On Friday, U.S. Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) and Annie Kuster (D-NH-02) joined White House Infrastructure Coordinator and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu in a tour of ongoing upgrades, including one at the I-93 Exit 8 bridge in Manchester.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) kicked off her “Small Business for Maggie” tour at the Bookery on Elm Street, touting her work on supporting the Granite State’s small businesses.
In advance of the “Small Businesses for Maggie” tour beginning on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan’s campaign announced 144 small business leaders from across the state who are supporting her campaign for re-election.
As the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act was signed into law on Wednesday, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) got a firsthand look at a local company the bill is intended to help and investigate whether more congressional action is needed.
Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig was joined Monday by U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) New England Regional Administrator Mike Vlacich and SBA New Hampshire District Administrator Amy Bassett to share a proclamation on behalf of the City of Manchester honoring National Small Business Week.
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig joined dignitaries from Catholic Medical Center and Saint Anselm College to celebrate a new simulation lab that will help provide experience to current and future nurses.
On Friday, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) held a small business forum at the Palace Theatre, following another small business forum earlier in the day.
Manchester reached Phase 2 after being chosen as one of the applicants phasing Phase 1 of the process, which included 529 projects from all 50 states and five U.S. territories. The 60 participants in Phase 2 will receive $500,000 to develop studies to present plans that could result in anywhere from $5 to $100 million for successful applications, with a submission deadline of March 15, 2022.
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation and other local leaders joined U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in the Millyard on Monday to discuss the importance of the recently passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on New Hampshire.
On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) travelled back to Washington out of Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) and thanked airport employees along the way for their efforts to keep the airport running during the pandemic. In return, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Director Ted Kitchens thanked Pappas for his work to help pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which will provide additional funding for the airport.
New Hampshire’s Congressional Delegation announced on Thursday that Manchester-Boston Regional Airport will receive $8,735,862 to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined with local business leaders at the Brown Avenue UPS Distribution Center on Friday morning to discuss ongoing concerns related to the nation’s supply chains and what that means for New Hampshire.