NH Outlook Talk Show , Sunday, 7/26/2009
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script iconConversation script iconKey: Economy
script iconThanks/Goodbye script iconKey: Community Politics/ Government

script iconHelllo/Intro Nashua
Return to index of stories... 		Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcme to NH Outlook. This week we are taking a closeup snapshot of the Nashua Economy. This is part of our collaboration on the Patchwork Nation project with the PBS Newshour and the Christian Science Monitor. Nashua is one of several communities selected nationwide to measure over the next year how the nation is working to emerge from its Economic crisis.
V/O:
Welcome to main street, Nashua and one of its mainstays, Michael Timothy's Bistro. Back in 1995, half the storefronts on this street and city planners were searching for the way to economic revitalization. Michael Buckley decided to take a chance and open a Bistro in a tough part of town. The bistro was a hit, and helped attract many other resturants to what is now a vibrant quarter of Nashua. Michael Buckley now has two succesful restaurants on Main St. and another in neighboring Merrimack. And in 2008, Buckley was named the state's restaurateur of the year.
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And Michael Buckley joins us in the place that started it all for him- Michael Timothy's Bistro. Also with us, Chris Williams, President of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce. Nick Pappas, Eeditorial page Editor of the Nashua Telegraph - and her honor Mayor Donnalee Lozeau, Mayor of Nashua. Welcome all.
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Return to index of stories... 		1: AS BILL CLINTON'S SUCCESSFUL ELECTION CAMPAIGN STATED: IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID. I THINK MOST PEOPLE GET IT NOW - SO - IN 30 SECONDS OR LESS, DESCRIBE THE NASHUA ECONOMY FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW?
2: HOW IS IT FARING DURING THE RECESSION - COMPARED TO REST OF THE STATE?
3: WHAT ARE BIGGEST CHALLENGES? WHAT ARE BIGGEST ASSETS?
4: NH IS KNOWN FOR HAVING NO SALES TAX - YOU'RE RIGHTON THE BORDER WITH TAXACHUSETS WHICH HAS JUST RAISED ITS SALES TAX - HOW IS RETAIL SECTOR DOING? EFFECT OF MASSACHUSETTS RAISING SALES TAX RATE?
5: I SPOKE WITH JACK TULLEY, ONE OF NASHUA'S MAJOR AUTO DEALERS AND HE HIT A NOTE OF OPTIMISM HE'S LOSING A BRAND - PONTIAC - BUT OVER ALL HE FEELS NASHUA ISN'T PAYING THE ECONOMIC PRICE OTHER REGIONS ARE.
6: FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY - HOW MUCH HAS IT CONTRIBUTED? IS IT IMPORTANT TO REGION'S RECOVERY?
7: YOU'VE HAD TO RELY ON YOURSELVES, HAVEN'T YOU?
8: ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND LONGEST RUNNING ISSUES HAS BEEN WHO WILL END UP CONTROLLING THE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY - NOW IN THE HANDS OF PENNICHUK WATER WORKS. WHEN LAST I ASKED YOU ABOUT PENNICHUK REMAINING IN PRIVATE HANDS, YOU SAID "THAT SHIP HAS SAILED." SO YOU REGARD IT AS INEVITABLE - HOW IMPORTANT IS IT TO RESOLVE THIS AND WHEN MIGHT WE EXPECT ? THE COMPANY KEEPS FIGHTING BACK, SAYING 30 NASHUA PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS, IT WILL BE RUN BY A 100% FOREIGN FIRM - AND YOU'D HAVE TO PAY $243 MILLION THAT YOU DON'T HAVE.
9: NICK: LAST TIME OUT, YOU SAID THERE IS STUFF GOING ON - THAT NEITHER SIDE WILL TALK ABOUT. STILL YOUR FEELING? WHAT ABOUT PUBLIC SENTIMENT - ANY INDICATION?
10: NASHUA HAS A LONG HIGH-TECH HISTORY - ESPECIALLY DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF DIGITAL EQUIPMENT. WHAT ABOUT NOW - IS HIGH-TECH EXPANSION STILL WAY TO GO?
11: MANCHESTER. NASHUA. TWO BIGGEST CITIES IN THE STATE. 15 YEARS - BOTH WERE LOOKING TO REBUILD DOWNTOWN. NOW - MANCHESTER HAS THE VERIZON CENTER ARENA, A DOWNTOWN REBUILT AROUND IT, AND A POPULAR BASEBALL TEAM AND STADIUM, AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL AIRPORT. MICHAEL- YOU HELPED LEAD A RESTAURANT RENAISSANCE IN DOWNTOWN - BUT OVERALL - HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR COMPARITIVE PERFORMANCE?
