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Agriculture
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Friday, January 14, 2011 A new investment model that steers loans to small-scale, local food enterprises is gaining traction in New Hampshire, encouraging Granite … |
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‘Local’ finds its way onto more N.H. restaurant menus
Friday, June 18, 2010 The local food movement has taken the country – and New Hampshire – by storm, with more close-to-home choices than … |
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Friday, November 21, 2008 When Carol Soule and her partner Bruce Dawson introduced two pregnant Scottish Highland cows to their 32-acre homestead atop Whitehouse … |
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Friday, September 26, 2008 Foul weather nearly smashed this year’s pumpkin crop but as Halloween and Thanksgiving approach, there should be plenty of gourds … |
Banking / Finance
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Friday, January 14, 2011 Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire, or CASA, has received a $7,500 grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation, … |
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Is SAFE Act dangerous to certain professions?
Friday, December 17, 2010 Mortgage loans are not only harder to get these days, the word itself is becoming harder to say. In fact, … |
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Retirement analyses help plan for a more secure future
Friday, December 3, 2010 Even if you are doing well, plentiful assets and a good income are probably not enough to get rid of … |
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Joining together for positive change
Friday, November 19, 2010 New Hampshire is frequently lauded for its high quality of life and relative prosperity. In part, we owe that stature … |
Construction / Real Estate
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In defense of LCHIP
Friday, March 11, 2011 Last month I spoke at the Conservation New Hampshire Legislative Breakfast about the state's Land and Community Heritage Investment Program, … |
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A pre-property tour primer
Friday, February 25, 2011 Before embarking on property tours to look for a potential new home, business owners need to undertake a detailed analysis … |
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A building expense
Friday, February 11, 2011 Building and renovating schools can be costly, but how much can the state continue to pour into helping local communities … |
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Friday, January 28, 2011 The New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored six Granite State firms at its 27th Annual Excellence … |
Economics
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Friday, March 11, 2011 New Hampshire exporters closed out 2010 with a surge of sales, recording an all-time monthly high of $447.3 million in … |
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Friday, December 31, 2010 Last week, Jordan. Today, Guatemala. It's been Canada all year. Rokon International Inc., a Rochester-based manufacturer of all-wheel drive motorcycles, … |
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Friday, December 31, 2010 Has the financial crisis and overall easing of economic activity in the Euro Area - the 16-member club of the … |
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Friday, December 17, 2010 NHBR's editors recently met with Salem area businesspeople at the Brookstone Grille in Derry to get their take on how … |
Education
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DWC looks to move forward with new president
Friday, February 25, 2011 The new president of Daniel Webster College in Nashua, has the experience, judgment and direction to move past the turmoil … |
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Friday, November 19, 2010 Rivier College's first male president has announced plans to retire at the end of the school year, closing out nine … |
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Friday, July 16, 2010 An alarming number of New Hampshire’s college-bound students, like their contemporaries across the country, are unable to do grade-level math.“The … |
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Mentoring: an essential key to success
Friday, July 16, 2010 Since Northeast Delta Dental has won some national awards for best practices, including several Best Company to Work For awards, … |
Engineering
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Design and snow loads: an engineer’s perspective
Friday, February 11, 2011 As a firm, we're working on project number 10,000. We started at 500. I always get a chuckle when someone … |
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30 years of promoting the profession
Friday, February 12, 2010 The American Council of Engineering Companies of New Hampshire — formed in 1980 and incorporated in the state of New … |
Entrepeneurs
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Friday, March 11, 2011 Will Manzer is careful not to curse the 18 inches of snow that has left him short-handed and answering his … |
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Friday, February 25, 2011 Pooling resources through a cooperative to promote and support businesses has become a standard in many industries, from growing cranberries … |
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Friday, February 25, 2011 After the University of New Hampshire kicked the Sigma Beta fraternity off the Durham campus in the fall of 2008, … |
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Friday, February 11, 2011 In the beginning, the concept of the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization Center in Portsmouth was simple - every quarter, the … |
Going Green
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Green actions can boost business profits and resilience
Friday, March 11, 2011 The economic and business outlook is modestly improved, but still tenuous. Many businesses are wisely continuing to employ the strategies … |
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Friday, February 11, 2011 When state and federal officials recently looked at the history of water levels in New Hampshire wells, they found what … |
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Friday, January 14, 2011 If you want an electric car, 2011 just might be your year, though you're going to have to really, really … |
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‘Pole solar’ comes to Nashua – just look up
Friday, December 3, 2010 You can't install a coal-fired power plant in your backyard, but you can put a solar panel on your roof. … |
Health Care
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Keene businesses team up to promote employee health
Friday, June 3, 2011 Editor's note: This is the first in series of articles following the progress, challenges and successes of several businesses in … |
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Granite Healthcare Network has a goal to drive down costs while increasing quality of care
Friday, June 3, 2011 Five hospitals have joined together in an effort that they say could revolutionize the delivery of health care in New … |
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Report ranks N.H. high in child health
Friday, March 11, 2011 When it comes to the state of children's health care, New Hampshire ranks in the top 10 percent of the … |
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Friday, February 25, 2011 NHBR's editors recently met with New Hampshire health and wellness leaders at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to take … |
Insurance
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Insurance alliances slow to start in N.H.
Friday, October 8, 2010 Promoted as a way of bringing health insurance costs under control, Senate Bill 408 - passed earlier this year by … |
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Is your business ready for H1N1?
