OSSIPEE — The executive director of White Horse Recovery recently visited Washington, D.C., to discuss New Hampshire’s Recovery Friendly Workforce Initiative with the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Matt Plache was in Washington from March 10-13 and met with U.S. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler.
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