Annual Report 2014
Building a Sustainable Future
2015 Board of Directors & Staff
Henry Lipman, Chair
LRGHealthcare
Randy Eifert, Vice Chair
Cross Insurance
John Giere, Esq. Secretary
Wescott, Law
Sean Sullivan, Treasurer
Denoncourt, Waldron & Sullivan, PA
Jeremy Baron
Baron Machine Company
Allan Beetle
Patrick’s Pub & Eatery
Ed Engler
Laconia Daily Sun
Debbie Frawley Drake
ADE 94, LLC
Jeff Hollinger
Eptam Plastics
Dr. Scott Kalicki
Lakes Region Community College
Jeff Hayes
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Barry Leonard
Bank of New Hampshire
Sonya L. Misiaszek
Misiaszek Turpin PLLC
In 2014, Belknap EDC focused on the three strategic goals it outlined three
years ago: retain and attract young talent; support creative entrepreneurs; and
enhance workforce development programming. We also added a new goal to
our strategic plan: Be a pro-active catalyst, partner, investor, and/or owner in
property development that enhances quality of place or economic opportunity
in Belknap County. We look forward to playing a more direct role in driving new
investment to parts of Belknap County that need it the most.
We are pleased to report the following progress on our strategic plan in 2014.
Goal 1: Retain and Attract Young Talent
We invested in branding and marketing the organization to a younger
audience in 2014. We used our new radio ad campaign, e-newsletter,
and social media presence to push information relevant to young workers
and entrepreneurs out into the community to generate positive word of
mouth about the opportunities the Lakes Region offers. We also added
significant new content geared toward young talent to our website,
www.BelknapEDC.org.
The “Meet Our Young Talent” page on the website features profiles of over
40 young professionals and entrepreneurs and we continue to add to it. We
also created profiles of entry and
mid-level jobs projected to be open
over the next five years in advanced
manufacturing, healthcare, finance
& insurance, and hospitality.
Recently, Forbes Magazine
highlighted our strategic
initiatives
surrounding
young
talent recruitment and marketing,
describing it as a best practice.
Paige Quigley
The Wilder Companies
Bob Sargeant
Meredith Village Savings Bank
Jeffery Savage
Franklin Savings Bank
John Thomas
Belknap County Commissioner
Justin Slattery
Executive Director
Ken Wilson
Loan Officer
Goal 2: Support Creative
Entrepreneurs
Thanks to a Rural Business Enterprise Grant from the US Department of
Agriculture, Belknap EDC was able to contract with the NH Small Business
Development Center to provide a dedicated business advisor for Belknap
County. Sally Holder of Laconia started in this capacity in October 2013. In her
first full year on the job, Sally provided 701 hours of one-on-one counseling time
in 445 separate sessions with 89 business owners/prospective business owners;
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2014 INVESTORS
Belknap EDC extends appreciation to the Belknap
County Commission, the Belknap County
Delegation, Granite United Way and to the New
Hampshire Community Development Finance
Authority for their continued support.
Thank you to Franklin Savings Bank and Bank of
New Hampshire for purchasing tax credits this year
to support our operations.
And thank you to all of the local businesses and
individuals who invested in our work in 2014:
Aavid Thermalloy, LLC
Applied Economic Research
AutoServ of Tilton
Bank of New Hampshire
Belknap Landscape Co., Inc.
Bonnette, Page & Stone
Byse Agency
Cabletron
Cross Insurance
Dana S. Beane & Company
Denoncourt, Waldron & Sullivan, PA
Engraving Awards& Gifts
EPTAM Plastics
Fay’s Boat Yard, Inc.
Franklin Savings Bank
Hampshire Hospitality Holdings
Hart’s Turkey Farm Restaurant
Laconia Business Park Commission
Laconia Clinic, PC
Laconia Daily Sun
Lakes Region Community College
Lawson, Persson & Weldon-Francke PC
Levasseur Precision, Inc.
LRGHealthcare
LRL Enterprises
Madeira USA Ltd.
Malone, Dirubbo & Co. PC
McLean Associates
Melcher & Prescott Insurance
Meridian Construction
MetroCast Cablevision
Misiaszek Turpin PLLC
New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.
Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil
Northern Design Precast
Opechee Construction Corporation
Orthopedic Professional Association
Patrick Wood Law Office, PLLC
Patrick’s Pub & Eatery
Pike Industries, Inc.
