and information technology firms in the greater Nashua area have brought jobs to the region, and people have followed. New residents moving up from the Boston area and Connecticut have spurred both existing homPeople have for decades made jokes about New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die", making the connection between the saying and New Hampshire residents' famous - or infamous - resistance to broad-based taxes like income and sales taxes. New Hampshire has also been skewered about its reliance on so-called "sin taxes", including room and meals taxes and levies on booze and cigarettes. The state has notoriously kept cigarette and liquor prices lower than its neighboring states, resulting in a brisk business in these products along the borders of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine.

But the joke's on the state's neighbors: The favorable tax climate has become a magnet to businesses deciding to move to New Hampshire from other states. Big businesses ranging from a branch of Fidelity Investments in Merrimack to numerous computer and information technology firms in the greater Nashua area have brought jobs to the region, and people have followed. New residents moving up from the Boston area and Connecticut have spurred both existing home

xes like income and sales taxes. New Hampshire has also been skewered about its reliance on so-called "sin taxes", including room and meals taxes and levies on booze and cigarettes. The state has notoriously kept cigarette and liquor prices lower than its neighboring states, resulting in a brisk business in these products along the borders of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine.

But the joke's on the state's neighbors: The favorable tax climate has become a magnet to businesses deciding to move to New Hampshire from other states. Big businesses ranging from a branch of Fidelity Investments in Merrimack to numerous computer and information technology firms in the greater Nashua area have brought jobs to the region, and people have followed. New residents moving up from the Boston area and Connecticut have spurred both existing hom

cigarette and liquor prices lower than its neighboring states, resulting in a brisk business in these products along the borders of Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine.

But the joke's on the state's neighbors: The favorable tax climate has become a magnet to businesses deciding to move to New Hampshire from other states. Big businesses ranging from a branch of Fidelity Investments in Merrimack to numerous computer and information technology firms in the greater Nashua area have brought jobs to the region, and people have followed. New residents moving up from the Boston area and Connecticut have spurred both existing hom

rs: The favorable tax climate has become a magnet to businesses deciding to move to New Hampshire from other states. Big businesses ranging from a branch of Fidelity Investments in Merrimack to numerous computer and information technology firms in the greater Nashua area have brought jobs to the region, and people have followed. New residents moving up from the Boston area and Connecticut have spurred both existing homand information technology firms in the greater Nashua area have brought jobs to the region, and people have followed. New residents moving up from the Boston area and Connecticut have spurred both existing home sales and the building of new residences, initially in the southern part of the state but now spreading above Franconia Notch to the northern reaches of the state. And while some find well-paying jobs in the state, others choose to live in New Hampshire and commute to their jobs in adjoining Massachusetts - some even to the greater Boston area.

The relatively slow pace of New Hampshire life apparently appeals to many new residents, as does access to a solid school system. Retirees are also choosing to move to New Hampshire, some buying single family detached homes, others opting for one of a variety of upscale retirement villages offering numerous activities for still energetic baby boomers.

One other type of business has found a welcome home in New Hampshire;