Jackie and Larry Martone of Hudson celebrate the kickoff of their business, Rolling Video Games, a 32-foot mobile video game theater that can be rented for parties and events throughout New Hampshire and parts of Massachusetts.
As part of the annual United Way Day of Caring event, employees from Belknap Landscape Company Inc. of Gilford and Laconia Area Community Land Trust joined together on Sept. 9 to improve the landscape and make the property safer around…
On behalf of the Harvard-Radcliffe Club of New Hampshire, the McLane Law Firm has presented six seacoast students with the 2011 Harvard Prize Book Award, which is given to students in the incoming senior class who demonstrate excellence in scholarship,…
The Women's Legislators' Lobby and Women's Action for New Direction have presented U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen with the 'Torchbearer Award', which recognizes inspirational women leaders. Pictured with the award are, from left, WiLL president Nan Grogan Orrock; Eileen Kirlin, executive…
Members of the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting to welcome its newest member, Tara Whitney, center, owner of Seacoast Power Yoga.
One of New Hampshire's best-known media personalities, Charlie Sherman recently embarked on his fourth career as executive director of New Horizons for New Hampshire, a food pantry, soup kitchen and adult homeless shelter serving greater Manchester's most vulnerable populations. The…
The first 20 years of my career were spent interrupting businesspeople at their doorsteps and through their phone lines.My hope for success depended on my prospects' moods at the time of my calls.Perceptible sighs and body language often told me…
As a career counselor during the Great Recession, I hear a lot of sad stories, see deep frustration among otherwise productive people and sense the fear resonating among many displaced workers and those who are afraid to leave less-than-satisfying jobs.…
"So how would you like to go to China? We'll send you over on a two-year contract."To tell the truth, I don't like going over there for two weeks, let alone two years, but I didn't tell them that. I…
To the editor:Russ Armstrong and Steve Gorin of the New Hampshire State Committee on Aging presented commentary in the opinion column concerning the federal programs of Social Security and Medicare ("Social Security and Medicare ain't broke," Sept. 23-Oct. 6 NHBR).…
These are tough times for New Hampshire. In fact, these are tough times for all Americans.In New Hampshire, during last winter's ice storms, the spring winds and now Irene, we have seen the power for good generated by coming together…
Bonnie Newman recently paid a visit to White Mountains Community College in Berlin in her new role as the interim president of the state's community college system. She's an accomplished public official whose career spans more than three decades across…
While the Legislature has succeeded in maintaining New Hampshire's low unemployment rate and relatively stable economy, our future success in creating jobs and expanding the economy will require a dramatic cultural change at the top and at all levels of…
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, women's preventive care services - such as mammograms and screenings for cervical cancer - are covered without co-pays or deductibles.Just last month, this list was expanded to include annual well-woman visits, access…
The bankrupt Kingsbury Corp. should be up and running in a few days, thanks to a confidential deal reached Thursday morning to partially pay off a creditor that was literally on the premises preparing to auction off the Keene manufacturer's…
The U.S. Small Business Administration guaranteed more than $150 million in loans for small businesses in New Hampshire in the last fiscal year -- the highest level of SBA financing since 2006.A total of 762 loans were approved for New…
When Gov. John Lynch announced a couple of weeks ago that his record fourth term as governor would be his last, he set in motion a whole host of political speculation, posturing, at least one formal announcement of candidacy, and…
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged a Nashua company with firing a worker because she has a heart condition. It's one of the few, if not the only, such cases litigated by the EEOC in New Hampshire under…
A federal judge has given final approval to a $10.5 million class action settlement in a case involving shareholders of the former GT Solar International, now GT Advanced Technologies.The settlement, which had originally been reached in March, gives those who…
The state Legislative Fiscal Committee wants New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney to be more "proactive" in dealing with repeated delays by Affiliated Computer Systems to implement a new computer information system to handle the massive Medicaid program.ACS is now…
Though barely a few months old, New Hampshire's newest television station is making some big moves to carve itself a spot in the state's media landscape.WBIN-TV, the station recently launched by (and named for) former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill…
A presentation by longtime Washington Post reporter and NPR commentator T.R. Reid and a panel featuring top health care experts from the region will highlight the third annual NHBR Health Care Forum.The forum -- an interactive discussion for New Hampshire…
Before FairPoint Communications took over Verizon's northern New England landlines in 2009, that means of communication was the "only game in town," says Teresa Rosenberger, the company's New Hampshire president. But since that monopoly no longer exists, FairPoint should be…
Even though some major business bankruptcies have made headlines in recent days -- from Friendly's nationally to Kingsbury Corp, Ezenia Inc. and Wings Your Way in New Hampshire -- there is still some good news: The number of individual filings…
About a third more foreclosures and foreclosure auction notices were recorded in August than a month earlier, but the total was still less than the number recorded at the same time last year, according to the New Hampshire Housing Finance…
The trustee in the Financial Mortgage Resources Inc. bankruptcy has asked for nearly $330,000 in fees and expenses, which, if granted, would bring the reimbursement of his Nashua-based firm, Donchess & Notinger, to more than $1 million in the complex…
Ambulatory surgery centers in New Hampshire may have to pay a fee ranging from $600 to $2,800 to cover the cost of their mandatory participation in the state's infection reporting program for hospitals, if House Bill 602 - blessed by…
A federal judge last week gave final approval to a $10.5 million class action settlement in a case involving shareholders of the former GT Solar International, now GT Advanced Technologies.The settlement, which had originally been reached in March, gives those…