Profile Bank
Stafford Oil Company
Tanger Outlet Center
The Lakehouse Cottages
The Margate on Winnipesaukee
Tylergraphics
made many outreach presentations
to
large
groups;
canvassed
downtown Laconia doing one-onone outreach to business owners
over several days; and met with
several Belknap EDC loan clients
to assess need for services with
financial management. We are so
pleased to partner with USDA and
SBDC to provide this critical layer
of support for entrepreneurs in the
Lakes Region.
SCORE Counselors greet a business owner at
the Resource Fair
Ken Wilson, our part-time loan officer, continues to pound the pavement
marketing our revolving loan fund. In 2014, Ken advised over 30 businesses
on financing issues. Ultimately, five of those businesses became Belknap
EDC loan clients last year, including Tilton Veterinary Hospital which
expanded their operation in Tilton. Our investment in a dedicated loan officer
is generating significantly more leads for our loan fund than we have seen
in the past and is providing local businesses with a higher quality of service.
For the fourth year in a row,
we partnered with the Lakes
Region Chamber of Commerce
in presenting the Lakes Region
Business Resource Fair in
September. The exhibit hall
brought many local service
providers together in one place
for participants to browse and
gather information to improve
their business. We continue to
Ken Wilson, Loan Officer, welcomes Tilton
Veterinary Hospital as a loan client.
work with the Chamber to bring
inspiring and informational speakers and resources to this annual event.
Goal 3: Enhance Workforce Development Programming
Belknap EDC dedicated a significant amount of time and energy to
addressing our region’s long-term workforce needs. As part of the
200 by 2020 Initiative, an outstanding local workforce development
partnership initiated by the United Way and the Lakes Region
Chamber of Commerce in 2010, Belknap EDC spearheaded the
creation of www.lakesregioninternships.com. This online database
of internships and job shadows has grown quickly to include more
than 100 internship and job shadow opportunities and is a valuable
tool and resource for our local high school students and teachers.
In an effort to build community
awareness of the career
opportunities that advanced
manufacturing offers, Belknap
E D C
partnered
with the
S t a t e
of
New
Individual Investors
Mark Edelstein
Tom & Gail Garfield
Tony Ferruolo
Nancy LeRoy
Leo Sanfacon
Lakes Region Community College breaks ground
on cutting-edge healthcare training labs.
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Hampshire
Division
of
Economic Development to
once again coordinate events
and open houses geared
toward
educating
local
students, parents, and the
general public to the cuttingedge careers available with
our local manufacturers this
past fall.
2014 Incorporators
Advanced Manufacturing, EPTAM Plastics.
Goal 4: Be a pro-active catalyst, partner, investor,
and/or owner in property development that enhances
quality of place or economic opportunity in Belknap
County.
Belknap EDC dedicated a significant amount of time and energy to As
part of our newest goal, Belknap EDC contracted with the Monadnock
Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to perform a feasibility
study of potential redevelopment opportunities in Belknap County.
MEDC has served as a catalyst of redevelopment in the Greater
Keene region and has provided valuable insight and strategic goals
to assist Belknap EDC in its efforts to build economic opportunity
in the Lakes Region. The Board of Directors will continue to focus
strategy around this valuable goal in the coming year.
City & Town Appointments (11)
Peter Bolster, Alton
Michael Kowalski, Barnstead
Jon Pike, Belmont
Vacant, Center Harbor
John T. O’Brien, Gilford
Ralph Lavin, Gilmanton
Michael Seymour, Laconia
Colette Worsman, Meredith
Kenneth A. Mertz, New Hampton
Nina Gardner, Sanbornton
Joseph Jesseman, Tilton
County Delegation (3)
Donald H. Flanders, District 3
Dennis H. Fields, District 4
Robert Luther, District 3
Franklin T. Tilton, District 3
Chamber of Commerce Appointments (2)
Karmen Gifford, Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
Susan Cerutti, Meredith Area Chamber of Commerce
Lakes Region Planning Commission (1)
Kimon Koulet
Laconia Airport Authority (1)
Diane Terrill
Lakes Region Community College (1)
Dr. Scott J. Kalicki
LRGHealthcare (1)
Tom Clairmont
Industrial Manufacturing (2)
Kathleen Kraft, All Metal Industries
Wing Eng, Contract Support Group
Florida Company Relocates to New Hampshire
Big Daddy’s Signs plans to hire 10 people in the Lakes Region
Professional (2)
Scott Beane, CPA, Dana S. Beane & Company
Robert Dietz, Normandin, Cheney & O’Neil, PLLC
Service/General Business (2)
Donna Gaudet Hosmer, AutoServ of Tilton
Diane Labrie, Mac-Durgin Business Systems
Service/General Business (2)
Donna Gaudet Hosmer, AutoServ of Tilton
Diane Labrie, Mac-Durgin Business Systems
Tourism (2)
Rusty McLear, Hampshire Hospitality Holdings
Amy Landers, Lakes Region Tourism Association
Community Economic Development (2)
Chris Kelly, Greater Meredith Program
Rick DeMark, NCRC&D
Banking (5)
Deborah Jordan, Northway Bank
Cindy Hemeon-Plessner, Meredith Village Savings Bank
James Pratt, Northway Bank
K. Mark Primeau, Bank of New Hampshire
Mike Toomey, Franklin Savings Bank
Executive Council (1)
Joseph Kenney
DRED Appointment (1)
Deborah Avery, Regional Resource Specialist
2014 Investors Incorporators Meeting at Belknap
Mill- Strategic Goals Review and Briefing, October
2014.
