"No requirement" could be the theme of the legislation that may emerge from this year's libertarian-tinged legislative session, at least as far as business is concerned.As the New Hampshire Legislature looks past the budget to focus on regulations in the…
For many businesses, the past three years have been a time of cutting back, laying off and hanging on. But for Mainstay Technologies, it has been a very different kind of ride.Ryan Barton, who started Mainstay seven years ago as…
As a longtime ad executive and head of Quaker City Mercantile, Steve Grasse doesn't just market brands; he creates them. Hendrick's Gin? That was his brainchild, as was Sailor Jerry rum, launched after he purchased the estate of the influential…
This time of year has always represented a period of new starts and, in reality, getting to things that had to be put off in the stressful year-end months of November and December.Included in this are all those resolutions to…
For the past decade or so, nanotechnology - the study of manipulating matter at an atomic and molecular scale -- has been promoted (hyped) as the next industrial revolution. "Nanotechnology for Dummies" (Wiley Publishing) in 2005 described a future that…
With 6 billion text messages sent daily in the United States, texting has seemingly become a national pastime. This is evident to any casual observer in a public place, where most people can be seen texting while walking, shopping, and…
Remember the dot-com era? We were made to feel like dinosaurs unless we were part of a dot-com business. They claimed it was a new business model that rewrote the rules.Most of them weren't making any money. The new model…
Deciphering the collective psyche of investors in the current economic climate is a challenge, to say the least. There are no easy answers -- only many complicated questions.To some, including the growing leagues of protesters, such as Occupy Wall Street,…
Split personalitiesPerhaps medication would be able to take care of the mood swings displayed by the New Hampshire House of Representatives.As a body, under the subjugation of Republicans and through its leadership, the House has repeatedly professed the desire to…
Here in the North Country, where the ravages of this poor economy are most evident, a higher percentage of people with developmental disabilities are employed than anywhere else in the state. I learned this statistic recently at a breakfast hosted…
New Year's resolutions generally conjure up good intentions to lose weight and reorganize our homes or office desk.But for millions of Americans, this year's resolutions are more urgent. To find a job. To keep a job they already have. To…
Grant Bosse of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy neglects to discuss the benefits of the program as they affect small businesses and jobs in New Hampshire.Bosse suggests that the RGGI program includes reen energy boondoggles -- that is…
If the people running New Hampshire's RGGI program were running a business in the private sector, they'd either be fired, under criminal investigation or both. Of course, they're not. And in the world of government, they haven't done anything wrong.They've…
On Jan. 2, 1987, culminating years of legislative deliberations, a new environmental agency was created: the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. So this year, 2012, marks the 25th anniversary of the creation of DES and its service to the…
Should a Manchester condominium be the only high-rise in New Hampshire without a sprinkler system? Or should the residents -- who have been fighting installation of the system for years -- be required to shell out about $15,000 apiece to…
This column is being written in the middle of what may best be dubbed, "Political Junkie Week in New Hampshire," or, "New Hampshire's Political Disneyland Vacation."This year, as everyone knows, Mitt Romney defeated Rick Santorum by eight "votes" in the…
Strategies for securing business financing, tips for how to do business with the state and a look at this year's top policy issues as seen by the state's top legislators will be on the agenda of the Business and Industry…
While presidential candidates were crossing New Hampshire on Tuesday getting in their last points about health care, the Senate Commerce Committee was acting on three major pieces of health-related legislation. Without a word of debate, the Senate unanimously voted to…
As the New Hampshire House of Representatives on Wednesday hotly debated dozens of retained bills from last year -- everything from bringing back short-term loans to allowing guns on campus -- a number of measures won quiet approval. All of…
Would you like the chance to buy your health insurance out of state? Well the Senate Commerce Committee recommended earlier this week to kill a bill that would allow you to do so. But with only a 3-2 vote in…
There were 20 percent more foreclosures in New Hampshire in November 2011 than there were in the same month the previous year, but that comparison may be misleading since many lenders had halted foreclosure proceedings in November 2010.In November 2011,…
Due to state budget cuts, the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension has nearly two dozen fewer employees than it had six months ago and is in the process of reorganizing so it can continue offering its programs statewide. And…
Since it was launched this summer, the New Hampshire Farm to Restaurant Connection's Certified Local program -- which gives bragging rights to restaurants in the state that serve local food on their menus -- has only received a few applications.…
For 4,747 New Hampshire households and businesses, 2011 was a financial disaster, a year in which they were forced to file for bankruptcy. However, that's 760 fewer -- or 13.8 percent - than those that filed in 2010.It was the…
Despite what they're saying on the campaign trail about where the U.S. economy is going, the New Hampshire economy seems to be headed in the right direction. The question, however, is how long is it going to take to finally…
Smoked hams, bacon smoked over fruit chips, wieners with actual meat from parts of the pig that people have heard of -- these are some of North Country Smokehouse's specialties. But it's what makes the company different that makes it…
NHBR is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Financial Executive of the Year Awards, which honor New Hampshire's top financial officers and executives for their outstanding fiscal leadership and contributions to the success of their companies.Presented in partnership with KBW…
The Prescription Center, an independent, full-service pharmacy in Concord, has been honored as an Outstanding Corporation by the Northern New England chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Council on Fundraising. Pictured left to right are Angel Matthews,…
