A growing Manchester technology firm is the first New Hampshire company to secure a loan through a new U.S. Small Business Administration pilot program, administered locally by the Capital Regional Development Council. Helix Design Inc., a full-service industrial design firm…
October was a banner month for New Hampshire home sales, with continued gains in unit sales and the biggest year-over-year monthly median price increase in nearly five years. According to the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, the median sale price…
The total value of future construction contracts in September was up $28 million over last September, but down $48 million from August. Future construction contracts activity in New Hampshire totaled $129.9 million in September -- up 28 percent from the…
New Hampshire had the lowest poverty rate among both individuals and families in the nation last year, but the rate has been rising over the past few years, according to new U.S. Census data. In 2011, 8.8 percent of individuals…
In what the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority called a "promising trend" toward recovery, the agency reported a decline in foreclosures in September from both the previous month and the same month last year. There were 263 foreclosure deeds recorded…
Five New Hampshire "buy local" groups representing more than 1,000 independent businesses around the state are once again encouraging consumers to shift their shopping from big box stores to local retailers this holiday season. Their message: shop in locally owned,…
Twelve businesspeople were honored Monday night at New Hampshire Business Review's 10th annual Business Excellence Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of owners of companies with 100 employees or fewer. More than 250 people attended the event, which was held at…
New low-profit limited liability corporation is a nonprofit/for-profit hybrid
New Hampshire has the ninth most expensive workers' compensation insurance premiums in the country - the state's worst ranking since Oregon began publishing figures from its biennial study in 1994.The data, released this month by the Oregon Department of Consumer…
Grade B maple syrup may be getting a rebranding in New Hampshire and beyond as maple syrup producers work to standardize syrup grades across the industry. The Ontario-based International Maple Syrup Institute, a trade group with members in Canada and…
New Hampshire ‘has been undergoing a slow-going political realignment where the entire electorate shifts over time,’ says Andy Smith, director of the UNH Survey Center.
Cause We Can, a charitable initiative that connects volunteer technologists with New Hampshire nonprofits to help them solve their technology challenges, logged more than 400 volunteer hours in its inaugural year, paving the way for a larger undertaking involving more…
New Hampshire accounted for 14 percent of all the organic food sales in New England in 2011, eclipsing Massachusetts but barely a quarter of the organic sales recorded in Vermont. USDA-certified organic growers in New Hampshire sold $16.8 million worth…
In August, future construction contracts in New Hampshire totaled about $70 million more they did in the same month the previous year. Future construction contracts in the state totaled $178.6 million in August -- a 67 percent increase from the…
Among livestock producers in New Hampshire, lack of access to slaughtering plants is frequently cited as a major impediment to growth in a state that, until very recently, had just one federally inspected slaughterhouse
Thanks to a massive land buy of a million acres of timberland in New Hampshire and Maine in 2011, the country's largest landowner is defending his title for a second year in a row.J ohn Malone, chairman of Liberty Media…
Foreclosures in New Hampshire were down in August from the same month last year, but up slightly from July, continuing the trend of a slow yearly improvement over the record high number of foreclosures seen the past couple of years.…
Two newly released reports both show that New Hampshire residential home sales continued to rise in August, but they differ on whether median price is the same as or lower than last year. A New Hampshire Association of Realtors report…
New Hampshire's total personal income rose 1 percent, to $62.04 billion, in the second quarter of 2012, up $641 million from the first quarter. The 1 percent quarterly increase ranks the state 20th nationally in total personal income growth, according…
Monadnock Paper Mills, one of the last remaining paper mills in New Hampshire, has been quietly building up a stable of high-profile national customers for its newly launched portfolio of sustainable, fiber-based plastic alternatives. Last week, the Bennington-based company announced…
Thought leaders and innovators who are working to disrupt the fields of education and health care are being sought as potential presenters at "Disruptivate! Goes Vertical," the New Hampshire conference that celebrates the practice of disruptive innovation. "Disruptivate Goes Vertical,"…
For years, New Hampshire's nonprofit theaters, art galleries, historical societies and museums have had little more than anecdotal evidence to point to in talking about the economic impact they have in their communities. But a new statewide report, the first…
The number of New Hampshire hunting licenses sold to people from outside the state has fallen about 20 percent over the last decade, according to figures from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department. In 2002, 12,469 non-residents purchased a…
New Hampshire customers of Web hosting behemoth GoDaddy may have been burned by its widespread service outage on Monday, but one Granite State company reaped some benefits from it
Janet Frongillo practically missed the email when it arrived in her inbox last fall. It was from a literary agent, wondering whether the Bedford resident and blogger would be interested in writing a book. Indeed she was, and that book…
Fewer foreclosure deeds were recorded in New Hampshire in July than any other month so far this year, but more were recorded in 2012 than in the same month in 2011.There were 269 foreclosure deeds recorded in the state in…
When it comes to the makeup of New Hampshire’s future workforce, there’s one statistic in particular that worries Tom Horgan. In general, it’s not the percentage of New Hampshire residents who hold college degrees -- because, at least comparatively speaking,…
Families in Transition launches new commercial cleaning service as a source of revenue
Of the 31 New Hampshire companies listed on Inc. magazine's 2012 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States, only one cracked the top 500 -- and it has been slowly relocating from Hudson to Kentucky since the spring.
