Talk: Business & Workforce Housing

Update: this event is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience. The Chamber Collaborative and the Library look forward to hosting it the future. 

The Business Case for Supporting Workforce Housing

The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth will present a talk by Art Meconi of Meconi Financial Management & Advisory about the importance of creating workforce housing along the seacoast. This presentation will outline steps business leaders can take to support their employees and encourage more housing for the workforce on the seacoast. 

In January 2024, NH Business Review shared that maintaining NH's workforce is the greatest challenge facing business leaders in New Hampshire today. This is largely due to alack of housing. Currently, "the state is an estimated 23,500 housing units short of meeting demand." New Hampshire Housing reports show that this results in the number of working-age households in NH declining, even while the number of available jobs is rising. 

Knowing this is one of the greatest challenges in our state and directly impacts the business community, the question that should be asked: What is the business community's role in solving today's housing challenges?

Registration is not required. 

About the Co-sponsors and Presenters
The Chamber Collaborative of Greater Portsmouth
The Chamber Collaborative leads the greater Portsmouth business community as a convener of people, businesses, and organizations through communication, education, support, advocacy, and cooperative opportunities.

Home for All Coalition
Home for All is a multisector partnership of over 90 individuals and organizations dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to a safe, stable, and affordable home and housing insecurity and homelessness are rare, brief, and non-recurring. Our mission is to prevent housing instability by expanding access to affordable and deeply affordable housing in the Greater Seacoast region. Through collective action and a unified voice, we advocate, educate, raise awareness, and coordinate resources to create lasting, equitable housing solutions for a sustainable future.

Art Meconi
Art Meconi is a Private Wealth Advisor at Meconi Financial Management & Advisory, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial. He has 21 years of experience and services clients across 29 states, specializing in areas including wealth preservation strategies, investment management, retirement planning strategies, estate planning strategies, and more. Art’s mission is to empower his clients to achieve their financial goals through personalized financial planning, tailoring to each client’s needs and fostering collaborative relationships built on trust