12: YOU STILL DON'T HAVE A LOCAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT? COUNCIL JUST APPROVED A STUDY COMMITTEE - WHILE MANCHESTER IS BASKING IN THE RESULTS OF IMPROVING THE DOWNTOWN YEARS AGO.
13: IS THE OVERALL CLIMATE TOO CONSERVATIVE TO BOOST ECONOMIC GROWTH HERE? ARE PEOPLE, ALDERMEN, AFRAID OF CHANGE? I HAVE HEARD THAT FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES.
DOES THERE HAVE TO BE UNANIMOUS BUY-IN?
14: LOAN FUND THAT'S BURNING A HOLE IN YOUR POCKET - A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES - WHO ARE YOU LOOKING TO SUPPORT?
15: SOMETIMES YOU LOOK TO BIG PROJECTS TO PROVIDE A BOOST. A HALF-MILLION SQUARE FOOT DEVELOPMENT CALLED NASHUA LANDING WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE THAT BOOST - WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT?
16: IN LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THE BROAD ST. PARKWAY IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO BUILD. WHAT IS ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND WHY SO LONG?
STORY ABOUT HOMELESS BEING HARASSED IN CITY PARK - LACK OF AFFORDABLE SHELTER
GOODBYE:
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script iconKey: Economy
Return to index of stories... 		NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/26/2009
HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:30
Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcme to NH Outlook. This week we are taking a closeup snapshot of the Nashua Economy. This is part of our collaboration on the Patchwork Nation project with the PBS Newshour and the Christian Science Monitor. Nashua is one of several communities selected nationwide to measure over the next year how the nation is working to emerge from its Economic crisis. Welcome to main street, Nashua and one of its mainstays, Michael Timothy's Bistro. Back in 1995, half the storefronts on this street and city planners were searching for the way to economic revitalization. Michael Buckley decided to take a chance and open a Bistro in a tough part of town. The bistro was a hit, and helped attract many other resturants to what is now a vibrant quarter of Nashua. Michael Buckley now has two succesful restaurants on Main St. and another in neighboring Merrimack. And in 2008, Buckley was named the state's restaurateur of the year. And Michael Buckley joins us in the place that started it all for him- Michael Timothy's Bistro. Also with us, Chris Williams, President of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce. Nick Pappas, Eeditorial page Editor of the Nashua Telegraph - and her honor Mayor Donnalee Lozeau, Mayor of Nashua. Welcome all.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jack Tulley\Nashua Auto Dealer, Chris Williams\President of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, Nick Pappas\Editorial Page Editor, Nashua Telegraph, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau\Mayor of Nashua, Michael Buckley\Owner/Chef, Michael Timothy's Bistro.
script iconKey: Community Politics/ Government
Return to index of stories... 		NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 7/26/2009
HOST: Richard Ager Length: 25:30
Hello. I'm Richard Ager. Welcme to NH Outlook. This week we are taking a closeup snapshot of the Nashua Economy. This is part of our collaboration on the Patchwork Nation project with the PBS Newshour and the Christian Science Monitor. Nashua is one of several communities selected nationwide to measure over the next year how the nation is working to emerge from its Economic crisis. Welcome to main street, Nashua and one of its mainstays, Michael Timothy's Bistro. Back in 1995, half the storefronts on this street and city planners were searching for the way to economic revitalization. Michael Buckley decided to take a chance and open a Bistro in a tough part of town. The bistro was a hit, and helped attract many other resturants to what is now a vibrant quarter of Nashua. Michael Buckley now has two succesful restaurants on Main St. and another in neighboring Merrimack. And in 2008, Buckley was named the state's restaurateur of the year. And Michael Buckley joins us in the place that started it all for him- Michael Timothy's Bistro. Also with us, Chris Williams, President of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce. Nick Pappas, Eeditorial page Editor of the Nashua Telegraph - and her honor Mayor Donnalee Lozeau, Mayor of Nashua. Welcome all.
PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jack Tulley\Nashua Auto Dealer, Chris Williams\President of the Nashua Chamber of Commerce, Nick Pappas\Editorial Page Editor, Nashua Telegraph, Mayor Donnalee Lozeau\Mayor of Nashua, Michael Buckley\Owner/Chef, Michael Timothy's Bistro.
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