National Military Appreciation Month - Veterans and Spouses Owners Small Business Roundtable

The U.S. Small Business Administration SBA will be honoring U.S. military veterans and spouses with a Veterans Roundtable. Representatives from the SBA and other available resources from the Veteran’s Business Outreach Center, SCORE, NH Small Business Development Center, NH Procurement Technical Assistance, and the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs will be on-hand to give a short overview of how they can help your business access the counseling, capital or contracts your business needs. 

This local network of resources is available to small businesses at all stages and offers free confidential business counseling, no or low-cost training programs, and other networking opportunities.

When? May 26 from 1:00-2:30 p.m.

Where? The Concord Hotel, 11 South Main Street, Concord, NH; The Concord Room, 3rd Floor



To register, click here.



There is no charge to participate but space is limited, so please RSVP to Miguel Moralez.

CONTACT

Miguel Moralez, Economic Development Specialist / Veterans Business Development Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration

(603) 225-1601

Save the Date: Resilient Shoreline Tour on Jun. 22 from 1 - 4:30 p.m.

Save the date for an upcoming Resilient Shoreline Tour hosted by Strafford Regional Planning Commission and partners at NH Sea Grant and the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. This tour of Great Bay shoreline sites in Dover, Durham and Newmarket will allow attendees to explore the impacts of sea level rise and learn about different strategies towns are using to ensure their shorelines remain safe, resilient and vibrant. 

The three sites (as picture above) will include Henry Law Park in Dover, Town Landing in Durham, and Lubberland Creek in Newmarket. This events is geared towards:

• Land use boards (planning, conservation, etc.) in Newmarket, Durham and Dover.
• City/town staff - planners, public works, others involved in managing shoreline properties or reviewing permits - in all Great Bay adjacent towns.
• Consultants that work for cities or design shoreline interventions.

Interested parties should reach out to principal regional planner, Kyle Pimental.

CONTACT

Kyle Pimental



Strafford MPO Hosts EV Charging Panel Discussion at Jun. 3 Technical Advisory Committee Meeting 

At its June Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting, Strafford Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff will host three panelists to discuss Electric Vehicle (EV) charging from a local and regional perspective.

The following individuals will lead the discussion:

• Jack Lannamann – member of the Durham Energy Committee who has direct experience with the operation of Durham’s public chargers.
• Jackson Kaspari – Dover’s Resilience Coordinator who’s spearheading local sustainability projects including EV charging.
• Karina Graeter - Sustainability Coordinator with Southern Maine Planning & Development Commission, who works with municipalities to develop local climate and resiliency plans, including a Municipal Electric Vehicle Readiness Toolkit.

Senior transportation planner Colin Lentz will facilitate the conversation, and in addition attendees are encouraged to come prepared with questions concerning accelerated adoption of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure.

Stay tuned to the SRPC website for more information. 

CONTACT

Colin Lentz



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