Pan Am will keep flying, despite published reports it’s planning to close its doors. The Associated Press reported on Sept. 17 that Pan Am, the only air carrier operating out of Pease International Tradeport, had told U.S. District Court Magistrate…
Funding for tourism promotion has been approved by the Executive Council despite concerns by some councilors the money is too heavily concentrated in the lakes and mountain regions. Commissioner of Resources and Economic Development Sean O’Kane said the next round…
While the consensus at last month’s New Hampshire Manufacturing Summit was that the future looks relatively bright for Granite State manufacturers, there also is general agreement that there are some substantial hurdles that need to be cleared. The summit --…
If all business is about relationships, no Seacoast event better reflects that reality better than “Bridging the Seacoast,” this year’s edition of the annual Seacoast Chambers Business Expo. The event - now in its 16th year - is presented by…
Wendy Walter sold her wedding ring to start her pottery business. L.P. Runyon found there was nothing that fulfilled him as much as creating his furniture. Jane Ehrlich, a graphic artist, tired of searching for her luggage at the airport,…
The Portsmouth Regional Hospital Prescription Assistance program has reached a milestone, successfully providing area residents with $1 million worth of free prescriptions. Part of New Hampshire’s Medical Bridge Program, the hospital established the referral service operated by Lamprey Healthcare in…
The unfortunate illness of a child has led to a million-dollar gift and the launch of the Children’s Fund of the Upper Valley, a newly formed charitable organization. The gift — $1 million over the next 10 years from the…
I had some minor surgery last summer. Thankfully, everything turned out OK. The interesting thing is I’m still getting bills a year later. In fact, the billing process is so fragmented, extended and convoluted, I’d be hard-pressed to tell you…
The state will be walking into a spending cap trap if it applies for a federal waiver to restructure Medicaid — a trap that could jeopardize the state budget for years to come as well as shift health-care costs and…
Should the state pay high-priced consultants to design the state’s Medicaid plan and write federal waivers that could help implement it? That’s the question raised by Cindy Mann, consultant for the New Hampshire Endowment for Health, one of the chief…