Machine tool maker Kingsbury Corp. of Keene, at one time one of the largest employers in the Monadnock Region, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.The company filed for protection on Sept. 30 after reaching agreement with Diamond Business Credit LLC…
Ezenia, a publicly traded software company based in Nashua, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization Sept. 30, shortly after filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to deregister its common stock, which on Monday plummeted to a penny a share."It…
Darren Abbott, the president of the Manchester Monarchs, didn't plan for a career as a professional hockey executive. Instead, he was a broadcaster with ambitions "to be the next Mike Emrick," the legendary television play-by-play hockey announcer, before "a funny…
Registration is now open for a one-day conference on leadership and management strategies, to be held Friday, Nov. 4, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.Presented by UNH Professional Development and Training, the conference is designed for managers, supervisors,…
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has charged a Nashua company with firing a worker because she has a heart condition. It's one of the few, if not the only, such cases litigated by the EEOC in New Hampshire under…
Last week, House Commerce Committee members were concerned about a potential crackdowns on kids' lemonade stands. On Tuesday, the committee was worried about health inspectors going into a home kitchen of someone trying to make sandwiches for the local convenience…
New Hampshire will receive a nearly $300,000 grant aimed at helping small businesses in the state increase their exports by reaching new markets.The funding comes from the U.S. Small Business Administration's State Trade Export Promotion (STEP) grant program, which was…
The U.S. Department of Labor is reconsidering a proposed rule that critics said would have been hurt employee stock ownership plans.According to U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., the department announced last week it is reconsidering the rule, which she said…
Personal income in New Hampshire grew by 1.3 percent in the second quarter -- faster than the national average but slower than the previous quarter -- according to estimates from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.Personal income in New Hampshire…
The state Legislative Fiscal Committee wants New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney to be more "proactive" in dealing with repeated delays by Affiliated Computer Systems to implement a new computer information system to handle the massive Medicaid program.ACS is now…
Two things make John Olson angry -- questions about retirement and the passive acceptance that U.S. manufacturing is dying. Olson, the president and CEO of Whelen Engineering Company, of Charlestown, N.H., and Chester, Conn. -- one of the state's most…
In the post-financial crash economy, good news has been in short supply, but one outlier has been the state's credit union industry. Collectively, the state's 22 credit unions have seen assets grow from $4 billion at the beginning of 2008…
Having spent the past 10 years caring for over 1,200 clients in New Hampshire and providing support and guidance to their families, I have come to realize that care options and cost of care are not widely understood. Nor is…
With apologies to the poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, this installment of Cloud Talk is about counting the ways you can benefit from moving to the cloud. To help make it easier to count the ways, let's divide the benefits of…
Investment decisions are among the most important life choices a person can make. They may determine where your children will be able to go to college, when you'll be able to retire and the type of lifestyle you'll enjoy after…
Should your business be mobile-enhanced?The short answer is an emphatic "yes," but since that alone probably has not convinced you, consider the big picture: Mobile usage trends, statistics and predictions are so staggering that disbelief almost seems to be the…
"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night ... will stay us from the swift completion of our appointed rounds." For more than 235 years, the U.S. Postal Service has adhered to this unofficial creed. But now, the…
We are about to watch Massachusetts lawmakers dip into the wallets of Granite Staters and pull out tens of millions of dollars every year to fund their programs and take care of their citizens.Sometime this fall, the Bay State will…
Every person who comes to this country and wishes to become a citizen of the United States must pass a test about our nation's founding principles, history and governmental structure. Would your knowledge of civics be enough to pass that…
Social Security and Medicare are of vital concern for older Americans. Yet as the nation debates the balance between a growing national debt and meeting the needs of our aging population, misunderstanding and purposeful misinformation has clouded the debate and…
Lawyers, mortgage brokers and bankers might agree, but the deal to let attorneys advise consumers on how to restructure their loans might not fly. At least that was the upshot of a recent New Hampshire House Commerce Committee work session.The…
Obviously, the biggest recent news in Concord was Gov. John Lynch's announcement that he is not running for a fifth term when his present term expires in 16 months. This means there will be an open seat for governor in…
Residential market sees fourth month of price decline, but no long-term relief in sight
United Therapeutics found the Millyard the perfect setting to help meet its core mission: that no one should ever die waiting for an organ. EwingCole principal Michael Ramus shared the company’s decision to open a corporate research and development facility…
Conference explores challenges of living in NH
The regional player in the aluminum beverage can industry has big plans for expansion to other parts of the United States
New Hampshire’s high cost of living puts a disproportionate burden on women, particularly mothers, according to a new report published by the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation. The Status of Women in New Hampshire 2025 stresses gender inequities across the state
Popular destinations such as Gunstock Mountain Resort are trying out new snow groomers from Prinoth in Concord to prep the trails for the 2025-26 winter season
Why New Hampshire’s communities need strong local reporting—and how you can help
Officials say it's a win for the state, and for Hampton, as the state makes a push for proposals from developers/operators
A new report from America’s Health Rankings found that 10.2% of adults in New Hampshire have previously been diagnosed with cancer, and the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows 9,016 cancer cases were reported in NH in 2022.
