Author: Jeff Feingold

Engelberth picked to build Plymouth State’s new residence hall

350-bed Merrill Place will feature conference facilities

Globe Manufacturing to present on wearable technology line

NH firm’s WASP system uses ‘smart fabric’ to monitor physiology, location of wearer

NH January construction unemployment rate: 6.5%

Unseasonably warm weather extended building season

LRGHealthcare to lay off 58 employees

Moves comes in response to ‘ongoing’ healthcare changes and ‘subsequent financial challenges’

Realtors, DES reach deal on new radon guidelines

Agency agrees to ease what were strictest recommendations in the nation

Rail supporters remain determined after NH House vote

Next stop is Senate after move to cut funding from highway plan

LRGHealthcare CEO announces resignation

Seth Warren to step down after six months on the job

Ayotte co-sponsors Internet of Things bill

Bipartisan group of senators introduce DIGIT Act

Proponents issue renewed call for commuter rail

Manchester-to-Boston line seen as an economic development boost

MDC seeks to redevelop former Club Liquid property

Manchester Development Corp. issues request for partners in downtown rehab project

Mass. credit union to open Nashua branch

State-chartered Jeanne D’Arc first to open across state lines

NH’s Dec. construction jobless rate 4th-lowest in the nation

Continued mild winter weather extends building season

Updated: NH senators back permanent SBIR authorization

Shaheen to sponsor legislation to extend program beyond 2017 deadline

NH led New England in 2015 residential sales

$240,000 median price was 5.3% higher than 2014

Q&A with CCA Global CEO Howard Brodsky

Howard Brodsky, shown here speaking in November at the 2015 Global Conference of the International Co-operative Alliance, says his Cooperatives for a Better World initiative is ‘a solution to inequality that is happening in the world.’

Google investment arm backs Nashua-based Plexxi

GV funding to help fuel firm’s products for cloud builders

Governor unveils $3.7 billion 10-year transportation plan

I-93 completion, accelerated projects included in proposal

Aavid Thermalloy acquires N.Y. manufacturer

Third acquisition for Laconia firm since May

NH House backs bill to encourage accessory dwelling units

Measure would prevent communities from banning them

Balsams easement amendment cleared

AG decides to take no action on Forest Society’s change to conservation restriction

Manchester named a ‘Queerest City’

LGBT publication ranks city at No. 14 in the nation

Intel unveils Segway personal robot at CES

The personal transporter transforms into a self-balancing robot

NH’s Nov. construction unemployment lowest in the nation

ABC: Unseasonably warm weather prolonged building season

Q&A with Hellenic American University Provost Triant Flouris

Hellenic American University’s MBA program stresses the interdisciplinary nature of business, says Triant Flouris.

Tech executive named UNH-Manchester dean

Michael Decelle to succeed J. Michael Hickey

Q&A with Dartmouth-Hitchcock CEO James Weinstein

‘Creating a sustainable health system is part of creating a new economy in the region. It will allow small businesses to spend less for health care so they can then spend more money on jobs for more people,’ says Dr. James Weinstein, CEO of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock health system.

Steady recovery seen for nonresidential construction

ABC national forecast predicts further economic improvement nationally

Manchester-Nashua home prices rise in October

6.8 percent annual increase matches national hike

Shaheen decries hold on 504 Refi revival

The SBA program allows small businesses to refinance existing qualified commercial real estate debt

Swanzey adopts ‘Complete Streets’ policy

Fourth New Hampshire community to implement new approach to street renovations

NH’s construction unemployment rate falls 1.7%

ABC reports year-over-year improvement in jobs picture

MomsRising CEO: Family-friendly policies ‘a net win for businesses’

‘The evidence is so compelling that [family-friendly workplace] policies do boost our economy,' says ays Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner, CEO and co-founder of MomsRising.org.

