The Manchester Young Professionals Network has launched its third annual MYPN NH Start Up Challenge, a statewide business plan competition designed to encourage entrepreneurship and social innovation. Anyone with an idea can apply and e-mail a summary of a business…
As more revenue-seeking New Hampshire municipalities investigate how they can collect payments in lieu of taxes from charitable nonprofit organizations, they need to assure these agreements are more transparent and consistent, according to a new report by a Massachusetts-based land…
NASA has awarded up to $20 million over the next five years to FIRST, the Manchester-based organization known for its national and international robotics competition. FIRST, the Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, is a Manchester-based nonprofit…
Some 255 home foreclosures were reported in October in New Hampshire -- 22 percent less than in September and a drop pf 29 percent from October 2009. According to the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority -- which reported the foreclosure…
The pace of future construction picked up in October, with increases in all categories. According to figures from industry information service McGraw-Hill Construction, the total value of future construction contracts reported in New Hampshire in October was $234.2 million, a…
Portsmouth Regional Hospital has agreed to pay $80,000, including a $20,000 fine, to the U.S. government, to settle a lawsuit alleging violations of the rights of deaf patients under the American with Disabilities Act. The settlement – the fifth of…
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Fitch Ratings has lowered the ratings on the city of Manchester’s general obligation bonds. The bond rating agency downgraded the bonds from AAA, or "prime maximum safety," to AA+, or "high grade, high quality," and gave the city a "stable"…
The Lobby, the premier source for the latest news about New Hampshire business and politics, will host its official launch party Wednesday, Dec. 1, in Concord. Created as a partnership between NHBR and the Nashua Telegraph, TheLobbyNH.com focuses exclusively on…
For the third time this year, Hanover-based Hypertherm Inc. has announced plans to hire and train up to 16 more CNC machinists. The CNC machinist positions -- which involve machining products using a computer program -- are for second- and…