Two New Hampshire nonprofits that serve low-income communities have each snagged nearly $1.5 million from the U.S. Treasury through its Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The New Hampshire Community Loan Fund and ROC USA Capital, both based in Concord, will…
Five New Hampshire nonprofits are getting a technology boost over the next couple of months thanks to a new initiative that connects local charities with volunteer technologists.The initiative, dubbed Cause We Can, was born out of a simple premise: provide…
The value of construction contracts fell from previous months.
Foreclosures continued to slow down in New Hampshire in June, dropping from both the previous month and the same month last year, but they are still near the record-high numbers of the last several years. According to the New Hampshire…
3 NH companies are among 125 selected by the Department of Agriculture to recieve payment to spur the biofuel industry
New gasoline blend causes problems in boats
Freudenberg North America, which operates three companies and seven industrial facilities in New Hampshire, has announced plans to expand its Granite State workforce in the next two years. The company, which already employs 1,300 people in the state, said it…
The retail vacancy rate in the region rose to 10.6 percent, a gain of 1.1 percent from the 9.5 percent vacancy rate in last year's study
The fate of the two other proposals -- one to upgrade a freight line in the North Country, another to improve the Main Wharf in Portsmouth -- is still unknown
As film distribution moves to digital formats, small New Hampshire movie theaters and drive-ins are faced with the expensive decision of whether to upgrade their projection systems
Regaalo, the social gifting e-commerce company run by four recent graduates of the University of New Hampshire, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to finance its expansion into Boston. The startup, which makes its home in the New Hampshire Innovation Commercialization…
The April filings 'present the classic economist's dilemma'
'Internships drive local graduates to stay and work in New Hampshire'
2012 Financial Executive of the Year winner
2012 Financial Executive of the Year winner
2012 Financial Executive of the Year winner
2012 Financial Executive of the Year winner
Devine Millimet's Business Launch Initiative helps new businesses incorporate, and offers other advice, at no charge
Dr. Ali Rafieymehr, a software engineer who has had dual careers in the computer industry and higher education, has been named the new dean of the University of New Hampshire at Manchester, an appointment that UNH officials say will help…
The former Cheshire County Jail in Westmoreland could become an incubator for agricultural businesses in New Hampshire if enough are interested in setting up shop in the southwestern corner of the state.
Encube Labs Founder Rajesh Nair shares updates on his time in Japan, teaching young entrepreneurs how to critically and creatively innovate in their fields
SilverTech CEO Nick Soggu discusses the promise and risks of AI as his Bedford-based agency acquires Paragon, expanding digital experience services and advancing AI-driven innovation.
Educational institutions and hospitals are taking steps to help alleviate New Hampshire’s primary care doctor shortage by trying to expand the pipeline of doctors to help replace those who are leaving.
It’s getting harder for patients to find a doctor as wait times and barriers to access grow
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
The nonprofit and ReVision Energy expand renewable energy portfolio with new solar panels across five properties in the Monadnock Region
NH ranks last in the nation for funding public higher education per capita
Air India crash theories abound, but the facts have yet to emerge
Nearly two years ago, Jason Plant and Kadin Burns founded Green Lightning Energy in Sanbornton with the goal to make clean energy affordable for everyday homeowners.
