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3 Issues folks in the Upper Valley are facing.

Volunteer Victoria Vasquez, 70, of Providence, R.I., center, supervises one-and-a-half year olds Scarlett Thomas, left, and Liam Echevarria Gaytan, right, in an early childcare program at Federal Hill House, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Providence, R.I. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Steven Senne

3 Issues folks in the Upper Valley are facing.

Matt Mowry and Reporter Scott Merrill from Business NH Magazine join us to discuss the recent Upper Valley Roundtable. We are the ‘Big 3’ issues Upper Valley businesses, academic institutions, and nonprofits deal with. Are there solutions? Matt and Scott share what they learned.

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