New Hampshire housing agencies, developers fear derailment of progress under Trump
Trump policies could thwart ongoing efforts to address state’s housing crisis
Author: Michael McCord
Q&A: Keene Housing Executive Director Joshua Meehan
Joshua Meehan, the executive director of Keene Housing, is at ground zero for a critical and overlooked part of the housing sector: housing for the elderly, disabled and low-income families
Q&A: Betsey Andrews Parker
Betsey Andrews Parker, CEO of social service agency Community Action Partnership of Strafford County (CAPSC), has seen the war on poverty up close and personal since she joined the organization in 2010
Q&A: Retiring UNH President James Dean
After more than four decades in academia as a professor and topline administrator, University of New Hampshire President James “Jim” Dean is retiring June 30.
Ragged Mountain investor lawsuit set for June trial
Foreign investor plaintiff claims company owes her $500k investment refund after being denied a green card
Q&A: Chef at Stages Evan Hennessey
Many of the customers who sit down for a unique fine-dining experience at Stages at One Washington in Dover might be surprised that the owner had no plans to become an award-winning chef, restaurant owner and television cooking competition star.
Turnkey III landfill air pollution permit approved despite appeal
Continuing 'environmental justice violation' draws community backlash over state's duties to protect public health
Legislative preview: business and economic bills to watch
Over 1,000 bills filed for areas ranging from landfill siting to abortion, gun safety, bail reform, LGBTQ rights and more
2024 Economic Preview
Retail, hospitality perk up, but workforce shortage still lingers
Q&A: Museum of the White Mountains Director Meghan Doherty
Meghan Doherty, the director of the Museum of the White Mountains in Plymouth, is proof that you can go home again. The small-town North Country native went to college at the University of Chicago and then got a Ph.D. in…
How small Stratford went big on solar
State’s first energy circuit rider assists small towns develop and finance energy projects.
A landfill and public health controversy
Debate centering around air emissions permit at Turnkey III landfill in Rochester
Exeter embraces its UFO Festival
Exeter Area Kiwanis Club fundraiser draws a crowd to downtown Water Street businesses
Q&A: Marine ecologist Kalle Masto
Masto works to link science to local and regional decision-making
Greenhouse agriculture blooming in Berlin
North Country Growers to include 20 acres of state-of-the-art greenhouses near Androscoggin River
Q&A: UNH Economics Professor Michael Goldberg
Economics professor offers insight about the impact of a debt default
‘Nothing good would come out of’ federal government defaulting on its debt
In NHBR interview, UNH economics professor says consequences would be ‘bad to catastrophic'
‘An opportunity to do the right thing’
John Broderick explains his goals as administrator of YDC child abuse fund
On with the shows
Arts organizations still working to rebound from pandemic hardship
Q&A: Expansia CEO Adam ‘AJ’ Jarnagin
Jarnagin shares pride in providing career opportunities for veterans and military spouses
Q&A: Granite VNA CEO Beth Slepian
Passionate advocate for home health care helps serve thousands of patients and families in 82 communities
Facing down NH’s demographic crisis
New book’s target remains state housing policies
Hard choices in the Covid economy
Concord entrepreneur Ahmad Aissa strives to reinvent his bakery’s business model
Q&A with FedPoint CEO Paul Forte
‘We are leaving behind an old and trusted name, but we are becoming a far more capable and innovative company than we were,’ says Paul Forte, CEO of the recently rebranded FedPoint, the Portsmouth-based company formerly known as LTC Partners.
Coronavirus tests resilience, adaptability of the media industry
A BuzzFeed news writer said what’s happening might end up being a “media extinction event”
New Hampshire real estate market faces its toughest test
Covid-19 crisis brings turmoil, uncertainty to industry
RiverWoods’ newest retirement community opens in Durham
Resident input drives part-hospitality, part-healthcare independent living
Q&A with State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark and Dr. Geoffrey Clark
For more than 40 years, New Hampshire Sen. Martha Fuller Clark and her husband Dr. Geoffrey Clark, an entrepreneur and gastroenterologist, have worked to strengthen New Hampshire communities as volunteers, advocates and philanthropists.
Introducing culture into the workplace
A new initiative brings humanities to New Hampshire businesses
Q&A with Keene State College President Melinda Treadwell
‘Our students are dealing with things we never had to,’ says Treadwell, a 1990 graduate of the school.
Roll up for the History Tour
Sign artists to converge on Keene for public art fest
Reinventing the shopping mall
Concord’s Steeplegate Mall finds new life with non-retail tenants
Q&A with NH Legal Assistance Executive Director Sarah Mattson Dustin
‘Legal aid helps level the playing field so that everyone can get a fair shake,’ says Sarah Mattson Dustin, executive director of New Hampshire Legal Assistance, the civil legal aid organization.
