Agency Name: | New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs (DBEA) |
Formed: | July 1, 2017 |
Preceding1: | Department of Resources and Economic Development |
Jurisdiction: | New Hampshire |
Headquarters: | 100 North Main Street Concord, New Hampshire |
Chief1 Name: | Taylor Caswell |
Chief1 Position: | Commissioner[1] |
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs (DBEA, sometimes styled as BEA) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The agency's headquarters are located in Concord.[2]
The department was established via legislative act on July 1, 2017, when the state split the former Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) into the Department of Business and Economic Affairs (DBEA) and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR).[3] [4]
DBEA's purpose is "enhancing the economic vitality of the State of New Hampshire and promoting it as a destination for domestic and international visitors."[2] DBEA oversees two other state agencies:[2]
In April 2021, DBEA announced the creation of an Office of Outdoor Recreation Industry Development (ORID), to connect the state's "outdoor assets to broad economic development strategies such as workforce and business recruitment."[5] [6]