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As BAE work ramps up, company looks to college boot camp for potential hires

A Nashua Community College program to train students on the detailed work of microelectronics is a “critical” feeder to employment at BAE Systems

NH-based fractional airline offers clients air time in Europe

PlaneSense, headquartered at the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, announced that its clients can use their flight hours with Jetfly beginning April 1

Summit touts ideas for NH tourism

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

Stalled at $7.25: The state’s minimum wage is half that of other New England states

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.

Through the roof: A NH house tops half a million dollars in 2024

Gov. Ayotte: ‘The journey of a thousand steps begins with one ... This is about our now and our future.’

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Long COVID leads to lost wages, jobs, report says

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.

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Housing champions are ‘communities of the willing’

New survey from the NH Association of Realtors shows that the lack of affordable housing weighs heavily on Granite Staters

Massachusetts tech company moving to NH, bringing 500 jobs to Salem

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.

A six-figure middle class

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 in limbo

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.

Housing advocates push for better policy results in 2025

Enthusiasm among housing advocates is high to increase the residential supply throughout New Hampshire, but 2024 results are mixed

Here’s what to know about Susan Cole, the 2025 president of the NHAR

Cole is committed to the association’s continuing task of trying to get more housing stock built in the Granite State

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United Way child care study in NH points to need for greater business engagement

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

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Between a rock and a hard place

Lack of housing inventory has dual effect on NH revenue

New heat pump compressor tech developed in NH is out of this world

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.

Data shows gambling is driving force in NH sin tax revenue

For FY 2024, all the games and gambling under the NH Lottery Commission outperformed tobacco and liquor tax revenue — by a lot

New guaranteed transfer program could help NH college enrollments

The New Hampshire Transfer Guarantee program assures eligible Granite State students can receive guaranteed admission to the college or university of their choice

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Fed rate cut has had little effect on NH housing so far

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

Conference addresses housing needs: Is Montana an example for NH?

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

Can new law help day care log jams in NH?

A new state law that went into effect in September could make day care more available in residential neighborhoods

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Medicare changes in NH roil senior health market

Medicare recipients enter disruptive enrollment period as insurance carriers have changed plans, exited certain counties or decided to leave the state altogether

Banks in transition

A bank president retires, another bank rebrands

Black Mountain sale a harbinger of activity as NH resorts gear up for winter

New Hampshire winter resorts prepare for the 2024-25 season with facility improvements and trail-blasting

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NH Realtor group won’t endorse but is keeping eye on 2024 election

What the candidates for governor are saying about housing

York IE partners with JP Morgan to rev up startups

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.

Lower interest rates a help — but not a fix — for NH housing

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

‘Soft power’ is a better weapon than military might on the global stage

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 opens new U.S. headquarters in Portsmouth

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 seeks sizeable workforce increase

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.

NH home prices moderate in July but market is still hot

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

Office vacancies rise. Can housing fill the void?

Commercial-to-housing proposals offer a possible solution for much-need housing, but a larger conflict rears its ugly head: zoning

BAE Systems and Manchester Community College develop cybersecurity worker pipeline

MCC-BAE program helps to produce much-needed IT, cybersecurity talent for hard-to-fill positions

UNH seeks RFPs on The Edge development project

Facility to be built facility with NOAA funds for creation of a new Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping

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New AI tool at Elliot an improvement for patients and doctors

DAX tool can help providers complete medical reports and charts in real time

Sold Home For Sale Real Estate Sign And House

Another month, another record increase in state’s median home price

$538,000 mark set new record, fourth in four months

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Exeter startup helps defense contractors with cybersecurity compliance

GovSky builds a cybersecurity compliance software platform for government contractors, helping companies meet new federal requirements.

Investment shows growth in NH casino gaming

Gambling model 'unique' to New Hampshire making strides with local nonprofits and entertainment venues

Strong enough to take the hits

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.

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What is influencing insurance rates in New Hampshire?

Home and car insurance rates have risen nationally due to inflation, extreme weather events and litigation

NH broadband expansion coming to ‘bridge gaps’ to internet access

Digital Equity Plan and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program will cover broadband expansion, transportation, climate/energy needs

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For a third straight month, NH home prices reach record level

With the price of single-family homes and current median price, 'it’s easy to see' why homebuyers can't find an affordable home

Lebanon-based Simbex acquired by helmet-maker Riddell

Partnership bears fruit with wearable, helmet-based impact monitoring system designed to alert when athletes sustain significant impacts during games

Q1 real estate in NH: a mixed bag for residential, office, industrial

Report shows there’s too much office space to rent, too little residential housing for sale and a stabilizing trend for industrial/warehouse space

PFAS busting partnership offers ‘forever chemical’ mitigation services

Northeast Purification Systems and Revive Environmental partner to launch the PFAS Annihilator to ease growing effects of chemicals

Single-family home price in NH hits record high — yet again

In April, median price of a single-family home has jumped to $515,000 due to high demand, lack of inventory

New Hampshire seeks to bolster alcohol sales on I-95

NH Liquor Commission seeks buyer to redevelop two properties for a 22,000-square-foot Liquor Outlets on both sides of I-95

Why are drivers in NH — and everywhere — going insanely fast?

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.