Restaurateur McSharry wins top N.H. SBA honor
Seacoast restaurateur Jay McSharry is named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2013 Small Business Person of the Year for New Hampshire
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FairPoint readies 90 layoffs in N.H., Maine, Vt.
In the coming months, FairPoint Communications will be laying off about 90 workers in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, though how many of those cuts will happen in the Granite State is not yet known. The communications provider announced the…
Governor to address state, regional issues at Derry-Londonderry chamber event
Gov. Maggie Hassan will discuss her budget proposal and other initiatives of her administration as part of the Greater Derry-Londonderry Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Region event later this month. The event – to be held from 7:30 to…
Dyn ‘Hackademy’ lures college-aged techies
The deadline is Friday for college-aged tech enthusiasts to apply to attend a four-day ‘Hackademy’ in Manchester, where they can hone their coding skills with like-minded students in a tech environment. Dyn Inc. is hosting the invitation-only program, which is…
Future N.H. construction numbers paint a dismal picture
In what could be a disturbing sign for the spring and summer construction season, the total value of future construction contracts in New Hampshire fell by 76 percent in February from the same month the previous year, with two of…
Downward shift in N.H. corporate pay reflects national trend
The average pay of corporate executives among the top public companies nationwide didn’t go up last year, and so far New Hampshire publicly owned firms seem to be reflecting the trend. Indeed, of the latest three proxies to be filed…
Division of Economic Development: The little agency that could
With scant resources, the Division of Economic Development’s recruitment team makes an impact in N.H., and beyond
AmEx report: N.H. sixth in nation for growth of women-owned businesses
The nearly 40,000 women-owned businesses in New Hampshire are expected to generate $7.6 billion in revenue this year -- more than double the amount 16 years ago. It was a growth rate that was exceeded by only five other states…
N.H. February foreclosures plummet from a year ago
The number of foreclosures recorded in New Hampshire -- perhaps the most stubbornly high statistic in the recession aside from unemployment -- took a nosedive in February. Some 240 foreclosure deeds were filed in February, the lowest number recorded in…
Candlepin bowling 'headquarters' Leda Lanes files for Chapter 11
Leda Lanes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, but the iconic candlepin bowling alley in Nashua fully plans to stay in business."I want everyone to know that we are going to be stronger than before," the company's vice president,…
