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Originally Posted by Belmont Resident
Many of the factories are either downsizing, closing of moving out of the country.
Manufacturing is becoming a thing of the past in this area and will continue to do so.
We see more and more For Rent signs all around Laconia as people loose jobs and move elsewhere. How many places have come and gone in this area in the last 5 years.
A lot is greed, look what happened to Burger King. I?d heard the owners went up on the rent. BK offered to buy but owners said no. In the spring the place will have been on the market for a year.
Being that much of the revenue in this area is seasonal and the economy is going south it would be hard to justify some of the suggestions.
Tilton would be a better choice due to its proximity to 93.
As a local I'd rather see a Market Basket come to this area as it would probably shut down Shaws. I hear of more and more people driving to Tilton MB because they dislike what Shaws has to offer.
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The future of Belknap county long-term is going to be great. This is becoming a retirement area, and those people bring a lot of money, and don't use too many services. This is a rural area that depends on tourism and retail. So though I'm upset manufacturing is leaving....I'm not surprised.
I do everything at Tilton: Market Basket which has incredible prices, Wal-Mat, and BJ's. An I agree with you: I only step into Shaws when I get their sale items....otherwise I buy nothing there.