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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. A cash infusion to help our of work mill workers in the North Country. A look at one New Hampshire Company that went from dot-com to dot-bomb. And despite tough economic times ahead for Littleton - residents there are determined to make it the little town that could. |
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Hello. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. Since Sepetmber 11th the country has been on an economic as well as emotional rollercoaster. Tonight we take a hard look at the economic picture here in New Hampshire and the region. |
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Good news for the people of Berlin and Gorham. The U-S Labor Department has approved a four-and-a-half--million-dollar grant for worker retraining and relocation assistance for the more than 800 idled mill employees in those two communities. We'll have more on this ongoing story tomorrow as North Country reporter Edith Tucker joins us for Outlook. |
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Like Berlin, Littleton's major industry, Hitchener Manufacturing is closing its doors. Last week we saw how Littleton has positioned itself to meet these changes. Tonight Theresa Kennett takes a look at how this town has used innovative smart growth tactics to enhance the quality of life in this small rural community. |
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The town of Littleton has seen a number of improvements over the last several years in its industrial center, educational program, and hospitality industry; a renaissance that Jason Hoch says started on Main St. Go to 45:48 - 46:07 SOT In the early 90's main st. became a priority for a number of people in town. So when NH set up its main st. center, Littleton was one of the first in line and in 1997 became one of the first 3 main st. communities. Along with the improved store fronts one thing that I notice is that you have no powerlines. Yes ah…. By 1999, Littleton had filled their upper level store-front space, but still had some lower level space that was vacant. Go to Jason 22:29 - 22:50 We said isn't there a way that we can create some learning environments here we have a school that's pressed for space, we want to add new programs we and we don't have room for them. In January, the Marketing program moved out of the vocational center into lower level of one of main st. businesses, Chutter's general store, in space that was previously unoccupied. Lynn Davis is the marketing teacher for the Hugh Gallen Regional Vocational Center. Only her classroom is located in Littleton's downtown giving students the opportunity to immediately apply the lessons they learn. Go to stand up at 1:51:32 - 1:51:43 The partnership between Chutters and the school district started out to solve a space problem at the high school. But the result is that these students get a hands on experience in the real world of retail. Go to Lynn Davis at 1:59:55- 2:00:06 They are totally responsible for this business. They have to watch costs, they run the web site, they have to do the financials, they have to pay their won bills. They have checking accounts that they have to manage. Jump cut 2:00:08 - 2:00:14 It gives them a taste of what its like to be in business, to make those critical decisions on wether or not to carry product. Go to Shane Harris at 2:03:07-:16 This year I really like the real world aspect of it and being able to ship the orders, pack the orders. Go to 2:05:01-:17 To tell you the truth, I love this class. Its very hands on and it kind of gets you into knowing what a business actually does and how they work with people and how to react to people who is complaining about something we have accidentally done. Go to Mike at 2:11:58 - 2:12:04 My wife and I are very ecstatic about it, we are learning so much form the kids. Jump cut to 2:13:58 - 2:14:05 Every day there is interaction and that's exciting in itself cause I never thought I would be in education, ever. In 1999, the town of Littleton and the Hugh Gallen Vocational Learning center formed an educational partnership with NASA's stenis space center. Go to Thom Schubert at 2:37:12 - 2:38:00 When I left my previous job, most everybody I talked with said "They are doing that in New Hampshire?" So it is a surprise to the rest of the country. But NASA Learned a valuable lesson when they went to the Stenis Space Center in Mississippi. They learned that the knowledge base was not there for them to get a good work force so by reaching out to other communities they hope to increase the knowledge base of computers and remote sensing and that way they have a work force that they can bring people into NASA and in the government and do some space exploration at the same time. The Vocational Center was ready to offer courses in spatial technology in September, but they didn't have space for it. That's when Superintendent Robert Horan says the business community stepped up once again. The program is currently housed in 3000 square feet of commercial space located in the Bank of New Hampshire on Main St. Go to Robert at 2:25:16 - 2:25:21 The reception we've have had from main st. businesses and community members has been outstanding. Jump cut to 2:26:12 - 2:26:24 We believe this is one of the first full blown spatial technology partnerships in New England if not in the country. It wouldn't have started without the NASA partnerships. Go to Don Jutton at 1:16:28 -:40 We were inspired collectively when NASA came to town and showed us what they had accomplished and challenged us to get beyond our own limitations. Jump cut to 16:59 - 17:17 We have learned that cooperation leads to collaboration and collaboration leads to partnerships and partnerships lead to synergy. We are actually getting more out of working with one another than we're putting in and that's what gets us cranked and gets us going. Go to 48:54 - 49:17 SOT - Theresa and Jason. The thing that has been so interesting here is that in the face of adversity people seem to be incredibly optimistic about the economic future. Well this is a community with a strong history of optimism and in fact the author of Pollyanna wrote Pollyanna here and if you look just over here later this year we'll be unveiling a statue of Pollyanna here in downtown. It's hard to tell if its just a coincidence that Pollyanna was authored in this town, or if perhaps there is something in the water that makes everyone look at the bright side of life. However after spending a couple of days talking with members of the community, I can say with confidence that Littleton is a town worth remembering and for all of the right reasons. For New Hampshire Outlook, I'm Theresa Kennett. 5 minutes and 15 seconds. |
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The impact of the slowing economy has been felt not only by businesses who have been around for decades but also by the new guard. Not long ago, all you had to do is mention dot.com and you would have investors lining up. Times have changed. Many of the companies that were doing business on-line, no longer exsist. In Milford, there's a woman who recently waded into the dot.com waters. Here's her story. |
