Chris Thompson

Last week, Gov. Kelly Ayotte announced a plan to modernize the Governor and Executive Council’s document process, aiming to save millions of taxpayer dollars and improve transparency in state government.

Last week, the Granite Eagle broke a major story about the State of New Hampshire being actively involved in recruiting and facilitating the purchase of a 338,000 square foot facility in Nashua, NH by Nongfu Spring, a Chinese food and beverage company. Prior to the details being exposed about how involved New Hampshire officials were, the only thing the public knew was that a Chinese company had purchased a massive facility in Nashua, NH. That was it.

Newly obtained records show that New Hampshire officials actively recruited Chinese beverage giant Nongfu Spring before the company purchased a 338,000-square-foot facility in Nashua, guiding executives through permitting, utility negotiations, and regulatory hurdles with little public notice.