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Business Week rates the nation's "Best Small Cities for Startups" and selects Portsmouth as New Hampshire's best place to start a company (March 2009)
Greater Portsmouth is a wonderful place to live, work, and play. With a vibrant economy and business community, an enlightened citizenship, a strong Chamber that helps people Get Connected, and a picturesque setting, the area offers amenities that are unusual in a city of just 21,000.
The quality of life in Portsmouth is unrivaled - with hundreds of fine restaurants, art galleries, theatres, outdoor recreation, a walk-able historic downtown, and much more. It is no wonder Outside magazine ranked Portsmouth #4 on its list of the "Top 20 Towns in America" in 2008.
Portsmouth was settled in 1623 by English colonists attracted to the area by the commercial potential of the Piscataqua River (that's "Pis-cat-a-kwah"). Nearly 400 years later, New Hampshire's first city remains an important center of commerce and recreation. A progressive business climate, superior education systems, safe and comfortable residential neighborhoods, and a cosmopolitan atmosphere all contribute to the vitality of Greater Portsmouth.
As the city has grown, great care has been taken to preserve its history, culture and quality of life. The National Trust for Historic Preservation verified these efforts when it named Portsmouth one of its 2008 Dozen Distinctive Destinations®.
As the "City of the Open Door," we invite you to discover why there is no better place to live, conduct business or raise a family.
In case you need a few more reasons to consider Greater Portsmouth as not only a vacation destination but a permanent address:
- Design New England featured Portsmouth in "Second Cities: New England gems promise urban living without the hassle" (Nov/Dec. 2008)
- MSN/CareerBuilder.com named Portsmouth one of the "30 Best Markets to Find a Job"
- New Hampshire Magazine named Portsmouth one of the "Best Places for Artistic People" (March 2008)
- Portsmouth was named #44 on Inc.'s "Best Places To Do Business" (2006)
- Portsmouth was named a "Hottest Small City" (Boomtown) by Inc. (May 2006)
- Business Development Outlook Magazine named Portsmouth "Best in Economic Development" (Sept. 2006)
- Where to Retire Magazine named Portsmouth one of their "8 Great Places to Start a Business" (May/June 2004)
- Portsmouth made Money Magazine's list of the "Best Places to Retire" (2003)
- Inc. ranked Portsmouth #33 in its "Top 50 Places to Grow a Business" (Dec. 2000)
- UTNE Reader voted Portsmouth one of its "Top 50 Most Enlightened Cities in the U.S." (June 1997)
- Cosmopolitan named Portsmouth one of its "Top 10 Places in the Country for Upwardly Mobile Young Professionals" (Oct. 1996)
- Money Magazine ranked Portsmouth in its "Top 10 Best Places to Live" (#5 in 1997 and #3 in 1996)
Useful Links:
Portsmouth Demographic Profile (2007-8)
City of Portsmouth Economic Development website
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In case you need a few more reasons to consider Greater Portsmouth as not only a vacation destination but a permanent address:
Great Bay Community College offers affordable, quality education, career training, transfer options and more at a state of the art facility in Portsmouth at the Pease International Tradeport. www.greatbay.edu
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