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Clip - original story. narr - Last March, we shared a story with you about a start up, dot.com business in Nashua. Clip - what is schoolmusic.com. narr - Cynthia Hermann is one of the founders of Schoolmusic.com. She and three partners started the business in 1998. They wrote a business plan, pitched their ideas and attracted investors. In total, they raised about one and half million dollars from angel investors and venture capitalists. clip - narr - Jeff Sohl is a professor at the University of New Hampshire. He works at the Center for Venture Research where they provide entrepeneurs with knowledge about investment marketing. He spent time with Cynthia last March when Schoolmusic.com was up and running. He returned recently to learn how she was doing. clip - what now? narr - Cynthia has kept her sense of humor and has hung on to what was left of her business. |
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People have a pretty good sense of the current state of our economy but what lies ahead? On Tuesday, the New England Economic Project meets to deliver its forecast for the region and New Hampshire. Earlier this week, we spoke to Ross Gittell - member of that organization to get a preview. |
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If you want to hear more - The New England Economic Project will hold it's Fall Outlook Conference Tuesday October 30th in Westborough MA. For more information or to register 508-669-1968. |
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An early session slide on wall street turned around. Stocks ended the day sharply higher.Traders say Senate passage of anti-terrorism legislation helped to lift investor sentiment. |
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The Dow ended up 117 points to close at 94-hundred-62, reversing an earlier deficit of 167 points. The Nasdaq rose nearly 44 points. And the S and P 500 was up almost 15 points. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Raytheon ended the day up a dollar and a quarter. Sanmina was up two dollars and twenty-one cents. State Street stock rose one eighty-two, Teradyne is up a dollar seventy five, and Texas Instruments closed up a dollar forty-one. |
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Diversification could be the key to New Hampshire's future prosperity. Some feel that bringing gambling to the Granite State would be an easy route to that economic diversification. That proposal was on the table at a state tourism conference at the Mount Washington Hotelon Thursday. Representatives from two states where expanded gambling is legal, joined panelists from New Hampshire to discuss the future of the industry here. |
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We'll bring you an in depth look at the gambling debate on a future Outlook. |
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Some places got rain showers while other parts of the granite state stayed dry Thursday. We got details on the forecast from meteorologist Nicole Plette at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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Mount Washington Observatory\Thursday On The Summit\Fog\High: 48 degrees\Peak gust: 61 mph\Visibility: zero Overnight\Statewide\Partly cloudy skies \Chance of showers\Chance of snow showers after midnight\Lows: in the mid 30s Friday\Statewide\Mostly cloudy \Chance of snow and rain showers\Highs: around 40 degrees \Winds: sw at 10 to 20 mph |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Portsmouth Herald editor Lars Trodson joins us with his impressions of a trip to Ground Zero and other journalists from around the state help give perspective to the week's headlines. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/25/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:54 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on how the citizens of Littleton have used smart growth techniques to cope with changes brought by the closure of Hichener Manufacturing, the area's major industry. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Theresa Kennett NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jason Hoch\Town / School Collaboration Director Lynn Davis\Marketing Teacher Shane Harris\Marketing Student Lauren Hepburn\Marketing Student Mike Hamilton\Owner of Chutters Thomas Schubert\Spacial Technologies Teacher Robert Horan\Superintendent of Schools Donald Jutton\Littleton Town Manager NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/25/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:15 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a story about a woman who ventured into the dot.com market and how she was affected. Many dot.com businesses are feeling the impact of the slowing economy. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Cynthia Herman\Entrepreneur Jeff Sohl\Center for Venture Research NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:10/25/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 8:26 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included an interview with Ross Gittell, member of the New England Economic Project, about what lies ahead in the Economic Forecast. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ross Gittell\UNH Whittemore School of Bus. and Econ. |
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A new poll shows most New Hampshire residents are in the dark about the quality of education their schools provide. The University of New Hampshire Survey Center asked 400 people about how well children in their communities perform on statewide assessment tests. About a third of those surveyed said they didn't know, and many who offered an opinion were wrong. The center's says most respondents believe their schools are above average, regardless of actual performance. In towns where schools had below average test results, only 14 percent of residents assessed their schools accurately. About half of the poll participants in those districts said their schools provide a "good" or "excellent" education. |
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The United Nations says the September eleventh attacks in America could have repercussions world-wide. The U-N estimates nearly nine million jobs could be lost in the tourism industry. Particularly vulnerable are businesses in Canada, Mexico and Britain, because they depend on U-S visitors. Meanwhile, the U-S tourism industry was also hard-hit. Two major U-S hotel companies have reported 40-percent drops in business after the attacks. In the airline industry, Swissair was sent into financial ruin, and British Airways reports a 30 percent drop in it's trans-Atlantic traffic. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. How healthy is our bottom line? Did the terrorist attacks push an already weakened economy over the edge? - Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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OnCam:Ally Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Portsmouth Herald editor Lars Trodson returns to NH with a perspective from Ground Zero Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Portsmouth Herald editor Lars Trodson returns to NH with a perspective from Ground Zero Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook Stopping the cycle. Are we winning the battle against domestic violence? Tonight at 10 only on new Hampshire Outlook |