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How to attract even more people and more money to New Hampshire going forward was the subject of a conference held Jan. 28 at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease
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How to attract even more people and more money to New Hampshire going forward was the subject of a conference held Jan. 28 at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease
As New Hampshire falls further behind its regional counterparts on how much it pays in a minimum hourly wage, legislative efforts to boost the compensation in 2025 face a steep uphill climb.
Gov. Ayotte: ‘The journey of a thousand steps begins with one ... This is about our now and our future.’
Long COVID is not only a health issue for many Granite Staters, it has a direct effect on the New Hampshire economy. The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) says in a new report local workers who reduced their hours due to long COVID may have lost an estimated $152.7 million in wages in 2022, while those who left the labor force entirely accounted for approximately $389.4 million in lost wages in 2022.
New survey from the NH Association of Realtors shows that the lack of affordable housing weighs heavily on Granite Staters
A major health care and security technology company that’s been headquartered in Peabody, Mass., for almost 50 years is pulling up stakes and moving to Salem, N.H., bringing with it 500 jobs. Analogic Corp. is moving to 9 Northeastern Boulevard in Salem, needing more room for its research and manufacturing operations.
To be considered middle class in 2019, a household in New Hampshire needed a minimum annual income of $83,151. By 2023, that jumped to $108,470, according to new data from ConsumerAffairs, a journal of consumer research. That latest bit of data gives New Hampshire the distinction of having the second highest middle-class threshold rank in the United States, trailing only its neighbor Massachusetts.
Net metering allows customers to receive credit for excess electricity they generate and then add back to the electrical grid. The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission in an early December decision let net metering stand at its current rate but left no assurances of what the future — if any — there is for continuing net metering.
Enthusiasm among housing advocates is high to increase the residential supply throughout New Hampshire, but 2024 results are mixed
Cole is committed to the association’s continuing task of trying to get more housing stock built in the Granite State
The Child Care, Business & Employer Partnership Project seeks to quantify child care challenges in New Hampshire and engage business community to adopt more family-friendly policies
Lack of housing inventory has dual effect on NH revenue
A New Hampshire company will use a federal grant to bring space-worthy compressor technology down to Earth to better heat and cool people’s homes.
For FY 2024, all the games and gambling under the NH Lottery Commission outperformed tobacco and liquor tax revenue — by a lot
The New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee program assures eligible Granite State students can receive guaranteed admission to the college or university of their choice
So far in New Hampshire, the Fed’s interest rate cut in September that was meant, in part, to ignite a more balanced housing market by lowering home mortgage interests has been a dud
Several presenters, including a Montana state senator, addressed challenges and possible solutions to the housing crisis in the Granite State at NH Housing's 2024 Housing & Economic Conference on Oct. 23
A new state law that went into effect in September could make day care more available in residential neighborhoods
Medicare recipients enter disruptive enrollment period as insurance carriers have changed plans, exited certain counties or decided to leave the state altogether
A bank president retires, another bank rebrands
New Hampshire winter resorts prepare for the 2024-25 season with facility improvements and trail-blasting
What the candidates for governor are saying about housing
A new partnership with banking giant JP Morgan gives York IE, a Manchester-based advisory and investment firm, more fuel to rev up technology startups.
Housing interest rates may start to drop through the rest of 2024 and into 2025, a positive sign for the residential real estate market in New Hampshire
Military power is most often seen as the regulator of world stability. But soft power, one that uses economic development, can be a better influencer of global behavior, according to participants Sept. 3 in a forum held by the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire. The forum featured Enoh Ebong, director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.
Novocure opened its new U.S. headquarters in Portsmouth on Sept. 3 with officials praising its work on cancer treatments they say will help cement the state as the epicenter of life-altering health discoveries.
Novo Nordisk in West Lebanon is looking to hire 40 people in 2024, a 10% increase in its current headcount of about 400 as it continues its work to improve the lives of people with certain ailments.
A greater moderation of pricing and the availability of more property for sale is signaling a cooling in what has been a red-hot residential real estate market
Commercial-to-housing proposals offer a possible solution for much-need housing, but a larger conflict rears its ugly head: zoning
MCC-BAE program helps to produce much-needed IT, cybersecurity talent for hard-to-fill positions
Facility to be built facility with NOAA funds for creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping
DAX tool can help providers complete medical reports and charts in real time
$538,000 mark set new record, fourth in four months
GovSky builds a cybersecurity compliance software platform for government contractors, helping companies meet new federal requirements.
Gambling model 'unique' to New Hampshire making strides with local nonprofits and entertainment venues
People who drive and analyze the New Hampshire economic engine agree that interest rates, inflation, housing and child care are the challenges facing an otherwise strong New Hampshire economy at mid-year.
Home and car insurance rates have risen nationally due to inflation, extreme weather events and litigation
Digital Equity Plan and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program will cover broadband expansion, transportation, climate/energy needs
With the price of single-family homes and current median price, 'it’s easy to see' why homebuyers can't find an affordable home
Partnership bears fruit with wearable, helmet-based impact monitoring system designed to alert when athletes sustain significant impacts during games
Report shows there’s too much office space to rent, too little residential housing for sale and a stabilizing trend for industrial/warehouse space
Northeast Purification Systems and Revive Environmental partner to launch the PFAS Annihilator to ease growing effects of chemicals
In April, median price of a single-family home has jumped to $515,000 due to high demand, lack of inventory
NH Liquor Commission seeks buyer to redevelop two properties for a 22,000-square-foot Liquor Outlets on both sides of I-95
Surely, you’ve seen it — drivers on the roads going crazy, crazy fast. You might even be guilty of it. “Yes, we have absolutely seen it,” said New Hampshire State Police Lt. Christopher Storm.
April home price hits half a million in NH
But the university’s overall operating budget is shrinking
Fractional aircraft ownership company PlaneSense eliminates fees for jet fleets heading west
Partnership with outdoor gear company NEMO sparks journey of sleeping bags, donations to Ukrainian children and families in need
After 22 years at the helm of the federal insurance and benefits company, Forte leaves behind a strong legacy of advocating for public health and health care workers
Brian Gottlob uses these words to describe the state’s current economic climate: “Uncertainty rules.” The director of the New Hampshire Employment Security's Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau raised several issues — from immigration and unemployment, to housing prices and consumer spending — as reasons for both hope and concern for the economy into 2026.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte led the visit, which included a selection of policymakers as well as businesspeople representing a wide array of enterprises.
Nashua Mayor seeks funds to buy the long-vacant Daniel Webster College site from Chinese-owned Xinhua amid rising debate over foreign property ownership.
While home prices might be moderating in other parts of the country, the median price of a single-family house in New Hampshire rose to $550,000 in August, the second highest price point this current year. That price is just $3,000 more than the $547,000 recorded in July, but it is $47,500 more than January’s $502,500. The highest median price in 2025 was $569,450, recorded in June and the most ever recorded in the state.
3 of 5 Executive Council members oppose Taylor Caswell’s reappointment
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed Erin Creegan to serve as the interim U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire, following the resignation of Jay McCormack earlier this month.
Superior Court Judge David Ruoff has once again ruled that the state has shirked its duty to fund an adequate education and this time further held that local school property taxes, which vary in rate from one municipality to another, are themselves unconstitutional.
Nashua mayor: ‘I don't think people generally understand that this company came to Nashua as part of a state economic development initiative.’
Solar advocates in New Hampshire — backed by the congressional delegation — are denouncing a Trump White House decision to claw back $48.5 million already promised to the state to fund solar energy projects for low-income residents.