At the beginning of 2004, the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership was on the verge of shutting its doors. Faced with a 60 percent federal budget cut, the program that has helped local manufacturers increase or retain $34.6 million in…
A team of New Hampshire economic development officials spread the news about the “Granite State business advantage” to 26 Canadian companies at a special reception held last month at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montreal. The mission targeted expanding Canadian…
More than 11 years after a fire destroyed his million-dollar home in Hampton Falls, along with his collections of paintings, antique cars, motorcycles and other valuables, Dr. Terry Bennett is still battling with the insurance company over coverage. “The average…
Unexplained claptrap has been put forward by candidates Bush and Kerry alike. Some 45 million Americans are uninsured as I write. If it costs $1,000 to insure each of them we have just spent $45 billion. If $2,000, then $90…
It’s a business model that’s worked around the world for 150 years, but at its heart the cooperative movement is about more than the bottom line. Since the first cooperative was formed in rural England in 1844, cooperatives have sought…
With the presidential election campaign under way lo these many years - at least that’s how long it’s been going on in New Hampshire - a long-dormant, yet unresolved, issue should re-emerge in the coming weeks. The topic is executive…
As chairman of the Software Association of NH (SwANH) for the last three years, I have had the privilege of overseeing the tremendous growth of the organization from its humble beginnings in 1994. SwANH was an outgrowth of the New…
Q. In a previous column you traced a firm’s cash shortfall problem to its collection practices. I’m fairly diligent when it comes to collecting my bills, but, try as I may, I always seem to be behind the eight ball…
You will be reading this either shortly before the 2004 election or shortly thereafter. Hopefully, someone will have emerged as the clear victor in the presidential election. Whether a Kerry or Bush proponent, each voter knows the horror of a…
Two important, but not universally popular, steps to promote access to broadband Internet services and encourage new facilities-based broadband platforms have been taken recently by the Federal Communications Commission. The first step involves rules that will clear the way for…
With the giving season under way, charity galas, wine-and-dines and a whole manner of fund-raiser soirees are taking place across the state. Not only do these events make for a great evening out, your admission price, silent auction bid or…
Working the crowd You may have had to see it to believe it, but the audience at the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire annual meeting Oct. 20 was brought to its feet after one of the speakers proclaimed…
Thirteen owners and operators of small businesses in a range of industries were honored Oct. 13 at the second annual New Hampshire Business Review Business Excellence Awards. The awards ceremony - held at The Event Center at C.R. Sparks in…
The Grappone family has been in the auto business since 1924, when Rocco Grappone opened a gas station at 167 N. State St. in Concord. Today, the Grappone dealerships at the junction of Interstates 93 and 89 are a landmark…
An insurance broker who passed on $187,000 in illegal commission payments to a volunteer aide of Gov. Craig Benson agreed Wednesday to a one-year suspension of his license. Dennis French, president of NiBri Benefit Services of Candia, said he gave…
When Les Schoof and Ed Butler moved to New Hampshire in 1993, they faced a big change in lifestyle. Schoof and Butler are a gay couple who had lived in Boston and New York City. Their new home would be…
The curtain came down on one of life’s great ironies when actor Christopher Reeve died, observed Mark Lore, president and CEO of Rideaway Handicap Equipment Corp. in Londonderry. Reeve, best known for his starring role in a series of “Superman”…
Few sectors of the economy have escaped consolidation. Indeed, a quick look at recent merger and acquisition activity (M&A) in banking, energy, health care and manufacturing reveals abundant examples of consolidation. What is noteworthy, however, with the exception of the…
Entrepreneurs from Colebrook, Harrisville, New London, Dover and Portsmouth have been honored for their efforts in helping some of the state’s smallest businesses. They were singled out during a ceremony held in conjunction with MicroCredit-NH’s fourth annual MicroEnterprise Day, Oct.…
A U.S. District Court judge in Concord has allowed a shareholder class-action lawsuit against Tyco International Ltd. to continue, but he has struck down a related shareholder derivative suit that sought damages on behalf of Tyco. Judge Paul Barbadoro’s rulings…
Cummings is named Realtor of Year Ann Cummings of RE/MAX Coast-to-Coast in Portsmouth has been named the 2004 New Hampshire Realtor of the Year. Cummings was honored by the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, which cited her exceptional service as…
The all-star roster of current and former officeholders who showed up at State Office Park East on Hazen Drive in Concord included a former congressman, two speakers of the house, two governors and one all-purpose potentate. “Governor Flynn, it’s always…
The Benson administration has proposed slashing New Hampshire’s nursing home population by 30 percent in the next five years with an eye toward saving $337 million that it says would go toward developing adult day-care centers and hospices. The proposals…
Patriot Healthcare, a newly formed insurance company headed by the state’s former health and human services commissioner, is seeking regulatory approval to do business in the state. Patriot, founded by Nicholas Vailas, is asking the state Insurance Department for permission…
A recently enacted law allows community banks, which have long demonstrated their commitment to meeting the financial needs of the small-business community, to offer their business customers, as well as their employees and their families, a new health-care option that…
Low unemployment and low housing vacancies mean newcomers to southern New Hampshire often find work before they find a place to live. The housing shortage in the popular Seacoast area is so acute that Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover leases a…
Between 15 and 20 Rochester area business owners have banded together to protest Senate Bill 110 and what they see as its accompanying increases in health insurance premiums. The business owners formed a group they call “STUNG,” which seeks to…
