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…
Two medical students from Haiti spent the summer term at Dartmouth, taking classes and shadowing doctors in the OB-GYN and emergency departments at Dartmouth Hitchcock-Medical Center.Jean-Kensley Germinal and Théodule Jean-Baptiste are the sixth and seventh Haitian students to study at…
The U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging New Hampshire businesses affected by the recent flooding to apply for disaster loans.The SBA said home businesses and vacation rental owners also are eligible for disaster loans from the severe storms that caused…
Berlin-based Northway Bank has opened a commercial banking office in Bedford, marking the bank's further expansion into southern New Hampshire.The new Bedford office, which opened Sept. 1, specializes in commercial loans for area businesses."It's no secret that we want to…
The number of "underwater" homes in New Hampshire has risen more than 8 percent over the last year.A home is considered underwater when the amount owed on the mortgage exceeds the value of the property. As of the end of…
Mascoma Corp. is hoping investors will bet $100 million on its initial public offering so it can commercialize its new technology to produce ethanol,The IPO, underwritten by investment banking heavyweights Morgan Stanley, UBS Securities and Credit Suisse, will be the…
Gov. John Lynch will exit New Hampshire's political stage next winter, already having broken the record for longevity.Lynch, 58, -- who announced Sept. 15 that he would not seek re-election to an unprecedented fifth term in 2012 -- is a…
This year’s Advanced Manufacturing and High Technology Summit kicked off with a topic universal to all employers: how to build the workforce of tomorrow. The 24th annual event organized by the New Hampshire Manufacturing Extension Partnership on Oct. 9 featured a keynote panel discussion featuring representatives from the state’s university and community college systems.
The Sylvania brand celebrated 125 years of bringing light into the world with a Sept. 24 event at its plant in Hillsborough. The plant on West Main Street, which produces automotive lighting products for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket, is the last major automotive aftermarket lighting plant in the country.
The Peterborough Select Board unanimously approved the $110,000 sale and the company’s conditions to shut down the site on Tuesday
Annual summit scheduled as NH welcomes company from Massachusetts
Biotechnology firm United Therapeutics Corporation has acquired the former Anheuser-Busch brewery site in Merrimack for $47 million, according to sources familiar with the matter. The transaction secures one of Southern New Hampshire’s largest industrial parcels, spanning nearly 300 acres off Daniel Webster Highway
There's been a rebound of Canadian tourists across NH this summer. But new tariffs and words may have an effect on their visits this fall. Meanwhile, right along the border, there's still cross-border neighborliness in the small New Hampshire and Canadian communities.
Minus33 Merino Wool Clothing is a new, old company that in 2026 is celebrating 110 years of family ownership in Ashland, a small town in central New Hampshire, as well as a major expansion, all while being fully committed to making the best Merino wool products available.
A long-discussed plan by Pitco to build a huge manufacturing facility in Concord has been scrapped, with the company focusing instead on its existing two sites in Bow and one in Pembroke.
GKN Aerospace is expanding its North Charlestown, New Hampshire, manufacturing facility, adding approximately 57,000 square feet and tripling the site’s size to increase production of high-performance aero-engine components.
