We're talking with millennials from the state for an update on whether and why more young adults are leaving the New Hampshire than coming to it, and what it means for the economy.
This program was originally broadcast on 3/10/16.
GUESTS:
- Brian Gottlob, head of PolEcon Research, a firm with a focus on economic and public policy issues
- Kate Luczko, president and CEO of Stay Work Play, a nonprofit established in 2009 focused on helping New Hampshire attract and retain younger workers.
- Sarah Palermo, communications manager for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and former reporter at the Concord Monitor and Keene Sentinel.
- Paul Shea, executive director of Great American Downtown - Nashua, and steering committee member of iUGO Nashua, Nashua's young professionals network.
Some think that leaving #NH is a mark of success.. @StayWorkPlay is trying to change narrative & show how to make a dif here - @KateLuczko
— The Exchange (@NHPRExchange) March 10, 2016
In a recession, the things towns let go are exactly the things #millennials want: arts, civic & cultural - B Gottlob https://t.co/G5IHjXO5dN
— The Exchange (@NHPRExchange) March 10, 2016
@NHPRExchange I returned to NH after leaving for greener pastures when I was 17 however NH has community unlike anywhere else. #neighbors
— April Richer (@a_saxby) March 10, 2016
NH's median age is high not b/c of so many elderly people, but the # of mid-age adults, & a low birthrate- B Gottlob https://t.co/G5IHjXO5dN
— The Exchange (@NHPRExchange) March 10, 2016