St. Joseph Hospital has officially stepped into the future with a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of work on a $25 million expansion project. The expansion is expected to improve patient access to innovative and clinically comprehensive health care…
The University of New Hampshire has been named one of the Top 25 Most Entrepreneurial Colleges by The Princeton Review and Forbes.com, ranking 10th in the nation. The two organizations released their Top 25 picks this morning. According to The…
Christine Haskell put $25 on the Red Sox winning the World Series when she went to Las Vegas in February. She immediately called her dad to tell him the good news. “I broke the curse!” Haskell told him. “Eighty-six years…
NASHUA - Nine-year-old Erica Rosher thinks Ralph Nader should be the next president of the United States. The fourth-grader at Ledge Street Elementary School cast her ballot for Nader during the school’s mock election Wednesday because she doesn’t agree with…
MILFORD - A sharp drop in the state portion of the school tax rate means local taxpayers will see a tax-rate hike of less than 2 percent this year. Mike Trojano, business manager for the Milford School District, likes what…
WILTON - The Planning Board has closed the public portion of a hearing on a proposal by Granite State Concrete to expand its existing operation onto an adjoining 120 acres about two years after the plan was first presented. The…
NASHUA - The appointment-based collections are part of the revamped solid waste collection system. Regular trash must be contained in blue automated carts, and no trash left outside the carts will be picked up. Residents may continue to bring oversized…
REGION - Feel Safe Again, a Hudson-based organization that supports stalking victims, will hold a benefit dinner on Nov. 13 from 7-11 p.m. at the Silver Fox Restaurant in Everett, Mass. Thomas O’Reilly, a prosecutor for the Middlesex District Attorney’s…
LYNDEBOROUGH - The Lafayette Artillery Co. will continue celebrating its 200th anniversary with a coffeehouse on Nov. 5 from 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Citizens’ Hall. The evening will include live music, beverages and dessert. Tickets are $5 in advance, or $7.50…
MANCHESTER - Police are still investigating a minor traffic mishap involving Nashua Mayor Bernie Streeter, spokesman Mark Fowke said. Streeter’s Crown Victoria, which is leased by the city, collided with a taxicab in a downtown intersection at 10:58 a.m. Saturday,…
The Boston Billiard Club fund-raiser planned for a local family who lost most of its belongings and two pets in a Mizoras Drive fire has been cancelled. Jennifer Butler, a bartender, said the Nov. 7 fund-raiser will not take place…
The Peace Corps will hold an informational meeting next month for people considering serving with the agency. A panel of returned Peace Corps volunteers will speak about their service. The meeting is scheduled for Nov. 9 from 6:30-8 p.m. in…
NASHUA - A divided Board of Aldermen could not agree Tuesday night on legislation that would change the city’s budget process. Aldermen instead postponed a decision on two proposals to change the city charter. Alderman-at-Large Paula Johnson said the delay…
NASHUA - If David Ortiz were running for office, New Hampshire would be more than a swing state. Tuesday’s election would be a home run. But, Ortiz isn’t running for office, he’s playing baseball - the reason Nov. 2 isn’t…
HUDSON - The Board of Selectmen took the first step Tuesday in looking at two busy intersections in town. The board agreed to have the Community Development Office seek proposals for a traffic study of the intersection of Central and…
MILFORD - One of the prettiest views in the region may get preserved as open land, but only if Milford voters decide to support the most expensive conservation push in town history. “It’s gorgeous there,” said Town Planner Bill Parker,…
NASHUA - A 10-month-old child was injured Tuesday after falling eight feet through a first-floor heating grate into the basement of his home. The child was transported by ambulance to the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center as a precautionary measure…
DOVER - Wendy Thomas of Merrimack says her 11-year-old son - one of six children - finds it hard to understand why the family has had to live paycheck to paycheck since her layoff in June. On Monday morning, Thomas…
HOLLIS - Brown pine needles and fallen leaves cover the trail, blanketing stones, roots and an array of bumps. The jagged piece of terrain was a gift, one that mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians can use. It’s part of a…
LYNDEBOROUGH - The Central School needs more space to provide special services, parking for staff and visitors, and storage. The oldest section of the school, built in 1949, has inadequate ventilation and some air quality problems, and contains rooms that…
MERRIMACK - Showing they in fact could do it with the help of store clerks, customers aided in extinguishing a small fire at Home Depot on Monday afternoon. Customers and workers using portable fire extinguishers had the small blaze nearly…
NASHUA - This is the inventory at the Corpus Christi Food Pantry: eight cans of meat, a few cans of soup and vegetables, some jars of peanut butter and jelly, some boxes of pasta, and no rice. That’s not close…
NASHUA - When John Kelley’s youngest son, Donald, was in high school, he and his classmates had trouble getting their opinions into the ears of school officials. Seventeen years later, when Kelley became a Nashua Board of Education member, he…
After two years of extensive evaluation of various affiliation models, the Littleton Regional Healthcare (LRH) Board of Trustees has chosen Dartmouth Health (DH) as its preferred partner. LRH and DH have signed a letter of intent, which serves as the next step toward LRH joining the Dartmouth Health system.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte led the visit, which included a selection of policymakers as well as businesspeople representing a wide array of enterprises.
Another piece of Chinese owned property in Nashua has come to the public’s attention — the former Daniel Webster College property, encompassing some 52 acres. Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess encouraged the Board of Aldermen on Sept. 9 to pass a resolution giving him the authority to seek state and/or federal funds to purchase the property, currently owned by Xinhua Education Consulting Services Corp.
James “Jim” Loomis, co-founder of Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies, passed away on Sept. 6 in his hometown of Dover after a period of declining health. He was 75. After its creation in 1989 with business partner Daniel McGurl, Bottomline became a worldwide leader in automated business payments and cash management.
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
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