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March 8, 2016

A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Aldermanic Chamber.

President Brian S. McCarthy presided; City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch recorded.

Prayer was offered by City Clerk Patricia D. Piecuch; Alderman Sean M. McGuinness led in the Pledge to
the Flag.

The roll call was taken with 14 members of the Board of Aldermen present; Alderman Tom Lopez was not
in attendance but participated in the meeting via telecommunication.

Board of Aldermen

City of Nashua
229 Main Street / P O Box 2019
Nashua, NH 03061-2019

(603) 589-3030 « FAX:(603) 589-3039

March 18, 2016

Patricia D. Piecuch, City Clerk
City of Nashua

229 Main Street

Nashua, NH 03061-2019

Dear Ms. Piecuch:

Please be advised | am hereby calling a Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen for Monday,
March 21, 2016, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Auditorium. The purpose of the meeting is for a
joint presentation by Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce and One Greater Nashua.

SPECIAL BOARD OF ALDERMEN

MARCH 21, 2016
7:30 PM City Hall Auditorium

PRESIDENT BRIAN S. MCCARTHY CALLS ASSEMBLY TO ORDER
PRAYER OFFERED BY CITY CLERK PATRICIA D. PIECUCH
PLEDGE TO THE FLAG LED BY ALDERMAN RICHARD A. DOWD
ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS

From: Brian S. McCarthy, President, Board of Aldermen
Re: Special Board of Aldermen Meeting

PRESENTATIONS
Joint Presentation by Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce and One Greater Nashua

ADJOURNMENT

Steve Tobocman The Economic Development Imperative of Welcoming’

http://www.weglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/New-
Hampshire-Nashua.pdf

Economic Impact of Immigrants in NH by NH Center for Public Policy
http://www.nhpolicy.org/UploadedFiles/Resources/Foreign05272015.pdf

3. Economic Imperative
of Integration

¢ Median Age of Workforce Is Climbing

e After decades of steady growth Nashua
experiencing negative net-migration

¢ Minority Children fastest growing group
¢ Lifestyle Choices of Millennials

¢ In 2018 US faces a projected shortfall of
230,000 STEM Workers (NH 2,000 unfilled high

tech jobs right now...)

2. The Value Proposition
of Immigrants

2X Rate of Entrepreneurship/ Immigration /S an
Entrepreneurial Act

More than 40% of Fortune 500 Companies were founded
by Immigrants (18%) or their kids (23%)

Comprised Almost All Net Main Street Growth between
2010 and 2013

Every foreign-born STEM worker with an advanced
degree creates 2.5 jobs for native born workers

1in 10 hold advanced degrees

NH ranks in Top 10 states with highly educated
immigrants

Data Source: WEGlobal! Detroit unites

Grete esos

1. The Economy is Not a Pie

More like a
Garden

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one "ashua OGN Not a Charity

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Focus on the Basic Elements of
Human Condition

Three provocative ideas...