Launch Angels adds UNH, Yale alumni funds

Two new venture efforts follow successful Dartmouth fund

Harriman merges with Boston landscape architecture firm

Addition of The Cecil Group creates 83-employee, $11 million company

September Seacoast home sales strong

Home, condo sales both set monthly volume records

Former Salem state liquor store site sold for $3.9m

Nautilus Realty Group coordinates sealed bid sale

New NH transportation commissioner approved

Victoria Sheehan becomes second woman to head NHDOT

Boarding school planned at Chester College site

NAI Norwood brokers $1.53m sale of former campus

Plexxi raises $35m in latest funding round

Nashua-based firm finds niche in fast-growing networking market

Seacoast home sales continue strong showing

Down from record July, but August numbers are 20.7% over last year

NH’s construction unemployment rate improves

ABC reports state had a 4.5% jobless rate in July

Q&A with journalist, paid family leave advocate Josh Levs

‘We’re the only developed country in the world that doesn’t ensure that when a child leaves a womb, it has a parent home with it, and that parent should not be worried about putting food on the table,’ says Josh Levs, author of “All In: How Our Work First Culture Fails Dads, Families and Businesses — And How We Can Fix It Together.”

Avitide gets $7.5m Series C financing

Gerngross-chaired firm working on biologics purification technology

Mixed-use project at Macy’s site expected to begin in 2016

Encore Retail plans retail-business development at Bedford site

Analysis: Private construction continues to lag in NH

State-by-state report tracks 13-year decline in economic impact

Emma to take over as president of Merrimack County Savings Bank

Paul Rizzi announces Jan. 1 retirement

Governor signs bill limiting commercial lease tax

Measure prohibits DRA from applying real estate transfer levy to leases under 99 years

Shaheen urges long-term highway funding bill

As July 31 deadline looms, Senate weighs latest proposal

Report: 13.4% of NH bridges structurally deficient

2013 statistics find 317 bridges are in ‘poor’ or worse condition

Manchester-Nashua home prices continue to climb

CoreLogic reports 4.8% increase in May

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Pharmacy benefit manager reform is the bipartisan solution patients desperately need

The bipartisan Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability would break the link between PBM compensation and drug price, and lower prescription costs, advocates say.

Rural Broadband Internet For Agriculture

NH gets broadband money, just not as much as was originally promised

Despite some angst that the Trump Administration might vaporize the money, funds are coming to New Hampshire to expand broadband internet access throughout the state, although the amount isn’t what was originally allocated

New England economy grew at 'sluggish pace'

The New England region was one of only four in the United States to experience economic expansion during October and early November, according to the latest "Beige Book" report of the Federal Reserve. The report said the outlook for future economic growth was "cautiously optimistic" for the six-state region. But it expressed ongoing downside concerns about the labor market.

Pappas seeks reimbursement of ‘harmful’ tariffs on small businesses

U.S. Rep. Christopher Pappas is sponsoring new legislation that seeks to exempt small businesses from tariffs and reimburse them for the trade war duties that the 1st District congressman described as “unnecessary and harmful.”

Happiness is a bridge too far for young Granite Staters

A new survey from Stay Work Play NH, an organization devoted to the interests of younger men and women in New Hampshire, shows that adults aged 26 to 35 aren’t very optimistic when it comes to the life altering events of buying a home, starting a family and advancing their careers here.

NH delegation: Trump has no authority on tariffs

New Hampshire’s four Democratic members of Congress have signed on to an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that argues President Donald Trump exceeds his authority by unilaterally imposing tariffs.

Taylor Caswell joins Bernstein Shur as consultant

Former state economic commissioner Taylor Caswell has joined Bernstein Shur as managing director of economic solutions, a new offering within the firm’s government and public affairs practice group, the law firm announced Monday.

NH’s high cost of living particularly hard on women, report says

New Hampshire’s high cost of living puts a disproportionate burden on women, particularly mothers, according to a new report published by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. The Status of Women in New Hampshire 2025 stresses gender inequities across the state