A tax incentive in effect since spring that’s aimed at preserving barns around the state has been twice as successful as advocates had hoped. According to data from the state Department of Revenue Administration, coupled with anecdotal evidence, barn preservationists…
A University of New Hampshire engineering professor has won a National Science Foundation research grant that could one day result in more durable roads and less highway construction. Jo Daniel, assistant professor of civil engineering in the College of Engineering…
To be or not to be exempt from the Consumer Protection Act -- that is the question affecting a number of industries this legislative session. The state’s Consumer Protection Act was once a mighty sword wielded by trial lawyers, but…
It’s a non-budget year, and the state Legislature hopes to adjourn in May. There’s a presidential primary and war going on. So why should businesses pay attention to what is going on in the State House? It turns out no…
Independent logger Bud Foster remembers best the lessons learned in the woods. Take one taught him by the late Lawrence Bean about yellow birch. Bean, a local mill owner, had bid a minimal amount for what looked like junk wood…
Tyson Foods Inc. has announced plans to shut down its Manchester facility, eliminating another 550 jobs from New Hampshire’s manufacturing base. Who cares? Unemployment is going down. Of course, the state’s economy can absorb the job loss, but it is…
The New Hampshire Virtual Business Incubator -- a first-of-its-kind on-line effort that provides information and support to new businesses -- has been launched with the goal of expanding to become a national resource. Not surprisingly, the thinking behind the incubator…
The transaction is conceived. The basic terms are negotiated. The agreement is drafted. The parties sign. It’s time for the buyer to focus attention on the closing, right? Wrong. The often neglected due-diligence period comes first - and using it…
Vermont Law School has retained the Concord-based Institution Recycling Network to implement and manage a program to recycle construction and demolition wastes resulting from the reconstruction and expansion of the school’s Debevoise Hall in South Royalton, Vt. So when VLS…
The state Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposal designed to encourage large commercial and industrial customers to switch from PSNH’s energy service to electricity purchased from competitive suppliers. In its Nov. 21 order, the PUC approved the Retail Energy…
