WHY DERRY...
  • Derry is the 4th largest community in the state of New Hampshire with a population of over 36,000 strong providing businesses with a very skilled work force and making Derry an ideal place to start or expand a business.
  • The Derry Economic Development Corp has been in existence since 1990 and Incorporated since 1992.  The DEDC is ready, willing and able to work with your company to help you expand or move into Derry.
  • Derry a business friendly community. We have seen much growth over the last few years and a lot more is scheduled.
 


Location, location, location!   

Derry is … The Center of New England.


  • Industries located in Derry enjoy extraordinarily easy access to markets in Massachusetts, New England and beyond.
  • Immediate access to Interstate 93 is available via three highway exits servicing the Derry area. The Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, with its duty free Tradeport status, is only minutes away.
  • Logan Airport, Pease Air Base and Trade Port, Boston Harbor and Portsmouth Harbor provide additional opportunities for international air travel and shipping.
 
 

Quality of Life:

 

Derry is very unique, rating high in Quality of Life.


  • Old time Main Street, with a number of shops and several restaurants.
  • Two Public Libraries
  • A great school system
  • A private/public High School (Pinkerton Academy).
  • Several golf courses, with Hoodkroft Country Club just off Broadway.
  • Two large lakes, Beaver Lake and Big Island Lake and several smaller ponds with two town run beaches, Gallien’s Beach and Hood Beach.
  • A mostly paved bike trail that winds through the town.
  • A very strong recreation department with organized baseball, basketball, soccer leagues and many more.
  • A nationally recognized Midgets Football league, winning the National Championship in 1977 and getting to the National finals six times in twenty-eight years.
 

Financing:

 
  • A wide range of financing plans are available to new and existing Derry companies that will create new jobs in Derry.
  • The DEDC, as a non-profit local development organizations, is a conduit for many federal and state loan programs which are available to qualified companies relocation, starting up, or expanding in Derry.
  • In addition, various financing programs are available through a network of local banks, and the DEDC can assist you through the application process.
 

Contacts:

 
One of the components of a successful Business climate is a strong, active service network. Derry’s strong sense of community is especially noticeable in the business community, with two active Rotary Clubs, Kiwanis, a 1000 member business-to-business network, Chamber of Commerce and much more.