Holy Rosary Credit Union has closed its first home loan in conjunction with The Housing Partnership, a Portsmouth affordable housing developer, which is rehabilitating five properties for first-time homebuyers using federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds from the city of Rochester.…
Maureen Beauregard, president of Families in Transition, accepts a check from Dick Anagnost, president of Anagnost Investments, which -- through the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority tax credit program -- has donated more than $36,500 towards the expansion of…
Rick Brenner, left, president of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and Joseph Reilly, president of Centrix Bank, hold a check representing the $112,196 raised for charitable organizations in 2011 through the Centrix Bank Community Outing Fundraising Program, which lets local…
Dianne Mercier, New Hampshire president of People's United Bank, presents Lawrence Yerdon, president of the Strawbery Banke Museum, with a $5,000 check on behalf of the People's United Community Foundation, the bank's philanthropic arm. The grant will support History Within…
Harriman, a full-service architectural and engineering design firm, has won a 2011 Building New Hampshire Award for its design of the Idlehurst Elementary School in Somersworth, which includes sustainable design features that it estimates will save the school $29,000 annually.…
Since he was a young boy, Sam Fuld wanted to be a big league baseball player, but he started with two strikes against him. First, he was from New Hampshire (Durham to be exact), where snow covers the baseball diamond…
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, third from left, visits with Manchester Community Health Center president Edward George, physician assistant Igbal Mohamed and Dr. Laura Fry, its medical director, to find out about the challenges facing MCHC as a result of budget…
During a hearing of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade -- where he was testifying about the status of Internet gaming in the U.S. -- Charlie McIntyre, executive director of the New Hampshire Lottery,…
James Dunphy, president of Hampshire First Bank, presents a $2,500 donation to Jeanine Tousignant, CEO of the Manchester Community Music School, to support the school's New Hampshire Youth Jazz Ensemble.
Elm Grove Apartments has donated $10,000 to The Way Home to help with the construction of its Laurel Keys development, which will provide permanent supportive housing to disabled and homeless veterans. Pictured with the donation are, from left, Mary Sliney…
The 2012 New Hampshire legislative session is approaching fast and promises to be a busy one from an energy perspective.Although not all bills have been introduced and issued, based on the titles of bills being drafted, bills from the 2011…
Deciphering the collective psyche of investors in the current economic climate is a challenge, to say the least. There are no easy answers -- only many complicated questions.To some, including the growing leagues of protesters, such as Occupy Wall Street,…
I have to wonder where all the great leaders are in our presidential politics. Those of a Democratic persuasion are not running because the party has already chosen their candidate, for good or bad. The Republicans seem to have a…
When it comes to mobile marketing for small business owners, the easiest way to get started is to focus on five simple pillars.As you learn and apply mobile marketing, you realize it's a pretty simple and flexible marketing media, and…
Since 2008, economic bad news has been the order of the day. As we close the folios of 2011 and enter 2012, along with the euro drama and the U.S. budget deficit debates, what political drama can we expect in…
Q. Jim, vice president of Acme Corp., has seen too many news reports about employees' comments on Facebook and blogs and he wants to put in place a confidentiality policy to control or limit what is acceptable for employees to…
To the editor:Tom Sedoric, managing director of investments of The Sedoric Group in Portsmouth, wrote of "the growing strain of our obligations" in the Nov. 4-17 issue of NHBR.He identified the baby boomer's legacy as one of debt, due to…
To the editor:This is an open letter to the government of New Hampshire.As one of the victims of the FRM fraud, I have very strong feelings about the role played -- or, more accurately stated, not played -- by the…
To the editor:FRM exploded two years ago, and the governor and government are still trying to sweep the whole mess under the proverbial carpet. Why?The most recent sweeping is by the governor's office, claiming ex-Banking Commissioner Peter Hildreth resigned his…
To the editor:Our national debt is out of control. The security and prosperity of this nation is being put in jeopardy as a result of government inaction. The federal government must take the steps necessary to balance our budget, and…
To the editor:J. Bonnie Newman, interim chancellor of the Community College System of New Hampshire, laments about the ever-rising burden of debt Granite State students carry upon leaving college ("N.H.'s dubious, and dangerous, distinction," Dec. 2-15 NHBR).The hard truth is…
There seems to be an endless debate in politics about whether government creates jobs. One thing is undeniable: Government certainly can get in the way of job creation by passing bad policy or inaction.One dose of good policy that would…
A decade after buying the property to redevelop it into a new generation of vacation cabins, the owner of Presidential Mountain Resort LLC (PMR) in Bethlehem has filed for bankruptcy protection in New York’s federal court, claiming more than $13 million in liabilities owed.
Failure to restore ACA tax cuts will only make things worse, according to U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan
As we close out Q2 and review the year so far, there are several interesting dynamics at play.
Londonderry’s Town Council is at odds over legal matters pertaining to hiring outside law firms to handle complaints and allegations of misconduct against the town manager.
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) published four new opinion letters addressing a variety of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) questions.
As Service Credit Union (SCU) seeks a new chapter of federal bankruptcy for an unfinished senior living campus in Littleton, it filed a lawsuit in state court last month against the owners and lenders, whom it accuses of coordinated fraud and embezzlement involving a $30 million SCU construction loan.
The attorney for an ousted police chief argued against the legality of his demotion to patrol officer at a Tuesday, June 30, court hearing. The town’s attorney insisted that the chief’s behavior had violated policy repeatedly and warranted action by the town.
Fidelity teams compete to pack 50,000 meals for the New Hampshire Food Bank
The new building in Durham’s western edge will anchor a 60-acre, mixed-use project of academic, corporate, government, residential and entertainment uses.
