In the high-dollar, high-tech world of chipmaking, $35 million is a pittance. But the Biden administration’s first CHIPS Act grant , to BAE Systems’ semiconductor plant in Nashua, New Hampshire, could still bring significant changes for the city of 91,000 people. “We have a really great workforce right now that’s underemployed,” said Liz Hannum, Nashua’s economic development director, who said the funding influx will jump-start workforce upskilling. “Getting them the training that they need to get higher-paying jobs is going to be absolutely amazing.” BAE, a British military contractor, is New Hampshire’s largest private employer,…