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Main St., Downtown Laconia
County Commissioners (1)
Ed Philpot
continued on page 4
State Senators (2)
Jeanie Forrester
Andrew Hosmer
At-Large (51)
Warren Bailey, Comcast Spotlight
Jeremy Baron, Baron Machine Company
Ryan Barton, Mainstay Technologies
Gail Batstone, The Inns and Spa at Mill Falls
Craig Beane, Beane Conference Center
Rusty Bertholet, Leisure Time Rentals
Kate Bishop Hamel, Granite State Mediation Group, LLC
Carol A. Cantin, New Hampshire Employment Security
Bob Champlin, Laconia School District
Fred Clausen, Lakehouse Cottages
John Cook, Mame’s
Scott Davis, Huot Technical Center
David Dobbins, Simply Imagine, Inc.
Charlotte DuBois, Laconia Housing Authority
Rod Dyer, Wescott, Dyer, Fitzgerald & Nichols, PA
B. J. Eckardt, Walnut Street Productions
Kandi Edson, Stinson Associates
Margaret Franckhauser, Central New
Hampshire VNA & Hospice
Linda Frawley, Cotton Hill Consulting
Jodie Gallant, JMG Marketing
Gary Groleau, New Hampshire Ball Bearings
Louis H. Guevin, Jr., Bank of New Hampshire
Bryan Halperin, Winnipesaukee Playhouse
RJ Harding, Meadowbrook Musical Arts Center
Linda L. Harvey, Laconia Area Community Land Trust
John Howe, New Hampshire Business Sales
Erika Johnson, St.Vincent de Paul
William Johnson, Neighbors in Need
Don Jones, Accellent
Stuart LaSalle, Laconia Area Community Land Trust
Suzanne Lee, chi-lin arts & antiques of asia
Kenneth Malone, Malone, Dirubbo & Company
Abigail Mercer, Bi-State Primary Care Association
Alida Millham, Gilford, Representative District 5
Peter Millham, Wescott, Dyer, Fitzgerald &
Nichols, PA
Jim Morash, Mount Washington Cruises
John Moulton, Moulton Farm
Ann Nichols, Laconia Savings Bank
Tracey Miles Rich, Cybertron
Alan Robichaud, Lakes Region United Way
Dr. Leo Sanfacon, Gilford
Norm Soucy, Aavid Thermalloy, LLC
Curtis Stafford, Stafford Oil Company
Katt Stewart, Scotia Technologies
Leslie Sturgeon, Women Inspiring Women
Kristian Svindland, HRO Plus
Jack Terrill, Lakes Region United Way
Hans Voeller, Madeira USA Ltd.
Steve Weeks, Coldwell Bank Weeks Commercial
Chris Williams, AIA, Christopher P. Williams
Architects PLLC
Mark Woglom, Opechee Construction Company
Christian Zimmermann, Pike Industries, Inc.
Incorporators Emeritus
Bill Seed
Ken Canaway
Greg Dickinson
Stewart Lamprey
Jim Dirubbo
Don Morrissey
Bill Beyer
Eliza Leadbeater
Adrienne Stevens
Thank you to the sponsors of our
March 2015 Annual Meeting
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
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Check out, LakesRegionInternships.com, to learn more about opportunities
for businesses and school career development partnerships.