Hassan hosts annual entrepreneurship forum
December 16, 2020REGION Uncertainty was the underlying theme at U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan s third annual Innovate NH Entrepreneurship Forum last week. The forum was held virtually this year and aimed to provide a platform to showcase business adaptation through the pandemic.
The forum is a continuation of Hassan s former work as Governor to support job-creating businesses and expand economic opportunities. During her tenure, she froze in-state tuition at New Hampshire public universities and colleges, doubled research and development tax credits and increased technical and international trade assistance for businesses.
Today, the Senator remains on-course with her recently re-introduced Reigniting Opportunity for Innovators Act, aiming to extend student loan debt relief to young entrepreneurs launching start-ups. At last week s forum, Hassan discussed a recently released COVID-19 relief package to provide additional financial relief to
Forrest Bencivenga, above, of Keene, discusses her pottery with Paul and Jennifer Friedman, also of Keene, Saturday at an outdoor artisan market sponsored by Friends of Public Art. James Millar (left) of Fitzwilliam displays the Pioneer Chair, a wood seating style for which he and his wife Sandra hold the patent. âSo many of these markets have been canceled,â Bencivenga said. âItâs really incredible that they were able to squeeze this in.â Millar says his business has been having âa good year.â
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Dartmouth College has decided to delay the return of undergraduates to campus next month because of concerns about the surge in COVID-19 cases around the country and in New Hampshire.
Students were scheduled to return following the holidays on Jan. 5-6, with classes starting on Jan. 7. Classes will start remotely, instead, Provost Joseph Helble said Monday in a campus email. Students are now scheduled to return on Jan. 16-17.
Helble said students will take COVID-19 tests five days before arriving on campus, and that most students will be out of quarantine by Jan. 26. Students and employees on campus will be tested twice a week as of January.