Lebanon, Concord and Keene are among the country’s top agricultural suburbs, according to a newly published book, “Boomtown USA: The 7-1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns.” Author Jack Schultz, chief executive of Agricel Inc., an Illinois-based rural industrial…
Fred Bramante, founder and owner of Daddy’s Junky Music Stores, served on the state Board of Education from 1992 to 1996 and ran four times for governor of New Hampshire. A native of Medford, Mass., he was a schoolteacher in…
The $2.7 billion acquisition of Portsmouth-based Apogent Technologies by Fisher Scientific International Inc. is being seen by analysts as an expected move by the Hampton-based firm to enter the growing bioscience market. Fisher, a maker of laboratory gear for universities…
Before he started working for Portsmouth-based Erie Scientific four years ago, Michael Vadeboncoeur admits he hadn’t paid much attention to germs, bacteria and proper hand sanitation. He’d worked as a direct mailing marketing specialist, but Vadeboncoeur, now product manager for…
Can it work in New Hampshire? A nearly two-year effort by employers to peg the quality and efficiency of health care in New Hampshire with an aim at getting a handle on costs has gotten badly sidetracked following the withdrawal…
Lebanon, Concord and Keene are among the country’s top agricultural suburbs, according to a newly published book, “Boomtown USA: The 7-1/2 Keys to Big Success in Small Towns.” Author Jack Schultz, chief executive of Agricel Inc., an Illinois-based rural industrial…
Here’s a good trivia question for your next social gathering: Besides the national primary, what does New Hampshire lead the nation in? Answer: real estate transfer taxes. It’s true. New Hampshire holds the unenviable position of having the highest real…
New Hampshire communities issued a total of 419 permits for single-family housing construction in January of this year, the largest January total since the building boom of the 1980s. But while the market for new homes remains strong, many builders…
Fred Bramante, founder and owner of Daddy’s Junky Music Stores, served on the state Board of Education from 1992 to 1996 and ran four times for governor of New Hampshire. A native of Medford, Mass., he was a schoolteacher in…
Before he started working for Portsmouth-based Erie Scientific four years ago, Michael Vadeboncoeur admits he hadn’t paid much attention to germs, bacteria and proper hand sanitation. He’d worked as a direct mailing marketing specialist, but Vadeboncoeur, now product manager for…
