On behalf of Governor Lynch and the Governor's Jobs Cabinet, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to the Commissioners' Regional Business Outreach session scheduled for Friday, May 21st at 7:30 a.m. at the Manchester Community College (1066 Front Street, Manchester).

    This two-hour session is the result of feedback from recent Governor's Jobs Cabinet Roundtables that were held throughout the state. Many business owners had expressed an interest in learning more about the free services offered by state government as well as to have a forum to ask questions that would help their companies grow and thrive in the Granite State.

     To that end, we've developed these sessions where not only will you have the opportunity to listen to brief presentations by each of our commissioners, you'll also have a chance to meet with the commissioners and their staff members one-on-one following the event.

     Here's a list of our Commissioners and some of the presentation topics they're planning to address at the event:

NH Employment Security (Tara Reardon) - The State's Job Match System, the new Unemployment Insurance computer system and the NH Working Initiative. 

NH Department of Administrative Services (Linda Hodgdon) - How companies can do business with the state, contract opportunities and the new Vendor Self Service registration system coming online this spring.

NH Department of Environmental Services (Tom Burack) - A discussion of the six business assistance services DES offers free of charge on a confidential basis.

NH Department of Resources & Economic Development (George Bald) - Job Training Fund, Research & Development Tax Credit, Energy Audit program.

Community College System of NH (Dick Gustafson) - Discussion of how the System can tailor training and educational programs to meet the specific skilled workforce needs of business.

NH Department of Insurance (Roger Sevigny) - A discussion of national health care and the NH HealthFirst, an initiative to help local small businesses provide health insurance to their employees. 

NH Department of Labor (George Copadis) - Labor law seminars and the top ten labor law violations and how to avoid them.

NH Department of Revenue Administration (Kevin Clougherty) - Agency overview and property appraisal services.