CONCORD: New Hampshire’s unemployment rate remains at historically low levels, dropping to 2.1 percent in April, down from 2.4 percent in March. The state added 400 workers between March and April, according to the Department of Employment Security.
CONCORD: New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a coalition of attorneys general from nearly every state and the District of Columbia in suing an Arizona company that provides phone-calling services for allegedly facilitating billions of robocalls, including many that appeared to be scams. A complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court in Arizona against Avid Telecom and key executives, alleging they initiated and facilitated billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-NH, is a cosponsor of legislation aimed at increasing investment in affordable housing by expanding the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, a key tool used by developers to build and rehabilitate affordable housing. The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would increase the number of credits available to states by 50 percent for the next two years and make permanent the temporary 12.5 percent increase secured in 2018. It also would stabilize financing for workforce housing projects built using private activity bonds by decreasing the amount of private activity bonds needed to secure LI-HTC funding.
LACONIA: This year’s version of the “Winni Derby,” the annual salmon fishing contest on Lake Winnipesaukee, has been canceled due to a decline in the number of available landlocked salmon. The state Fish and Game Department said efforts are already underway to boost the population. The event was cancelled in 2015 for similar reasons.
MANCHESTER: A $3 million grant has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor to help Elliot Hospital expand its nursing program. The grant will be allocated as part of the DOL’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program, which is designed to support nursing training programs to diversify the pipeline of nursing professionals and improve the nation’s healthcare system, with an emphasis on training people from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations to bring greater employment equity in underserved communities and improve healthcare workforce diversity.
MANCHESTER: Tom Raffio, CEO of Northeast Delta Dental, will be honored at this year’s Moore Center Garden Party, which will be held June 15 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on the grounds of the Brady Sullivan Tower, 1750 Elm St. in Manchester. The annual event honors an individual who has made a positive impact on the greater Manchester community.
PORTSMOUTH: Haven, the nonprofit that aids victims of sexual assault and family violence throughout the Seacoast, has announced plans to create a central hub in Portsmouth for all support services, including temporary housing after being awarded a $2 million U.S. Housing and Urban Development grant to support the new center. The organization said it is currently seeking a location in Portsmouth that can accommodate the new center. It will continue to have satellite offices in Epping and Rochester.
WATERVILLE VALLEY: The Waterville Valley Resort will host the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) World Cups of moguls and dual moguls in 2024 and 2025. The events will mark the first time Waterville Valley has hosted FIS Freestyle World Cups. The resort opened the first freestyle instruction program in the U.S. in 1969, and in 1970, it organized the first National Open Championships of Freestyle Skiing. Over the decades, it has hosted 16 competitions, including 11 Alpine World Cup races, four U.S. Freestyle Championships, one U.S. Alpine Championships as well as freeski and snowboard U.S. Revolution Tours.