School reform initiative finds national inspiration
Manchester Proud effort gives Queen City a chance to shine
Littleton Studio School has big impact in area
On 10th anniversary, school expands into a new location
Manchester Proud initiative seeks to transform the city’s public schools
Businesses take action to attract employees
Q&A with Smuttynose Brewery CEO Richard Lindsay
The Smuttynose craft beer brand ‘is very resilient,’ says Richard Lindsay, CEO of the brewery. He is heading up the turnaround of the company, which was acquired at auction earlier this year.
Q&A with Theatre for Life’s Genevieve Aichele
Genevieve Aichele, artistic director of the NH Theatre Project and founder of Theatre for Life, says traditional theatrical tools like improvisation, script analysis and role-playing can be used to help all sorts of individuals and organizations.
Female inmates in New Hampshire
Study shines light on state’s incarcerated population
Q&A with Center for Women & Enterprise Director Nancy Pearson
‘Women entrepreneurs face structural, financial and cultural barriers that are often invisible but can adversely impact revenue numbers and job creation,’ says Nancy Pearson, director of the Center for Women & Enterprise.
Littleton leather maker builds international reputation at home
Linny Kenney’s custom leather works gather a following
UNH center offers advice and support to family-run businesses
UNH center offers advice and support to family-run businesses
Q&A with sustainability expert/Realtor Mike Bellamente
Mike Bellamente, an agent with Keller Williams Coastal Realty, heads the NH Association of Realtors’ recently formed sustainability committee.
In NH, food insecurity persists
‘The economic recovery has not reached everyone equally’
Q&A with zero-waste pioneer Alex Freid
University of New Hampshire alumnus Alex Freid, who founded the Post Landfill Action Network in 2011 while still at UNH, says the growing organization is ‘challenging the models of disposability and planned obsolescence.’
Q&A with State Sen. David Watters
State Sen. David Watters, D-Dover: ‘I have found in New Hampshire that businesses and industries and their lobbyists in Concord want to find ways to work together.’
Distilling an entrepreneurial path
Iraq veteran crafts spirits in Seabrook
Q&A with BEA Commissioner Taylor Caswell
‘Small government helps find solutions, and we really need to get back to that approach,’ says Taylor Caswell, commissioner of the recently created Department of Business and Economic Affairs.
Q&A with Goodwin Community Health CEO Janet Laatsch
Janet Laatsch, CEO of Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth is helping to oversee the merger of her organization with Portsmouth-based Families First Health & Support Center.
Q&A with Northern Forest Center President Rob Riley
‘The New Hampshire North Country is part of a broader four-state region that is complicated and dynamic,’ says Rob Riley, president of the Concord-based Northern Forest Center, which focuses on economic development in the northern forest areas of New York, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire.
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Remembering Bob Baines
Bob Baines, the former mayor of Manchester, past principal of Manchester High School West and current Manchester School Board member, died in Boston on Jan. 23 due to complications following heart surgery.
Nongfu Spring down to a trickle
It’s been a year since a Chinese water and beverage bottling company purchased commercial property in Nashua. Not much more is known now than it was then about the company’s intentions for the 337,391-square-foot building on 23 acres at 80 Northwest Blvd., purchased Jan. 31, 2025 for $67 million by a subsidiary of Nongfu Spring, a giant Chinese bottled water and beverage company.
Preparing for NH’s parental medical leave law
Now that 2026 is underway, New Hampshire employers should turn their attention to the state’s new Parental Medical Leave law (PML). Effective January 1, 2026, most employers with 20 or more employees are required to provide unpaid leave to allow employees to attend childbirth-related medical appointments, postpartum care and pediatric visits during a child’s first year.
NH rural health care faces challenges despite new grant
The federal government will give with one hand and take with another when it comes to New Hampshire’s rural health care system in 2026.
Amid volatility, local economies can provide a model of stability
As we begin 2026, we face another set of choices about how to forge a future that enables us to navigate the continuing instability and volatility in our civic and economic lives.
Legislative preview: Some housing bills would repeal last year’s advances
During the 2025 legislative session, housing advocates hailed new laws that seek to improve the housing supply in New Hampshire. Included among the legislation was the ability for homeowners to construct detached accessory dwellings units on their property, something local…
Darken the Pease Authority
A state report suggests transitioning functions to other state agencies
Cutting pennies from businesses while gutting NH’s future is bad policy
HB 155 would cut the Business Enterprise Tax by 0.05%. On paper, that sounds “pro-business.” In reality, it’s a distraction that saves most businesses pennies while pulling an estimated $23 million out of an already strained state budget, says small business owner Jesse Lore.
Tough times ahead for many NH families
As 2025 comes to an end, many Granite Staters are feeling the same things. Groceries cost more. Housing costs and property taxes are up. Health care is harder to afford and access.
