
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Lisa Guertin, Anthem BCBS
Ed MacKay, UNSNH, retired
John Morison, Hitchiner Manufacturing
Joe Murray, Fidelity Investments
Teresa Rosenberger, Devine Strategies
Dick Samuels, McLane Graf, et al.
Dennis Sasseville, Normandeau Associates
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Tim Scullin, Sig Sauer
Tim Sink, Greater Concord Chamber
Tom Sullivan, Sturm Ruger
Steve Webb, TD Bank
Don Welch, Globe Manufacturing
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Process (cont.)
• Created vision statement and scope of
project (Nov-Dec. 2012)
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A Vision for New Hampshire
To ensure New Hampshire provides
meaningful advantages for businesses
through a vibrant, sustainable economy and
the nation’s best environment in which our
residents can prosper.
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Process (cont.)
• New Hampshire Center for Public Policy
Studies (NHCPPS)
 analyzed New Hampshire’s economic landscape
and provided benchmark data for comparison
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Process (cont.)
• Synchrony Advisors LLC and Mather
Associates LLC (Synchrony-Mather), led
by John Gilbert and Cotton Cleveland
 facilitated the stakeholder meetings and
developed the initial draft of plan
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Process (cont.)
• Board oversight committee established
nine key issue areas:
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business growth, retention & attraction
education/workforce skills/labor pool
energy
fiscal/tax
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healthcare
infrastructure
natural, cultural & historic resources
regulatory environment, and
workforce housing
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Process (cont.)
• Formed nine stakeholder groups around
issue areas (April, May and June)
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Process (cont.)
• Two charges for each stakeholder group:
1. Establish goal in support of vision statement
2. Develop tactics/recommendations in support
of goal
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Special Focus: Advanced
Manufacturing/High Tech
• Most important sector of New Hampshire’s
economy by virtually every measure
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Three Themes Emerged
• New Hampshire expensive for business
• Consistency and predictability of business
environment a challenge
• Access to STEM-educated, workplaceready labor pool
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Process (cont.)
• Drafting of Strategic Economic Plan for the
benefit of New Hampshire began in July
• Review, editing, redrafts by BIA staff and
board oversight committee (Aug. – Sep.)
• Debate, discussion, final edits, approved
by full board (unanimous) Oct. 1st
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Plan Includes Over 100
Recommendations
• 12 recommendations in EDUCATION,
WORKFORCE SKILLS and LABOR POOL
section of plan
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Goal for
Education, Workforce Skills
and Labor Pool
New Hampshire possesses a high-quality,
cost-effective, lifelong educational system
that provides access and affords all
residents the same educational
opportunities that align with the needs of a
robust, innovative, flexible, productive
workforce.
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Education, Workforce Skills
and Labor Pool (cont.)
• Key Metrics
• 12 tactics (recommendations)
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