For-profit colleges go under the microscope
When it comes to the state's primarily independent trade schools, for-profits generally cost less, though graduates still have a tougher time paying back their loans
Health
Health forum panel to look at N.H. and ACA
A panel made up of experts from New Hampshire who will discuss how the Affordable Car Act will affect employers and employees in the state will be featured at NHBR's fourth annual Health Care Forum. On hand to discuss the…
Epsom Montessori school files for bankruptcy
Pathfinders Academy, a private Montessori school in Epsom owned by a Free State Project sympathizer, filed for bankruptcy protection Aug. 27 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manchester. The academy's owner, Wayne Anderson of Manchester, also filed on behalf of Pathfinder…
Graduation rate of native-born New Hampshirites raises a range of concerns
When it comes to the makeup of New Hampshire’s future workforce, there’s one statistic in particular that worries Tom Horgan. In general, it’s not the percentage of New Hampshire residents who hold college degrees -- because, at least comparatively speaking,…
N.H. employers and employees reap the benefits of state job fund grants
Michael Burr didn't remember much from the math he learned in high school. After all, that was nearly 30 years ago, and, besides, "I liked sports better." But after working his way up to be a lead person on the…
We need a 'Steve Jobs of health care'
Praise for physicians James Fieseher and Thomas Clairmont speaking up about public healthcare, but many other doctors aren't speaking up and leaving Americans in the dirt.
PR pros see crucial missteps in hospital's hep C response
Ask a public relations person to name a company that adeptly handled a major crisis, and chances are the conversation will come around to Johnson & Johnson. In 1982, J&J's Tylenol was the best-selling painkiller in the United States, with…
Bi-state program targets obesity
In an effort aimed at the obesity epidemic, The Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth has teamed up with community partners in Keene and Manchester in New Hampshire as well as St. Johnsbury, Vt., to conduct a community-based participatory research project,…
HEAL-PLAN NH partnership promotes healthier communities
Focusing on how the "built environment" can either facilitate or block access to both physical activity and healthier food, two New Hampshire nonprofits have launched a collaboration aimed at implementing community-generated programs for a healthier state. Healthy Eating Active Living…
New website seeks to ease internships
'Internships drive local graduates to stay and work in New Hampshire'
