Resource Links

Business Resources

Monadnock Economic Development Corporation
39 Central Square, Keene, NH 03431
Tel (603) 352-4939 Fax (603) 357-7440
email: info@monadnock-development.org

Monadnock Economic Development Corporation is a private, non-profit business development agency responsible for recruiting new business and assisting local firms to grow and succeed in the Monadnock Region. The primary goal of the organization is to help companies create new jobs for the people of Southwest New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Employment Security
Monadnock Region Job and Information Center
109 Key Road, Keene, New Hampshire 03431-3926
Tel: (603) 352-1904 Fax: (603) 352-1906

New Hampshire Employment Security provides employment information, career development & employment tools as well as applicant workshops and one-on-one counseling. Employer seminars are also offered.

New Hampshire Small Business Development Center
Keene State College, Mail Stop 2101, Keene, NH 03435
Tel: (603) 358-2602 Fax: (603) 358-2612

The New Hampshire Small Business Development Center offers free, one-on-one, confidential business counseling, low cost training programs, and access to information referral. Specialized services include environmental counseling, manufacturing assistance, international trade programs, and innovative economic development initiatives.

Service Corps of Retired Executives
34 Mechanic Street, Keene, NH 03431
Tel: (603) 352-0320

A volunteer association sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE provides expert advice to present and prospective small business owners. SCORE has experts in virtually every area of business management. All SCORE counseling is free.

State of New Hampshire Office of Business and Industrial Development
172 Pembroke Road, P.O. Box 1856, Concord, NH 03302-1856
Tel: (603) 271-2591 Fax: (603) 271-6784

The Office of Business and Industrial Development (OBID) works as an advocate for New Hampshire companies. The OBID provides companies with assistance in identifying new markets for their products or services, information on training and workforce development, finance programs listings, and networking resources for high technology companies.

Air Service

Keene Dillant-Hopkins Airport is located 2 miles from the center of the city. It is equipped with a full instrument landing system for use in all weather conditions. Its runways measure 4,000' and 6,200' and accommodate every type of aircraft from small private planes to larger corporate jets. The airport provides air charter service, scenic flights, basic and advanced flight training, aircraft rental, freight services, complete maintenance services and most other aviation-related services. For more information call (603) 357-9835.

Highways

Keene sits at the hub of the intersection of four major highways: Route 9 to the west and north, Route 101 to the east and Routes 10 and 12 which run north and south in Keene. Interstate 91 passes within 15 miles of the center of Keene to the west.

Bus

The Vermont Transit Bus Lines make daily trips to Boston, New York and Montreal.

Our quality of life is further exemplified by an educational system that consistently produces one of the highest Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score averages in the country and spending per student that tops the national average. Our children are our future and we ensure that their needs are addressed.

Keene, NH combines an excellent quality of life with a reasonable cost of living and doing business. New Hampshire has the second highest standard of living in the nation, the second lowest crime rate and a growing economy. In keeping with its basic tax philosophy of fairness, consistency and equity while promoting business and industrial growth, the State of New Hampshire has no general sales or use tax, no personal income tax and no unitary tax on profits. The economic and cultural advantages of the region, combined with easy access to several popular metropolitan areas, make Keene, NH attractive to individuals, families and corporations alike.