| Hew Hampshire car wash market. Well we
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| | like Bangor Maine, because it is close to
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| have visited every city in New Hampshire
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| | other large cities including Boston,
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| over the population of 10,000 at least
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| | where things cost more due to higher
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| twice, the larger ones four and five
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| | costs of living and wages there. It is a
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| times talking to many people in various
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| | good compromise for those who need to get
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| industries. Landscapers, brick layers,
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| | out of the big city to compete on cost.
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| Heating and Air, Plumbers, Car Dealers,
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| | The Toll Way running through the city is
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| Professional People, Politicians, wood be
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| | not to damaging to Nashua for trade with
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| politicians, chamber of Commerce
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| | partnering city Manchester, NH because
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| Personal, Economic Development people and
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| | there is a short distance and the fees
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| just nice folks on the street. Including
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| | are small and two other routes, which are
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| skateboarders; Hockey and Soccer Moms;
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| | easy travel. No charge to drive to
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| Canadian Tourists and this last visit
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| | Boston and therefore trade with Boston is
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| mourners for the Old Man of the Mountain
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| | good.Nashua and the governor of NH have
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| who died in vain after a Harsh winter of
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| | been really working hard to attract
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| snow and rain. The ceremonies were good
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| | companies in Tech to NH for many years
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| and respectful of our fallen gentleman.
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| | now. It has worked well but now the lay
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| But the world marches on and with more
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| | offs have been hurting things a little
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| places to go and people to meet including
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| | more than anticipated. We have seen many
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| an in depth look into what makes Nashua
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| | top notch companies come to play in the
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| tick. One of the major populated cities
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| | area here. Such as EDS, Digital
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| in NH and there are not many of them.
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| | Equipment, Raytheon, all of which had
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| Total Population is about 1,272,600
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| | lots of layoffs. What the city going was
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| approximately. .Nashua is growing unlike
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| | the move towards services and retail to
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| other areas of the states that are more
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| | cater to these young up and coming
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| Northern which are losing population
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| | professionals. But the lay offs were not
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| base; According to the Tiger Files
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| | pretty; but Nashua has seen it before
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| associated with the last Census. We are
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| | after the dying of all the mills, Back in
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| seeing more Canadian Tourism as the
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| | the 1600s the colonial town made hay due
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| Dollar has fallen against their currency
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| | to it's closeness to Boston at which time
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| somewhat. A little better than 2/3 as was
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| | our family in the Silversmith business
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| the previous known standard that people
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| | often traded with the population of
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| assumed. Tourism is up a little now
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| | Nashua. The biggest growth of the city
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| finally and mostly because it is an easy
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| | was from 1960-1980 before the tech
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| drive for NY, NJ to get out of the heat.
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| | bubble, lots of growth.The retail sector
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| The Winter was a bummer as most admit,
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| | and upgraded downtown project, they call
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| but it is hopping now. Weather in Nashua
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| | it "Destination Downtown." has captured
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| is not as bad as one might think. Dec
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| | the essence of a point of destination,
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| thru February are a little tough but Nov
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| | every weekend Boston Suburban Harley
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| and March on the other side of the cold
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| | Riders drive to Nashua and hang out and
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| period are very doable, with the typical
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| | spend money. This has been very
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| three day storms which come through, the
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| | successful with travelers, locals and
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| issues of doubling up storms or six day
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| | tourists alike and it is the answer to
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| bad weather cold snaps are common in Nov
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| | fixing these small town areas where urban
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| thru March and occasionally in Oct and
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| | flight can destroy all hope. Check it
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| also in April. It was a long winter this
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| | out, it is cool; there are the annual
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| year and the worst in six years, but not
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| | events bringing even more people. Also
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| horrific. Not extremely conducive to car
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| | housing and construction are alive and
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| washing and mobile detailing and in the
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| | well as Nashua keeps getting high
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| rough economy not inviting but doable
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| | rankings for good schools, friendly
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| never the less and better than some
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| | folks, lower taxes and a really great
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| industries as things have been tough.
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| | place to live. This means that it is a
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| Luckily the increase in population has
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| | nice place to clean cars too. Just over
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| helped. Manufacturing has taken a little
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| | the border in Mass, is Hudson and it too
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| bit of a hit like all manufacturing jobs
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| | is seeing strong middle class growth.
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| in the US, although NH likes to think of
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| | With Tech slowing what is NH next play
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| this as their secret strength, well we
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| | for jobs and boom? Well it is attempting
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| will give them that, it is true, but long
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| | to re-invent itself again. And if any
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| term that could be dangerous after
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| | state can it would be the tenacious
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| touring the closed mills across the
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| | people of NH, is Biotech the next power
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| border in Maine things were not that
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| | play? It could be the jobs market is
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| great and hopefully their past is no
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| | less costly for companies and the
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| indication of the possible future of NH.
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| | students are available in bulk and
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| We see the city of Nashua as a different
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| | inexpensive and plentiful .There is a
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| type of town although surely
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| | little of everything in NH, why not
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| Manufacturing a factor too. Since 1990
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| | Bio-Tech after all next to Boston it
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| most of NH has had great growth in High
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| | makes a good fit. There are some car
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| Tech manufacturing whereas the other New
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| | washes in the area too and they are well
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| England Sates all had net loses. But
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| | received and thriving proving that the
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| today that incredible advantage could
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| | market there is strong. Gentle Touch car
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| prove a liability. In all of NH there
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| | wash has two locations, both are busy
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| was a 4-5% decline in manufacturing which
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| | every time we have been by. We saw
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| hurt just like in Vermont, which competes
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| | several other car washes but we really
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| for the same manufacturing jobs in low
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| | liked the Gentle Touch and so do
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| tech, but not so much in high tech.
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| | customers. Lucky Duck Car Wash is also
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| Burlington, VT has also seen a hard time,
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| | good. The is also a really good Detail
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| yet even with that retail and services
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| | Shop which were quite good. .They also
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| have picked up in NH and VT and with both
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| | own body shops and have a good customer
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| have Universities that do research and
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| | base and dealership work and they are
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| development, they have been able to find
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| | busy.The local detailing and car wash
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| new placement for graduates willing to
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| | establishments are doing well in New
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| stay in state and work. Those have been
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| | Hampshire, not all are breaking speed
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| good paying jobs. 17% of all jobs in NH
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| | records but all are making money from
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| up until even the beginning of the year
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| | what we saw. What type of business would
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| have been manufacturing. Nashua is not
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| | you like to establish in NH, there is
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| as heavy in manufacturing as the
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| | growth and room to grow for most any type
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| neighboring large cities and will
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| | of small business.
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| probably not face the same fate as cities
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