Friday, October 23, 2009 While business continuity planning normally refers to the creation of a plan to recover and restore partially or completely interrupted … |
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Concord Outlook: Phenix Mutual to join with Ohio-based insurance group
Friday, May 8, 2009 Pending approval by state regulators and policyholders, Concord-based Phenix Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will soon become an affiliate of The … |
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Adding ‘dependent’ to coverage not as simple as it sounds
Friday, October 26, 2007 In the next few weeks, New Hampshire employers and insurance companies will get their first glimpse of the impact of … |
Law / Government
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Nursing student complaints from 2005 caught in FRM web
Friday, February 25, 2011 In April 2005, two months before Financial Resources Mortgage Inc.'s massive acceleration of its Ponzi scheme, seven nursing students wrote … |
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Four myths of the N.H. unemployment system
Friday, February 25, 2011 It is not surprising that, in light of the Great Recession and its aftermath, unemployment claims have risen precipitously in … |
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Digital privacy: ready or not, here it comes
Friday, February 25, 2011 The IT director walks into your office with printouts of an employee's e-mails and Facebook postings. The IT director explains … |
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Friday, February 11, 2011 Reducing frivolous malpractice lawsuits has long been seen as a way to reduce medical malpractice insurance rates, but separate reports … |
Manufacturing
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Friday, March 11, 2011 Even with the expected reopening in April of the former Fraser Papers mill in Gorham, years of closings of pulp … |
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Manufacturing partnership links business and education together
Friday, March 11, 2011 Ask Vic Kissell about the Regional Advanced Manufacturing Center in Keene and he will respond by asking how much does … |
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Growth is focus of summit on manufacturing
Friday, September 11, 2009 Growth and sustainability will be the theme of the seventh annual Governor's Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit, scheduled to … |
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$3m Air Force contract has a ripple effect
Friday, December 7, 2007 State program helps a Peterborough company win major government project While winning a $3 million multi-year contract with the U.S. … |
Marketing / Communications
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Friday, January 15, 2010 Two years ago, Coos County, the state’s beautiful and beleaguered northern outpost, embarked on an ambitious branding campaign built around … |
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Small businesses embracing social media
Friday, November 20, 2009 One intriguing aspect about the skyrocketing use of Facebook and Twitter for businesses and organizations is how local it has … |
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Social media in the workplace
Friday, November 20, 2009 A friend of mine is looking for work in the accounting field. A few days ago he contacted me to … |
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The power of word of mouth
Friday, August 28, 2009 Relationship-building and networking — integral components of strategic public relations and marketing efforts — are effective, affordable ways to build … |
Retail
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Friday, December 17, 2010 In hopes of increasing foot traffic, more and more New Hampshire businesses are offering deals and discounts direct to consumers … |
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Big retailers cater to those who hate to wait
Friday, January 30, 2009 Some people love to shop ‘til they drop. But for the rest of us, shopping and running errands isn’t a … |
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Friday, December 19, 2008 ‘Twas the day after Christmas and all through the store, shoppers were using their gift cards galore. But what to … |
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Retailers hope for a shopping lift
Friday, December 5, 2008 A survey of New Hampshire retailers finds them not quite all merry and bright, but a lot more positive than … |
Technology
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Tech trends on the 2011 horizon
Friday, December 17, 2010 What trends do technology executives foresee in 2011? It depends on who you ask. But, as Korean consumer electronics giant … |
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Uncertainty, promise in next-generation wireless
Friday, March 26, 2010 Three giant corporations will be marching through New Hampshire over the next couple of years, spouting a blizzard of acronyms … |
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Friday, October 9, 2009 NHBR Network, a new online business-to-business networking site, has been launched by NHBR as a forum where the state's businesspeople … |
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Friday, September 25, 2009 FairPoint Communications will take two months to develop a clear plan to solve the sweeping customer issues that are helping … |
Tourism
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Friday, June 4, 2010 As a child growing up in Rhode Island, Paul Cole used to spend his summers vacationing in the Lakes Region … |
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Friday, October 9, 2009 Beginning with a modest $1,000 budget in 2001 and originally known as the New Hampshire Film Expo, the New Hampshire Film … |
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Stronger currency sends Canadian visitors to N.H.
Friday, June 19, 2009 Summer in New Hampshire may bring Canadian tourists down across the border and the state’s economy climbing up. Canada is … |
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Restaurants serve up help to state’s nonprofits
Friday, June 5, 2009 The New Hampshire Food Bank, Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire, the Palace Theatre and CASA. As diverse as these … |
Transportation
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Friday, December 3, 2010 In September, a nearly 5 percent drop in passenger traffic at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport was cause for celebration, said J. … |
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Funding the big issue for transportation projects
Friday, May 7, 2010 The question of new revenue streams hung heavily over much of the discussion at the New Hampshire Business and Industry … |
Utilities
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PSNH seeks OK to borrow up to $600m for scrubber, emergencies
Friday, July 2, 2010 Public Service of New Hampshire is asking permission from the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission to borrow up to $600 … |
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Friday, December 18, 2009 With the city of Nashua apparently rethinking its strategy in acquiring Pennichuck Water Works and the New Hampshire Supreme Court … |
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Pennichuck warms up to Nashua sale
Friday, May 22, 2009 Pennichuck Corp., echoing the position of Mario Gabelli - the billionaire who controls the largest portion of the company’s stock … |
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Recusals put air council in a bind over scrubber
Friday, April 24, 2009 Seven of the 11-member Air Quality Council will recuse themselves on what is arguably one of the biggest decisions they … |
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